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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"It's gonna be a nice party," said Robert "Kool" Bell about Kool & the Gang's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. Kool & the Gang have provided the soundtrack to many a soirée — and sporting event — ...

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 ...

Kool & The Gang, one of the legendary bands ever to come our way, will take the stage at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall ...

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 ...

He was the chief force behind the feel-good song “Celebration” and wrote or co-wrote many of the group’s other hits. By Neil Genzlinger Ronald Khalis Bell, who with his brother and neighborhood ...

There are few music groups that are around that have iconic songs that almost everyone knows. “Jungle Boogie”, “Ladies Night”, and “Celebration” have been featured in movies, commercials, and the ...

Kool & the Gang, one of the world’s greatest living groove-based bands, have been playing more than 100 shows a year for longer than Robert “Kool” Bell cares to remember. He was already adjusting to ...

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 ...

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"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 ...