Name : Kool & The Gang
Email : info@expat-records.com
Music Genre : R&B
Location : Wherever the Funk is, you will find us!
ABOUT ME
Kool & The Gang found a special sound at the unique intersection of jazz, r&b, funk and pop. Their music has been created by the same core of players for over thirty years: Robert "Kool" Bell, his brother Khalis Bayyan, their longtime friends Dennis "DT" Thomas and George "Funky" Brown, and past members Robert "Spike" Mickens, the late Charles Smith, Ricky West, and Woody Sparrow.
Kool & The Gang's story starts in the Jersey City projects. They were teenagers, studying Miles Davis albums and James Brown singles, jamming in basements, partying for the people in a swirl of Black consciousness. In 1969 they made their first record. Still teenagers, and full of confidence, they named that first record after themselves. Their confidence and creativity produced a string of loose-but-tight, "fun" records, culminating in the Pop Chart smash Jungle Boogie. Kool & The Gang didn't need a singer then: the horns were the lead voice; the fans chanted along. Their songs were featured in films like Rocky and Saturday Night Fever.
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Scheduled Events
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| Event Date | Event Name | Event Desc |
| 10/8/2010 | Tour de France! | Kool and the Gang begin their two-week tour of France, followed by Germany and the UK |
| 10/13/2010 | Le Zenith, Strasbourg, France | LIve Concert in Strasbourg, France |
| 10/16/2010 | Le Zenith, Dijon, France | Live Concert in Dijon, France |
| 10/19/2010 | Le Zenith, Lille, France | Live Concert in Lille, France |
| 10/20/2010 | Parc Expo, Relms, France | Llive Concert in Relms, France |
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