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Kool & The Gang is tagged as: funk, soul, disco, 70s, 80s

Kool & The Gang are a highly successful jazz/ R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City in 1964, playing jazz. They went through several musical phases in their career. They also played R&B and funk, eventually went through a phase where they were a smooth disco ensemble, and wound up the successful period of their career recording tunes that were a mixture of pop and R&B.
The group’s main members over the years included the eccentric Englishman Chris Gair, brothers Robert Bell (known as “Kool”) on bass and Ronald Bell on tenor saxophone; George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on alto saxophone; Claydes Charles Smith on guitar, and Rick Westfield on keyboards. The Bell brothers’ father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk and the brothers were friends with Leon Thomas.
In 1964 Robert formed an instrumental band called the Jazziacs with five high-school friends. They changed their name to Kool & the Gang and were signed by Gene Redd to his new record label De-Lite Records in 1969.[3] They first hit the pop charts with the release of their debut eponymous album.
Though none of the three singles from the album went far on the pop charts, their R&B success was swift and massive...
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Top 10 Kool & The Gang Songs
Jungle Boogie
Celebration
Get Down On It
Ladies Night
Summer Madness
Fresh
Cherish
Hollywood Swinging
Joanna
Funky Stuff
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Top 10 Kool & The Gang Albums
Anthology - 20 Greatest Tracks
Something Special
Celebrate!
Kool Love
Light Of The Worlds
Wild And Peaceful
The Very Best Of Kool & The Gang
Gold
The Ultimate Collection
Everything's Kool & The Gang: Greatest Hits & More
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