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Thomas McClary Founder of The Commodores New Book : Rock and Soul.   Info about the book was taking from Amazon.com   Riveting, rousing, and outright inspiring, Rock & Soul is an intimate portrait of the legendary Thomas McClary, founder of the world-renowned musical group The Commodores and creator of what many refer to as the signature sound. The Civil Rights Movement provided the ultimate backdrop that thrusted McClary into an early life of activism and historical triumphs as the first black student to integrate Lake County Public Schools in his hometown of Eustis, Florida.  Reared with a tremendous work ethic, he arose from the concrete of societal imposed standards with fervor for life, family, and music. The early days of leaving home to attend Tuskegee University to pursue education proved to be pivotal as McClary relentlessly laid the foundation to form a sound and a family of talent that the world had yet to witness.  Countless hours with his guitar, and blood, sweat, and tears became syn