R O B E R T
"K O O L"
B E L L
SINGER-SONGWRITER-BASSIST
for LEGENDARY R&B, SOUL
& FUNK GROUP
K O O L & T H E G A N G
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Kool & the Gang, officially launched in 1969,
after performing for five years under various band titles, has influenced the
music of three generations and, at the age of 50, the band has become true
recording industry legends.
Thanks to iconic songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle
Boogie, Summer Madness and Open
Sesame, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards,
25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums.
In 1979, Kool & the Gang unveiled a smooth new
sound with Ladies Night and became their first platinum
album. The #1 R&B title track reached #8 at Pop. It was followed by Too
Hot (#3 R&B, #5 Pop). The 80’s would see them dominate the
mainstream, starting with the double platinum-selling album Celebrate (driven
by the international monster hit Celebration, which spent
six weeks atop the R&B chart and became a #1 Pop single).
In 2014, they were honored with a BET Soul Train
Lifetime Achievement Award and in October 2015, in the town they sing about in
one of their earliest hits, “Hollywood Swinging,” Kool
& the Gang was honored to take their place as American musical icons with a
star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2016, they released a single, "Sexy
(Where’d You Get Yours),” which rose to #15 on the Billboard Adult
R& B chart. The song signifies a modernization of Kool & the Gang’s
unmistakable sound, down to the dance floor-tailored bass grooves and the
perfectly timed horns. It was their first airplay chart hit in a decade.
Kool & the Gang’s 50th Anniversary is here
and here’s how they have begun to celebrate the milestone:
Induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
In a touching tribute, a street they grew up on in
Jersey City has been renamed in their honor: “Kool & the Gang Way.”
“Celebration” was
inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame
Kool’s bass is displayed at the new Smithsonian
Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture in
Washington, DC.
Artifacts from the band’s archive have recently gone
on display, next to Count Basie, at the newly- opened Grammy Museum Experience
in Newark, NJ.
Induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
Kool & the Gang continues to delight fans around
the globe with their timeless hits and amazing live performances.
For more information
about
Robert “Kool” Bell and
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang
visit…
www.koolandthegang.com
…Official website
www.facebook.com/koolandthegang …Facebook
Le
Kool Champagne is a Joint Venture between Just
Kool Enterprises &
Kool Enterprises &
One
World Media Group
Robert
“Kool” Bell
Founding
Partner
Mohamed
Moretta
Managing
Partner
Olfa
Moretta
Development
Manager
Eric
Omore
Business
Affairs Manager
www.lekoolchampagne.com … Just Kool Champagne
ROBERT "KOOL"BELL APPEARS
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH 2019
7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
BBS RADIO
www.bbsradio.com
