Taylor had covered some Kool & the Gang songs in his early years, and at one point, Fillet of Soul got to open for the band. He tried to meet them, but says security wouldn’t let him backstage ...

Now 71, James "JT" Taylor isn't a household name, but hundreds of millions of people across generations have been enamored by his voice. As the lead singer for Kool & the Gang from 1979 to 1988 ...

They formed the Jazz Birds, then the Jazziacs, then Kool and the Flames, after Bell’s street nickname, modified from a friend called Cool. In 1969, wanting to avoid trouble from James Brown and ...

Kool & the Gang Talk Songwriters Hall of Fame, Reunion With James ‘JT’ Taylor After 25 Years. In a night of so many celebratory moments, it was a subtle but exceedingly profound lightning bolt ...

The suits from the record company had predicted the single with the party chants and thumping bass would be a smash. However Kool and the Gang lead singer and song collaborator James “JT&#822… ...

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 ...

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 grew from jazz roots in the 1960s to become one of the major groups of the 1970s, blending jazz, funk, R&B and pop. After a downturn, the group enjoyed a return to stardom in the '80s.

Ronald “Khalis” Bell, the singer, songwriter and saxophonist whose group Kool & the Gang became one of the most celebrated and musically eclectic funk bands in the 1970s and beyond, died ...

Eric Church, Kool & the Gang, Toto to Perform at Joe Walsh’s VetsAid Concert (Exclusive) The event, where Walsh will also perform, will take place Nov. 11 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York.

Signing with De-Lite Records, Kool & the Gang released an instrumental self-titled debut in 1970. While the group retained jazz elements — its 1972 album "Good Times" contained a tribute to John ...