When Kool & the Gang perform, it’s always a celebration, so as the song says, “Celebrate good times, come on.” The band will mark its 60th anniversary next year, and co-founder, bassist and bandleader ...

KOOL AND THE GANG: (Singing) Celebrate good times, come on. It's a celebration. Celebrate good times, come on. RASCOE: After 60 years moving and grooving and giving us all reason to get down, the band ...

George “Funky” Brown, one of Kool & the Gang’s founding members, died on November 18 at the age of 74. In one of his last interviews, he and co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell spoke about the band’s legacy ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. When it comes ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK — There’s a celebration anytime ...

EXCLUSIVE: AllHipHop had a chance to not only meet Kool & the Gang’s namesake, Robert “Kool” Bell, and fellow member J.T. Taylor but also got to ask them about sampling. Par for the course, the annual ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kool & The Gang are playing Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, ON, on Aug. 23. Robert “Kool” Bell previewed the show and spoke with WIVB about the group’s longevity, their 2024 ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Kool & the Gang will be headlining the City of Hollywood’s Centennial event, making sure it’s a true “Celebration.” The band behind classics like “Jungle ...

Michael Sumler, in a red jersey, performs with Kool & the Gang in Atlantic City, N.J., in 2005. (Donald Kravitz / Getty Images) Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. KOOL AND THE ...