Ronald Bell was a Muslim and a founding member of Kool & the Gang. During a 2016 interview with Songwriter Universe, he explained the origin of “Celebration.” “I was reading the scripture,” he ...

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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 ...

"They finally recognized us," said Robert "Kool" Bell about Kool & the Gang's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis Kool & the Gang have provided ...

Kool & the Gang perform Saturday at the first full-capacity concert at the Hollywood Bowl since the start of the pandemic. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & the Gang ...

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Kool and the Gang’s iconic anthem, “Celebration,” turns 40 years old this summer. It’s been played at weddings, graduations, and even a campaign rally for presidential hopeful Joe Biden. Bandleader ...

DECATUR – In August, Decatur will be able to hear in person the band that recorded one of Decatur Celebration's unofficial anthems. Kool and the Gang, who topped the charts in 1980 with their song ...

Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder and singer of Kool & the Gang who also wrote some of the group’s biggest hits, has died Wednesday morning at age 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands ...

Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald “Khalis” Bell, who was credited as a writer and producer on the group’s biggest hits — among them: 1980’s “Celebration” and 1985’s “Cherish” — died Wednesday at his ...

There’s a celebration anytime Robert “Kool” Bell is around. The Kool and the Gang song “Celebration” is a classic and has now received a special honor. Bell, one of the founding band members, spoke to ...