Kool & The Gang

Kool & the Gang Drummer George Brown Dead at 74

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2023

Founding Kool & the Gang drummer George Brown has died. He was 74, and is survived by his wife, Hanh Brown, and five children: Dorian, Jorg...

'Mr. SOUL!' Shows How the Struggles of the 1960s Still Persist Today

Directed by Melissa Haizlip

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2021

"Today, whites have every hour on television. The Blacks have none." The opening words of Melissa Haizlip's Mr. SOUL! are as apt as they a...

Kool & the Gang Co-Founder Dennis Thomas Dies at 70

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2021

Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas — a founding member of renowned soul-funk group Kool & the Gang — has died. He was 70. On August 7, Thomas is said...

Kool & the Gang Co-Founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell Dead at 68

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2020

Khalis Bayyan — known best as Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald Bell — has died. Per a statement from his label publicist, Sujata Murthy, B...

Vancouver's Fair at the PNE Gets Boyz II Men, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper for 2018 Summer Concert Series

PUBLISHED May 23, 2018

The Pacific National Exhibition has revealed the musical program for the 2018 Fair at PNE.   In addition to entertainment, games and rides,...

Kool & The Gang

Kool Funk Essentials

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

Not to be confused with Polygram's Funk Essentials series, this disc is a collection of Kool and the Gang tracks between 1970 and '77. This...