In the early ’80s, any cover band hoping to be rehired likely had Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” in its repertoire. “Yeah, and they still do it today,” said Robert “Kool” Bell, speaking from New ...

When it comes to party music, there's a few standards that everybody knows and just can't resist dancing to. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CELEBRATION") KOOL AND THE GANG: (Singing) Celebrate good times, come ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. KOOL AND THE ...

George “Funky” Brown, one of Kool & the Gang’s founding members, died on November 18 at the age of 74. In one of his last interviews, he and co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell spoke about the band’s legacy ...

Everyone in the band knew there was a problem, even if they didn’t know exactly how to fix it. It was 1978, and nearly a decade into their recording career, Kool & the Gang — the once-dominant jazz ...

Few bands dominated the R&B charts in the 70s and 80s like Kool & the Gang. The group emerged from jazz beginnings in Jersey City in the 60s to become one of the heaviest and most successful funk ...

Robert "Kool" Bell, the last surviving original member of Kool & the Gang, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Kool & the Gang bandleader Robert ...

HOUSE. MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA, AND GUYS, THIS COMING UP ON THE THIRD HOUR OF TODAY. MUSIC ROYALTY. PERHAPS ONE OF THE GREATEST CELEBRATORY SONGS IN HISTORY BY TIME TO COME TOGETHER. YEAH, IT’S UP TO ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. When it comes ...

Everyone in the band knew there was a problem, even if they didn't know exactly how to fix it. It was 1978, and nearly a ...