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In photos from 2015, the group members can be seen smiling together while receiving their much-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The final remaining member of Kool & The Gang is the ...
George Brown, a drummer and songwriter who co-founded the band Kool & the Gang, died on Thursday. He was 74. The news was confirmed to CNN via email from Kool & the Gang’s publicist Jerry Digney.
George Brown co-wrote such Kool & the Gang classics as 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie,' and earned the nickname 'Funky' for his style of drumming.
Years active. 1978–present. Labels. MCA Records. James " J.T. " Warren Taylor (born August 16, 1953) is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979 and remained with the group for nine years. His tenure as lead singer was the most successful era in the ...
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell , Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas , Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith , George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Labels. De-Lite, Mercury. Member of. Kool & the Gang. Formerly of. Band Aid. Robert Earl "Kool" Bell (born October 8, 1950), also known by his Muslim name Muhammad Bayyan, [1] is an American musician, singer & songwriter . He is one of the founding members of the American R&B, soul, funk and disco band Kool & the Gang.
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang known for such hits as “Celebration” and “Get Down On It,” has died. Thomas was the alto ...
Michelle Doris Thomas was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, [4] on September 23, 1968, to Phynjuar "Penwah" Thomas, [5] a stage actress, and musician father Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, a saxophonist and founding member of the band Kool & the Gang. [3] Thomas grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, and graduated from West Essex High School in 1987.