Kool & the Gang's live shows are renowned for being energetic, which impressed Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, who invited the band as the opening act on the band's 2012 reunion tour. See for ...

Kool & The Gang’s last surviving original member, Robert “Kool” Bell, took over the Lobster Club in New York on Wednesday ...

The Grammy-winning band confirmed the news of Sumler’s death on Thursday. “We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime wardrobe valet, Mike Sumler,” the band told The Post in a ...

STAMFORD — Robert "Kool" Bell is the only surviving original member of the celebrated and influential R&B and funk band Kool & the Gang, but that hasn't stopped the band from touring and putting out ...

Robert “Kool” Bell, the co-founder of Kool & the Gang and bass guitar player, chatted about their latest EP “Kool Summer” and his respected career in the music industry. Kool & the Gang. Photo Credit: ...

George "Funky" Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as "Too Hot," "Ladies Night," "Joanna" and the party favorite "Celebration," died Thursday in ...

Michael Sumler of Kool & the Gang has died. He was 71 years old. The band confirmed his death with a statement, saying that "Chicago Mike" made sure the band "looked their best on stage every night" ...

Michael Sumler, who was part of the iconic R&B and Funk group Kool & The Gang, was killed in a car crash on May 25. He was 71 years old. Cobb County Police Department said that he was involved in a ...

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County. He was 71. Known to fans as ...

Michael Sumler, hype man to R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 71. Sumler – also known as ‘Chicago Mike’ – was behind the wheel of his car in Cobb Country, Georgia, on Saturday evening ...