Kool & the Gang's Michael 'Chicago Mike' Sumler dies at 71 As the group’s stylist, Mr. Sumler kept tabs on the group’s wardrobe. He also hyped up crowds with dance moves and sang backup.

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler ... Known to fans as “Chicago Mike,” Sumler was driving a black 2014 Nissan 370Z around 11:35 p.m. when the car crossed into oncoming ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler ... Known to fans as “Chicago Mike,” Sumler was driving a black 2014 Nissan 370Z around 11:35 p.m. when the car crossed into oncoming ...

Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on Sunday. He was 71. The Cobb County Police Department confirmed Sumler's ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler ... Known to fans as “Chicago Mike,” Sumler was driving a black 2014 Nissan 370Z around 11:35 p.m. when the car crossed into oncoming ...

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County. He was 71. Known to fans as ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler ... Known to fans as “Chicago Mike,” Sumler was driving a black 2014 Nissan 370Z around 11:35 p.m. when the car crossed into oncoming ...

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 ...