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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kool & The Gang are playing Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, ON, on Aug. 23. Robert “Kool” Bell previewed the show and spoke with WIVB about the group’s longevity, their 2024 ...

He first crossed paths with the legendary group in 1985 when he was performing with his own band, Power Pac. By McKinley Franklin Mike Sumler, hype man of the Grammy Award-winning group Kool & the ...

Kool & The Gang have become something of a Thanksgiving tradition themselves, taking to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade stage more times than fans might realize. Their feel-good hits and ...

Kool & The Gang, one of the legendary bands ever to come our way, will take the stage at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Feb. 20. The acclaimed band from Jersey City, New Jersey, will treat ...

Kool & the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man and stylist for Kool & the Gang, died early ...

He’s the last man standing, so he has a lot to celebrate. Kool & The Gang’s last surviving original member, Robert “Kool” Bell, took over the Lobster Club in New York on Wednesday night to celebrate ...

Kool & The Gang and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are a match made in heaven. They are the longest-running R&B group in history. The parade is a cornerstone of the Thanksgiving celebration for ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Kool & the Gang will be headlining the City of Hollywood’s Centennial event, making sure it’s a true “Celebration.” The band behind classics like “Jungle ...

The concert on September 6 at 7 p.m. is a free experience put on in collaboration with the 100th anniversary of the Lerner Theatre and Elkhart County Convention and Tourism Bureau. A centennial ...

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television ...