Michael Sumler, a beloved member of Kool & the Gang, died at the age of 71 in a fatal car crash. Sumler worked with the ...

Sumler spent more than three decades with Kool & The Gang and was known for being the group's energetic hype man during live ...

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, longtime member of Kool & The Gang, died in a fatal car accident in Cobb County, Georgia over ...

The band Kool & the Gang mourns one of its most colorful figures: Michael Sumler, better known as "Chicago Mike", has died.

Chicago Mike” Sumler joined the group in the '80s, energizing crowds at live shows and providing backing vocals.

Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler died on May 25, 2025, at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Cobb County Police Department confirmed his death, saying that Sumler's vehicle crashed into another ...

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, who served as Kool & The Gang's hype man for many years, passed away in Georgia after a car crash.

Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler has died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia. "Chicago Mike," who became part of the ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler was killed in a car crash just outside Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, local media reported.

Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang 's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on ...

Michael Sumler, the resident hype man for Kool & the Gang for more than three decades, has died in a car crash. His death was ...