Kool & The Gang
Kool & the Gang | |
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 Kool & The Gang | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz Funk Soul Disco Boogie Dance-pop Contemporary R&B |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | De-Lite, Mercury |
| Members | Robert "Kool" Bell Ronald Bell (Khalis Bayyan) George Brown Clifford Adams Sonnie "Skip" Martin Shawn McQuiller Rodney Ellis Jirmad Gordon and Curtis "Fitz" Williams |
| Past member(s) | James "J.T." Taylor Rick Westfield (deceased) Claydes Charles Smith (deceased) Robert "Spike" Mickens (deceased) Dennis Thomas (deceased) |
| Website | www |
Kool & The Gang is a crossover R&B-pop band from Jersey City, USA. They were formed in 1964 as a jazz band called The Jazziacs. In 1969 they signed to De-Lite Records and published their self-named album.
In late 1970s they switched from pure deep funk to disco and they were more successful.
In band there is Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Robert Mickens, Clifford Adams, James Taylor, Sonnie Martin, Rodney Ellis, Jirmad Gordon, and Shawn McQuiller.
Their song "Jungle Boogie" appears in 1994 movie Pulp Fiction.
Discography
[change | change source]Albums
[change | change source]- 1975: Spirit of the Boogie (US #48)
- 1979: Ladies Night (US #13)
- 1981: Something Special (US #12, UK #10)
- 1983: In The Heart (US #29, UK #18)
- 1984: Emergency (US #13)
Songs
[change | change source]- 1974: "Jungle Boogie" (US #4, US R&B #2)
- 1979: "Ladies' Night" (US #8, US R&B #1, UK #9)
- 1980: "Celebration" (US #1, US R&B #1, UK #7)
- 1981: "Get Down On It" (US #10, US R&B #4, UK #3)
- 1982: "Hi-De-Hi, Hi-De-Ho" (UK #29)
- 1984: "Tonight" (US #13, US R&B #1)
- 1985: "Fresh" (US #9, US R&B #1, UK #11)