Kool & The Gang, the group with a sound that has influenced the music of three generations, has sold over 70 million albums worldwide. Songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame have won two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 Gold and Platinum albums. Kool & The Gang has performed continuously for the past 30 years, longer than any R&B group in history. Their ticket to longevity has been evolution of their music.
In 1964 Khalis Bayyan a.k.a. Ronald Bell and his brother, Robert "Kool" Bell, joined Jersey City neighbourhood friends Robert "Spike" Mickens, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield, George Brown, and Charles Smith to form the Jazziacs. Le...
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