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Most bands 20 years into their career are relying on nostalgia, if they're even still together at that point. The R&B legends Kool & the Gang were over two decades into their career when they ...
In this July 19, 2019, file photo, George Brown of the band Kool & the Gang performs live on stage during the Thurn & Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg, Germany. Isa Foltin/Getty Images, FILE.
George Brown, a founding member of Kool & the Gang who played drums with the band and co-wrote such enduring standards as “Celebration,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Ladies Night,” died of ...
Kool & the Gang broke through in the mid-1970s with “Jungle Boogie” among others songs and peaked in the late ‘70s and mid-1980s, with such hits as “Cherish” and “Celebration.” ...
Kool & the Gang was founded by Bell, his brother Ronald Bell and their New Jersey high school friends Ricky Westfield, George Brown, Spike Mickens, Dennis Thomas and Charles Smith, all of whom ...
Kool & the Gang was formed in 1964 by Bell and his brother Ronald Bell. The band rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s with hits that became anthems of the disco and funk eras.
It’s about to get funky. Kool and the Gang, celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2024, are heading out on a quick 15-concert tour that will take them to venues all over North America from May ...
The R&B group that formed 60 years ago in 1964 will be reveling in their own “good times” when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio.
Kool & the Gang released their debut album in 1969 and recorded a number of hits in the ‘70s and ‘80s, including “Celebration,” “Cherish,” Get Down On It” and “Jungle Boogie.” ...
Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Kool and the Gang: Live 40th Anniversary Greatest Hits. Explore cast details and learn more on ...
George Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as "Too Hot," "Ladies Night," "Joanna" and the party favorite ";Celebration," has died at age 74.
FILE - George Brown, from left, Ronald Bell, Dennis Thomas and Robert "Kool" Bell, of Kool and the Gang, appear at the 2014 Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 7, 2014. Brown died Nov. 16, 2023 in ...