*Unfortunately, we’ve got sad news from the entertainment world. George Brown – co-founder, drummer, and songwriter of Kool & The Gang best known for the worldwide hits “Ladies Night,” “Get Down On It ...

Unlike many of their peers, Kool & the Gang transitioned effortlessly into the 1980s, augmenting the funk-jazz fusion they pioneered with a smoother pop sound that yielded hits like “Celebration,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

KOOL AND THE GANG: (Singing) Celebrate good times, come on. It's a celebration. Celebrate good times, come on. RASCOE: After 60 years moving and grooving and giving us all reason to get down, the band ...

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 ...