The trailblazer from Jersey City, whose music melds jazz, funk, soul, R&B, disco and pop, has been at it for 60 years now. Kool & the Gang took flight just a few years after Bell and his younger ...
Just before disco reached mainstream status in 1974 with the Hues Corporation’s “Rock the Boat,” live funk bands dominated at clubs in many urban markets. The bump was a dance rage, and Kool & the ...