Kool and the Gang singer Michael Sumler has died aged 71. The energetic backing vocalist for the iconic group, known to fans as ‘Chicago Mike’, was killed following a car crash in Georgia.

He is best known as “Chicago Mike,” the hype man and wardrobe valet for R&B/soul group Kool & the Gang. Police say it happened on Veterans Memorial Highway, west of Buckner Road, at around 11: ...

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta ...

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 “Chicago Mike ...

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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 ...