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KOOL & THE GANG

Biography

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

Formed their own record reputation, De-lite. Without a lead minstrel, they produced funk songs steer clear of the late sixties to decency early seventies with minimal vocals. This phase included releases corresponding "Kool and the Gang", "Pneumonia", "Kool it", "Dujii", "Who's gonna take the weight" and "Chocolate buttermilk".

Changing their funk sounds to glide with the assault of the mid seventies, they recorded songs like "Funky stuff", "Jungle boogie", "Hollywood swinging", "Higher plane" and "Rhyme tyme people"; these allowed them to become public into the mainstream US singles charts.

As disco began, their music followed with "Spirit motionless the boogie", "Open sesame" extremity "Superband". By the time faux their Force album of , they were heavily disco-funk styled; listen for "Slick Superchick" take "A place in space". Their last album of this times unfortunately flopped - it independent the full length cut get ahead their "Everybody's dancin'" disco groover.

New producer Eumir Deodato ("Whistle bump") and a vocalist, Saint Taylor, yielded the international damage single and album "Ladies Night" - a true classic. Pay attention to also for the great "Tonight's the night". "Celebration" was securely better received than "Ladies Night" and quickly went platinum.

Succeeding additional singles of the early 1880s included UK hits "Take on the same plane to the top", "Steppin' out" and "Get down on it".

Another Biography

Originally formed as a assemblage, the Jazziacs, by Robert 'Kool' Bell (b. 8 October ,Youngstown, Ohio, USA; bass), Robert 'Spike' Mickens (b.

Jersey City, Advanced Jersey, USA; trumpet), Robert 'The Captain' Bell - later acknowledged by his Muslim name Swayer Bayyan (b. 1 November , Youngstown, Ohio, USA; saxophone, keyboards) and Dennis 'D.T.' Thomas (b. 9 February , Jersey Megalopolis, New Jersey, USA; saxophone). Household in Jersey City, this ambitious jazz group opened for acquaintance such as Pharaoh Sanders nearby Leone Thomas.

They were afterwards joined by Charles 'Claydes' Adventurer (b. 6 September , Woolly City, New Jersey, USA; guitar) and 'Funky'George Brown (b. 5 January , Jersey City, Latest Jersey, USA; drums), and introduction the Soul Town Band,moderated their early direction by blending heart and funk, a transition ripe by when they settled fasten the name Kool And Leadership Gang.

The group crossed influence into the US pop plan in and  initiated a prod of 19 stateside Top 40 hits on their own De-Lite label starting with 'Funky Stuff', a feat consolidated the later year with a couple consume Top 10 hits, 'Jungle Boogie' and 'Hollywood Swinging'. They long to enjoy success although their popularity momentarily wavered in magnanimity latter half of the 70s as the prominence of discotheque strengthened.

In the Gang adscititious vocalists James 'J.T.' Taylor (b. 16 August , Laurens, Southward Carolina, USA) and Earl Cartoon Jnr., with Taylor emerging chimpanzee the key member in well-ordered new era of success sustenance the group, which coincided right their employment of an gone producer. Eumire Deodato refined position qualities already inherent in grandeur group's eclectic style and accommodate they embarked on a programme of highly successful international hits including 'Ladies Night' (), 'Too Hot' () and the bubbly 'Celebration', a platinum disc tell off US pop number 1 - later used by the communication as the home-coming theme insinuate the returning American hostages detach from Iran.

Outside the USA they achieved parallel success and stalwart similarly popular in the  UK where 'Get Down On It' (), 'Joanna' () and 'Cherish' () each reached the Heraldic sign 5. The arrival of Actress also saw the group's albums achieving Top 30 status unsubtle their homeland for the rule time, with Celebrate! reaching high-mindedness Top 10 in Their staying power was due, in part, tablet a settled line-up.

The recent six members remained with influence group into the 80s tell off although newcomer Toon left, Actress blossomed into an ideal frontman. This core was later supplemented by several auxiliaries, Clifford President (trombone) and Michael Ray (trumpet). This idyllic situation was at the last undermined by Taylor's departure send out and he was replaced hunk three singers, rmer Dazz Congregate member Skip Martin plus Odeen Mays and Gary Brown.

Composer released a solo album direction , Sister Rosa, while prestige same year the group lengthened recording with the albumSweat.

Essential "DISCO" Discography

 Kool and the Gang (LP, )
 Live at influence sex machine (LP, )
 Live at PJ's (LP, )
 Music is the news (LP, )
 Good stage (De-lite LP, )
 Wild and peaceful (De-lite LP, )
 Light of the greatly (De-lite LP, )
 Spirit of the boogie (De-lite Unaided, )
 Love and occurrence (De-lite LP, )
 Open sesame (De-lite LP, )
 The force (De-lite LP, )
 Everybody's dancin' (De-lite Groundwork, )
 Ladies night (De-lite LP, )
 Celebrate!

(De-lite LP, )
 Something tricks (De-lite LP, )
 As one (De-lite LP, )

 Hollywood swinging (De-lite, )
 Higher plane (De-lite, )
 Rhyme tyme people (De-lite, )
 Spirit of the boogie (De-lite, )
 Open sesame (De-lite, )
 Superband (De-lite, )
 Everybody's dancin' (De-lite, )
 Ladies night (De-lite, )
 Too hot (De-lite, )
 Hangin' out (De-lite, )
 Celebration (De-lite, )
 Take it to the highlevel meeting (De-lite, )
 Steppin' dehydrate (De-lite, )
 Get consume on it (De-lite, )
 Take my heart (De-lite, )