In an extract from the full, near 90-minute show that is running separately on the Roots’ official YouTube channel, Brown explains how “Jungle Boogie” arose from a period in which the group were under pressur
At Billboard’s 11th annual touring awards, the “Spirit of the Boogie” panel — a conversation withKool & the Gang— demonstrated that flexibility plays a crucial role in a band’s longevity. Groups often solidify as they get older: they settle in and focus. In an increasingly uncertain ...
Despite their freshman status in ’69, they were already R&B PhDs. But it wasn’t until 1973’sWild and Peacefulthat the wider world started to notice, with the unhinged groove of “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging” crashing into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. Since then, i...
The group was started in the 1960s by Robert “Kool” Bell and his brother Ronald. The Gang’s first chart success came with 1973’s Wild and Peaceful album that spun off the hits “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging.” Kool & the Gang continued to chart in the ensuing decades, ...
KOOL & THE GANG: ‘Ooh, La, La, La (Let’s Go Dancin’)’ (De-Lite DEX 9). Switching around the brackets in its title here, this subdued in tempo though jolly in atmosphere reggae-inspired 96½bpm 12in jitterer is already getting rav...
Under a blazing Los Angeles sun, the Playboy Jazz Festival kicked off its 41st year in equally hot fashion at the Hollywood Bowl yesterday (June 8) with Kool & the Gang and more.
the tune at the American Music Awards — where Kool & the Gang were being honored for a previous single. On another occasion, the record company told the band they needed more hits; after one day in the studio, they produced three eventual hits, including “Jungle Boogie.” Bell’s ...
Despite their freshman status in ’69, they were already R&B PhDs. But it wasn’t until 1973’sWild and Peacefulthat the wider world started to notice, with the unhinged groove of “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging” crashing into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. Since then, ...
Despite their freshman status in ’69, they were already R&B PhDs. But it wasn’t until 1973’sWild and Peacefulthat the wider world started to notice, with the unhinged groove of “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging” crashing into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. Since then, ...