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...
SiriusXM is sad to report that Kool & the Gang co-founder, singer, and saxophonist Ronald “Khalis” Bell died in his U.S. Virgin Islands home on Wednesday, September 9, at the age of 68. SiriusXM’sVOLUME (Ch. 106)will be remembering the late musician by rebroadcasting a memorab...
BANG - Entertainment NewsBang Showbiz George Brown had been working on his solo album for 20 years before he died. The Kool and the Gang co-founder - who died in November 2023 aged 74 after battling lung cancer - showcases his talents as a singer, guitarist and keyboardist, as well as...
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.
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the midst of her own mourning period. It became the closing track onLearning to Crawl-- and eventually, a perennial holiday favorite for music fans. But there was also light amidst the darkness, including the album’s title, which was inspired by the singer’s young daughter, Natalie, who...