Kool & the Gang: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
Kool and the Gang are profiled in Rickey Vincent, Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One (1996), pp. 182–184; Irwin Stambler, Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul, rev. ed. (1989), pp. 380–382; Colin Larkin (ed.), The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2nd ed., vol. 3 (1995); and Patricia Romanowski, Holly George-Warren, and Jon Pareles (eds.), The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (1995), pp. 554–555. The recording of their top singles is chronicled in Adam White and Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits (1993).
Representative Works
- Live at the Sex Machine (1971)
- Wild and Peaceful (1973)
- Spirit of the Boogie (1975)
- Ladies’ Night (1979)
- Celebrate! (1980)
- Emergency (1984)
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
- Rickey Vincent
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Kool and the Gang. | Aug 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boston Symphony Orchestra - Kool and the Gang. | Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Kool and The Gang. | Mar 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Ronald Bell: Kool and The Gang founder dies aged 68. | Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Changed group members' information to a list format and corrected Dennis Thomas's nickname and birth and death information. | Oct 19, 2024 | ||
| Added a photo. | May 01, 2024 | ||
| Noted the band's Grammy nominations and scheduled induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. | Apr 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Kool and the Gang's Robert "Kool" Bell. | Jan 15, 2024 | ||
| Noted the death of George Brown. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Vocal Group Hall of Fame - Kool and The Gang. | Aug 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Kool & The Gang Honored With A �Celebration� For Their 50th Anniversary With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. | Oct 19, 2021 | ||
| Noted the death of Dennis Thomas. | Aug 07, 2021 | ||
| Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell) died on September 9, 2020. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Jersey Hall of Fame - Kool & the Gang. | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
| Changed "Kool and the Gang" to "Kool & the Gang" throughout and added the albums State of Affairs and Still Kool. | Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Kool and the Gang. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Updated biographical information. | Jun 22, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Kool and the Gang. | Jul 30, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 1999 | ||
| New article added. | Oct 28, 1999 |
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