Lionel Richie to perform at state dinner Award-winning singer Lionel Richie is on hand to provide the after-dinner entertainment at a White House state dinner, where African leaders are attending a three-day conference organized by the White House. Lionel Richie was just named Billboard’s 2014 Legend of Live honoree. The soul-R&B-pop singer-songwriter-pianist, still fighting trim at 65, is about as ultra-smooth in concert as they come. Richie has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
