 Robert "Kool" Bell at Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, NJ in February 2023. Image by Lindswes, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Kool And The GangKool & the Gang Kool & the Gang American R&B, soul and funk band This article is about the band. For their debut studio album, see Kool and the Gang (album). Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (also known as "Khalis Bayyan"), Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George "Funky" Brown, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow and Ricky Westfield. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, rock and pop music. The group changed their name several times.… (Source: Wikipedia)
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