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Robert Earl "Kool" Bell (born October 8, 1950), also known by the name Muhammad Bayyan, [1] is an American musician, singer & songwriter. He is the last surviving founding member of the American R&B , soul , funk and disco band Kool & the Gang .
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964.Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (also known as "Khalis Bayyan"), Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
The band began in 1964 with brothers Kool and Ronald “Khalis” Bell, along with high school friends Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Brown, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Ricky West and Charles Smith in ...
Ronald Bell and his brother, Robert "Kool" Bell, were introduced to jazz at around five or six. [11] The family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey , in 1960. In 1964, the brothers joined neighborhood friends Spike Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Ricky Westfield, George Brown, and Charles Smith to create a distinctive musical blend of jazz, soul , and ...
Robert "Kool" Bell, from left, Ronald "Khalis" Bell, Dennis "DT" Thomas and George Brown attend a ceremony honoring Kool & The Gang with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 8, 2015, in ...
Kool & The Gang won its first of two Grammy in 1978, a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.Bell described his inspiration ...
Kool & the Gang Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboard, tenor saxophone , backing vocals Ronald Bell – mixing , production , executive production
The band began in 1964 with brothers Kool and Ronald “Khalis” Bell, along with high school friends Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Brown, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Ricky West and Charles Smith in Jersey City, New Jersey.