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KOOL & THE GANG

Biography

Formed stop Ronald Bell originally as High-mindedness Jazziacs - by they were called Kool and the Brood.

Formed their own record honour, De-lite.

Without a lead singer, they produced funk songs from honourableness late sixties to the initially seventies with minimal vocals. That phase included releases like "Kool and the Gang", "Pneumonia", "Kool it", "Dujii", "Who's gonna grip the weight" and "Chocolate buttermilk".

Changing their funk sounds give your approval to glide with the onset go along with the mid seventies, they real songs like "Funky stuff", "Jungle boogie", "Hollywood swinging", "Higher plane" and "Rhyme tyme people"; these allowed them to break jounce the mainstream US singles charts. As disco began, their congregation followed with "Spirit of ethics boogie", "Open sesame" and "Superband".

By the time of their Force album of , they were heavily disco-funk styled; hark for "Slick Superchick" and "A place in space". Their remaining album of this era alarmingly flopped - it contained class full length cut of their "Everybody's dancin'" disco groover. Newfound producer Eumir Deodato ("Whistle bump") and a vocalist, James President, yielded the international smash matchless and album "Ladies Night" - a true classic.

Listen too for the great "Tonight's primacy night". "Celebration" was even bigger received than "Ladies Night" stomach quickly went platinum. Other singles of the early eighties be a factor UK hits "Take it hint at the top", "Steppin' out" discipline "Get down on it".

Another Biography

Originally formed as a quartet, justness Jazziacs, by Robert 'Kool' Curve (b.

8 October ,Youngstown, River, USA; bass), Robert 'Spike' Mickens (b. Jersey City, New Milcher, USA; trumpet), Robert 'The Captain' Bell - later known bid his Muslim name Amir Bayyan (b. 1 November , City, Ohio, USA; saxophone, keyboards) pivotal Dennis 'D.T.' Thomas (b. 9 February , Jersey City, Another Jersey, USA; saxophone).

Based plenty Jersey City, this aspiring decoration group opened for acts much as Pharaoh Sanders and Leone Thomas. They were later spliced by Charles 'Claydes' Smith (b. 6 September , Jersey Spring back, New Jersey, USA; guitar) sports ground 'Funky'George Brown (b. 5 Jan , Jersey City, New Sweater, USA; drums), and as birth Soul Town Band,moderated their entirely direction by blending soul advocate funk, a transition completed in and out of when they settled on high-mindedness name Kool And The Company.

The group crossed over assay the US pop chart affix and  initiated a run misplace 19 stateside Top 40 hits on their own De-Lite reputation starting with 'Funky Stuff', boss feat consolidated the following gathering with a couple of Summit 10 hits, 'Jungle Boogie' endure 'Hollywood Swinging'. They continued curb enjoy success although their favour momentarily wavered in the happening half of the 70s bit the prominence of disco brace.

In greatness Gang added vocalists James 'J.T.' Taylor (b. 16 August , Laurens, South Carolina, USA) beginning Earl Toon Jnr., with Composer emerging as the key participant in a new era confiscate success for the group, which coincided with their employment make merry an outside producer. Eumire Deodato refined the qualities already dormant in the group's eclectic methodology and together they embarked excess a series of highly be a success international hits including 'Ladies Night' (), 'Too Hot' () opinion the bubbling 'Celebration', a pt disc and US pop integer 1 - later used timorous the media as the home-coming theme for the returning Earth hostages from Iran.

Outside ethics USA they achieved parallel come after and proved similarly popular emphasis the  UK where 'Get Downfall On It' (), 'Joanna' () and 'Cherish' () each reached the Top 5. The onset of Taylor also saw integrity group's albums achieving Top 30 status in their homeland muddle up the first time, with Celebrate! reaching the Top 10 girder Their longevity was due, loaded part, to a settled crew.

The original six members remained with the group into primacy 80s and although newcomer Cartoon left, Taylor blossomed into evocation ideal frontman. This core was later supplemented by several bolstering, Clifford Adams (trombone) and Archangel Ray (trumpet). This idyllic site was finally undermined by Taylor's departure in and he was replaced by three singers, to begin with Dazz Band member Skip Actor plus Odeen Mays and City Brown.

Taylor released a alone album in , Sister Rosa, while the same year representation group continued recording with illustriousness albumSweat.

Essential "DISCO" Discography

 Kool and class Gang (LP, )
 Live at the sex machine (LP, )
 Live at Jammies (LP, )
 Music decline the message (LP, )
 Good times (De-lite LP, )
 Wild and peaceful (De-lite LP, )
 Light use up the worlds (De-lite LP, )
 Spirit of the skulk (De-lite LP, )
 Love and understanding (De-lite LP, )
 Open sesame (De-lite Put into effect, )
 The force (De-lite LP, )
 Everybody's dancin' (De-lite LP, )
 Ladies night (De-lite LP, )
 Celebrate!

(De-lite LP, )
 Something special (De-lite LP, )
 As one (De-lite Assistance, )

 Hollywood swinging (De-lite, )
 Higher plane (De-lite, )
 Rhyme tyme people (De-lite, )
 Spirit of goodness boogie (De-lite, )
 Open sesame (De-lite, )
 Superband (De-lite, )
 Everybody's dancin' (De-lite, )
 Ladies blackness (De-lite, )
 Too selection (De-lite, )
 Hangin' produce (De-lite, )
 Celebration (De-lite, )
 Take it give the top (De-lite, )
 Steppin' out (De-lite, )
 Get down on it (De-lite, )
 Take my statement (De-lite, )