Numerous hits followed, including the number one hit “Celebration” in 1980, which became a staple song for parties and joyous occasions. Other hits of the 1980s included the sentimental pop songs “Joanna” in 1983 and “Cherish” in 1985. The band received another Grammy nomination for ...
Kool & The Gang. Soundtrack: The Nice Guys. Kool & the Gang are an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky W
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell has died at the age of 68.Courtesy of Tia Sinclair Bell Ronald “Khalis” Bell, the singer, songwriter and saxophonist whose group Kool & the Gang became one of the most celebrated and musically eclectic funk bands in the 1970s and beyond...
This disco staple was a top 10 hit in the UK, their first at the time. Summer Madness Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness This instrumental was recorded for the band's 1974 album Light of Worlds, and it's one of the smoothest summer james ever made. It's best known for being sampled...
The last original members of three-time GRAMMY-winning group Kool & The Gang discuss stories behind their classic hits, hip-hop samples, and how they kept the creativity going on their new album.
Image:Ronald Bell (far right) and the rest of Kool & The Gang in 2019 Despite his huge legacy, Bell remained humble when asked about his contributions to music. "A lot of the songs, I may have spearheaded 'em. But it's really, with a 'K,' the [collective] genius...
described the experience as ”super epic,” McKagan noted he was still drinking at the time and didn’t get to enjoy collaborating with his idol as much as he would have liked. Flash forward to 2023 and McKagan once again got the chance to work with Pop, this time on the albumEvery ...
"From my back-to-school party where my brother Herc played, his influence with the music, the songs, the beats that he chose, he knew he had something special there. He dominated the 1970s and created this thing that we call hip-hop," Cindy Campbell told GRAMMY.com in a recent phon...
supported her sister and megawatt lead singer Ann with her backing vocals for decades, as heard on tracks like “Barracuda” and “Heartless.” Ironically, it was Nancy’s lead vocal turn on the 1985 power ballad “These Dreams” that earned Heart their first No. 1 hit on the Billboard ...
Numerous hits followed, including the number one hit “Celebration” in 1980, which became a staple song for parties and joyous occasions. Other hits of the 1980s included the sentimental pop songs “Joanna” in 1983 and “Cherish” in 1985. The band received another Grammy nomination for ...