Yahoo

He Sang Kool & the Gang’s Biggest Hits. Now He’s Ready for a Hall of Fame Celebration

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James "JT" Taylor in May 2024 in New York - Credit: Photograph by Griffin Lotz Everyone in the band knew there was a problem, even ...
Digital Journal

Interview with Robert ‘Kool’ Bell: Co-founder of Kool & the Gang and bass guitar player

Kool & the Gang. Photo Credit: Joshua Atkins. Robert “Kool” Bell, the co-founder of Kool & the Gang and bass guitar player, chatted about their latest EP “Kool Summer” and his respected career in the ...
Los Angeles Times

Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler dies in car crash at 71

Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk group Kool & the Gang as both an onstage hype man and a behind-the-scenes stylist, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia. He was 71 ...
Cleveland.com

Remembering Kool & The Gang’s George ‘Funky’ Brown: The drummer who co-wrote their biggest hits

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Kool & The Gang, which will be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cleveland, is one of those bands that many folks, even funk and R&B aficionados can take for ...
Rolling Stone

Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler, Known as ‘Chicago Mike,’ Dead at 71

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television ...
The Anderson Independent-Mail

Kool & the Gang to 'celebrate and have a good time' in Anderson. 'We'll put on a great show'

Kool & the Gang will headline the 26th Annual Celebrate Anderson Festival on August 31, 2025. The free community festival requires attendees to obtain tickets through AndersonEvents.com. Robert "Kool" ...