"I was here with friends at my house. When they said "Kool and the Gang," we all sang ‘Celebration.' It was like, ‘Celebrate ...

"The Democrats and Republicans, they're both using ‘Celebration,'" Robert "Kool" Bell ... members of the Gang had lots to ...

It wasn’t the original thing ... and he went on to becomes a movie star.” The celebration continued with a joint Kool & the Gang-A Tribe Called Quest afterparty at the Cleveland House of ...

Taylor remembers the letters he’s received from fans eager to tell him how certain Kool & the Gang songs affected their life — a marriage soundtracked to “Celebration,” the grieving of a ...

“Celebration,” the 1980 song that gave Kool & the Gang its first No. 1 hit ... named all of the members of the band who passed away — the original members of the “Magnificent Seven ...

Van Halen Taps Kool and the Gang as Tour Opener Van Halen Taps Kool and the Gang as Tour Opener Much like they did for the 2007-08 reunion tour, Van Halen has crossed genres in selecting an ...

Tia Sinclair — Kool & The Gang’s manager and widow of founding member Ronald “Khalis” Bell — planned the party, and the celebration took inspiration from the band’s “Wild & Peaceful ...

“That’s a new piece of information,” the founder of Kool & The Gang says during a chat at ... There are some holes to fill, of course. Opening an original musical for even a short run ...

“It’s bittersweet because I lost six of my seven members. The original Kool & the Gang — I’m the only one left,” said Bell. Cleveland Browns planning move to Brook Park: I-Team Bell and ...

"An original member of Kool & the Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential ... singles include "Ladies Night," "Get Down On It," and "Celebration," which was inducted into the Library of ...

It was 1978, and nearly a decade into their recording career, Kool & the Gang — the once-dominant jazz and funk group whose biggest hits propelled clubs all over the world — were at a low point. Their ...

The Gang are best known in Britain for their amiable ... The best of these (“Get Down On It”, wedding/barmitzvah staple “Celebration”) appear here; the worst (“Joanna”, “Cherish ...