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Lionel Richie's Birth Card: The 10 of Clubs

2017 Kennedy Center Honors

Born June 20, 1949

The Master Builder

A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Kennedy Center Honor.

In the record

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality. The birth-card coordinate for June 20 is the 10 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of Lionel Richie's 2017 Kennedy Center Honors.

Kennedy Center Honors record

Lionel Richie is on the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors roster as Lionel Richie (https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors/). Lionel Richie (Q26695, Wikipedia “Lionel Richie”) appears here as a person-scope honoree. Lionel Richie is listed as a person-scope honoree for each year in this pack. Honors in this pack for Lionel Richie: 2017 Lionel Richie. Lionel Richie's English Wikipedia title is the same string as the harvested name. Birth date 1949-06-20 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Lionel Richie, verified against Wikidata P569 1949-06-20 (match). Kennedy Center artist-bio date status for Lionel Richie is not_published. The harvested card symbol for June 20 is 10♣. No day-precision Wikidata P570 death date is stored on this page for Lionel Richie. Source URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie is the Wikipedia article used for Lionel Richie. This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Lionel Richie. It only names the calendar coordinate for June 20 and the Honors years already listed for Lionel Richie.

The 10 of Clubs coordinate

Lionel Richie was born June 20, 1949 (1949-06-20). Month 6 and day 20 give solar value 23, which is the 10 of Clubs (The Master Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1949 is unused, so Lionel Richie's 1949 birth year does not move the card. The 10 of Clubs does not predict a Kennedy Center Honor and is not a verdict on Lionel Richie. Quoted system copy for the 10 of Clubs, not a biography of Lionel Richie: You carry a finished body of knowledge and keep teaching from it. You've thought deeply and built significantly. You have wisdom, authority, and accomplishment. Your mind is seasoned and capable. Harvested gifts listed for the 10 of Clubs: Intellectual mastery and deep expertise; Ability to radiate confidence and competence; Wisdom from experience and reflection; Natural authority and leadership. Harvested life-direction line for the 10 of Clubs: Your curriculum is learning that mastery is a process, not a destination. You're learning to stay humble and curious despite your accomplishments.

Live 10 of Clubs meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers.

Lionel Richie in the public record

He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. In 1981, Richie wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album Lionel Richie, which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are", "My Love", and the number one single "Truly". Richie's second album, Can't Slow Down (1983), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, and spawned the number one singles "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". He then co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold over 20 million copies. His third album, Dancing on the Ceiling (1986), contained the number one single "Say You, Say Me" (from the 1985 film White Nights) and the No. 2 hit title track.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Lionel Richie (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Lionel Richie, and not a forecast of an honor.

Cards in Lionel Richie's fixed path

Birth card and karma

Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)

Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread

Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.

Intellectual mastery and deep expertise

10♣ — Birth Card, from the published 10 of Clubs meaning

In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: wrote.

Also on the record

  1. From 1986 to 1996, Richie took a break from recording; he has since then released seven studio albums.
  2. He has joined the singing competition American Idol to serve as a judge, starting from its 16th season (2018 to present).
  3. During his solo career, Richie became one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.
  4. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "We Are the World", and Album of the Year for Can't Slow Down.

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FAQ

What is Lionel Richie's birth card?
The 10 of Clubs. June 20 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Lionel Richie's year of birth is not used.
Does a birth card predict a Kennedy Center Honor?
No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
Where do Lionel Richie's dates and Honors credits come from?
Birth date 1949-06-20 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Lionel Richie, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Honoree identity comes from the Wikipedia Kennedy Center Honors roster, which cites Kennedy Center pages. The Honors line is 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. Kennedy Center artist-bio date status is not_published. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Sources: Kennedy Center (honors record, kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Honors roster, Lionel Richie) + Wikidata CC0 (Q26695). Birth date 1949-06-20 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).