Michael Sumler of Kool & the Gang died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia. The band, known for its R&B and funk hits, mourns the loss of their longtime member.

Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B band Kool & the Gang, tragically died at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Grammy-winning band confirmed the news of Sumler’s death on Thursday.

Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the legendary band Kool & the Gang has died at age 71. Sumler died in a two-car accident in Cobb County, Georgia on May 24, Fox5 Atlanta reported. Sumler had ...

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, longtime member of Kool & The Gang, died in a fatal car accident in Cobb County, Georgia over the weekend.. He was 71. Fox5 Atlanta reported that Sumler was ...

Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler has died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia. "Chicago Mike," who became part of the R&B band in 1985, was 71. "Everyone here at Kool & the Gang has fond ...

M ichael Sumler, known as “Chicago Mike,” a longtime member of the legendary R&B and funk band Kool & the Gang, died at age 71 in a car crash on May 25. According to Cobb County Police, Sumler ...

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 ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the legendary funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash over the weekend in Cobb County. He was 71.

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.

In 2024, Kool & the Gang were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Read the original article on People. Donald Kravitz/Getty Michael Sumler in Atlantic City in December 2005.