George "Funky" Brown the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang has died at the age of 74. Brown, who helped write hits including "Too Hot" and "Celebration", died after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by Universal Music. ...
George Brown, the drummer of R&B giants Kool and the Gang since the band’s inception in 1964, died yesterday (November 16, 2023) in his Los Angeles home, following a battle with cancer. Brown is credited with co-writing several of the group’s biggest hits, including “Celebration,”“...
“An original member of Kool & the Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential cool cat in the group, loved for his hip clothes and hats, and his laid-back demeanor,” Kool & the Gang said. “A huge personality while also an extremely private person, Dennis was the alto saxophone play...
Image:Kool & The Gang at the 1982 American Music Awards The beginnings of Kool & The Gang were formed when Bell and his brother Robert 'Kool' Bell would collect old paint cans and use them as makeshift percussion instruments. They later went on to form the Jazziacs with ...
Pure pop kicked off the inductions at the the Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday as Dua Lipa and Cher sang "Believe" before ceding the stage to a medley of rump shakers by funk masters Kool & the Gang, rock classics by Foreigner and Peter Frampton, and a powerhouse ...
Kool & the Gang Sang 'Celebration' When They Learned They Entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Robert "Kool" Bell, the last surviving original member of Kool & the Gang, is overjoyed by the news. "It's been 60 years," he says. "We finally made it!" Celebrate Good Times By...
2006 - Claydes Charles Smith, a co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang, dies in Maplewood, New Jersey, after a long illness.
Despite personnel changes through the years, this was Kool and the Gang still retaining at its core the two brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald “Khalis Bayan” Bell. The death of Ronald Bell on September 9 at the age of 68 marks the end of an era for a musician who cr...
you wouldn’t even know he had such a stellar resume. “He was one of the most humble brothers I have ever met. For him to be a Kool & the Gang member and behind songs I grew up with, you wouldn’t know it from talking to him. He was just like everybody else. He didn’t ...
In 'Parasite,' former Runaways singer Cherie Currie plays Dana, a member of a gang. Best described as a solid B-movie, 'Parasite' also stars a young Demi Moore as a lemon farmer. Currie, whose mother, Marie Harmon, was an actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood, scored roles in '...