Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas, often referred to as “Dee Tee,” has died. He was 70 years old. Thomas passed away in his sleep in New Jersey on Saturday, according to a statement ...

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 through October 2024.

Kool & The Gang is set to celebrate 60 years as R&B and funk veterans in 2024. However, ahead of that monumental feat, the group is releasing a new album and will be embarking on an international ...

In 1964, teenage brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Khalis Bayyan (born Ronald Bell), unable to afford drums, would collect old paint cans in their Youngstown, Ohio neighborhood and use them as ...

Gates open at 3 p.m., with the Family Stone set to perform at 4 p.m., followed by War at 5:30 p.m. and Kool & the Gang at 7:30. Seating will be set up in Tiger Lane for the show, with general ...

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 ...

The group’s first album, for De-Lite Records in 1969, was an instrumental, followed over the next three years by two live albums and two studio LPs. All five failed to generate much crossover heat.

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 ...

Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & the Gang could’ve used any of the indelible catchphrases he helped create — “Get down on it,” “Oh, what a night,” “Celebrate good times, come on ...

According to police, 71-year-old Michael Sumler of Chicago, was killed Sunday in Mableton. He is best known as “Chicago Mike,” the hype man and wardrobe valet for R&B/soul group Kool & the Gang.

Kool & The Gang also paid tribute to Brown on Facebook, calling him "the funkiest drummer the world has ever seen." They added, "His beautiful soul is now at rest. We love you George.

Kool & The Gang has sold millions of records with its catchy blend of jazz, funk and soul, what Brown liked to call “the sound of happiness.” In 1964, Brown helped launch the Grammy-winning group, ...