R&B/Soul
United States
Kool & The Gang
Aankomende concerten voor Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang heeft er momenteel 5 upcoming concerts; de volgende is gepland voor vrijdag 10 oktober 2025 bij Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA, Verenigde Staten.
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Woonplaats
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Gevormd
1964
Genre
R&B/Soul
Kool & The Gang’s punchy, riff-driven urban grooves cemented funk music as a versatile and radio-friendly force during the ’70s and ’80s. Robert “Kool” Bell and his brother Ronald formed the band in New Jersey in 1964 as an Afro-jazz outfit, using several names before settling on Kool & the Gang and signing to De-Lite Records in 1969. The band specialized in chant-like, horn-filled rhythms that toggled between jazz fusion and James Brown-inspired soul. Its breakthrough came in 1973 when it cracked the R&B charts with “Funky Stuff.” Its seminal album, Wild and Peaceful, yielded the Gang’s first crossover hits with proto-disco classics “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging,” paving the groundwork for its many dance-floor staples throughout the rest of the decade. But as funk cooled in disco’s wake, the band members traded their gutsy tricks for a slick cosmopolitan sound. The addition of James “J.T.” Taylor’s smooth, charismatic falsetto kept the Gang aflame with a parade of chart-dominating hits—from 1979’s “Ladies’ Night” to 1985’s “Cherish”—that have endured as pop culture anthems as equally as R&B mainstays.
Leden van Kool & The Gang zijn of waren Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce, James "J.T." Taylor, Gary Brown, Earl Toon, Clifford Adams, Mohamed Moretta, Michael Ray, Rodney Ellis, Louis Van Taylor, Kevin Lassiter, Lavell Evans, Jermaine Bryson, Rick Marcel en Skip Martin.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van Kool & The Gang zijn onder andere James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye en meer.
Beïnvloed door Kool & The GangKool & The Gang heeft de muziek van L.T.D., Tony! Toni! Toné!, Alexander O'Neal en meer beïnvloed.
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