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1978–present. Labels. MCA Records. Musical artist. James"J.T." Warren Taylor(born August 16, 1953) is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gangbetween 1979 and 1988. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979 and remained with the group for nine years. His tenure as lead singer was the most successful era in the ...
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell aka "Khalis Bayyan", Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas , Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith , George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Music video. "Kool & The Gang - Cherish" on YouTube. " Cherish " is a song by American R&B band Kool & the Gang, released in May 1985. It was the third single released from the band's sixteenth studio album, Emergency. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and held the number 1 position on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks running.
Ronald Nathan Bell (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020), also known as Khalis Bayyan, [ 1 ] was an American composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, saxophonist and co-founding member of Kool & the Gang. The band recorded nine No. 1 R&B singles in the 1970s and 1980s, including its No. 1 pop single " Celebration ". [ 2 ]
Eumir Deodato in association with Kool & the Gang. Kool & the Gang singles chronology. " Steppin' Out " (1981) " Get Down on It " (1981) " Big Fun " (1982) Music video. "Get Down on It” on YouTube. " Get Down on It " is a 1981 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their Something Special album in 1981.
Kool & the Gang had 12 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including the 1980 chart-topper “Celebration” as well as “Cherish,” “Get Down On It,” “Ladies Night” and “Joanna.”
For the Kool & the Gang member, see James "J.T." Taylor. For other persons with the same name, see James Taylor (disambiguation). James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
George Brown, a drummer and songwriter who co-founded the band Kool & the Gang, died on Thursday. He was 74. The news was confirmed to CNN via email from Kool & the Gang’s publicist Jerry Digney.