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Formed: 1964 in Jersey City, NJ
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: R&B

Biography:
Formed as a jazz ensemble in the mid-'60s, Kool & the Gang became one of the most inspired and influential funk units during the '70s, and one of the most popular R&B groups of the '80s after their breakout hit amp;"Celebration" in 1979. Just as funky as James Brown or Parliament (and sampled almost as frequently), Kool & the Gang relie... Continue Bio >>

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Tickets:
12/03/2009 Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
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Ringtones:

Get Down On It

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Discography:
2007 Still Kool [Bonus Disc]
2004 Hits: Reloaded
2001 Gangland
1996 State of Affairs
1994 Night People
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Group Members: Earl Toon Gary Brown Skip Martin Odeen Mays Ricky West More >> Similar Artists: The Commodores The Ohio Players Dazz Band Slave War More >>

Influenced By: James Brown The Mar-Keys The Bar-Kays Sly & the Family Stone The Jazz Crusaders More >> Followers: Kwamé Shotgun Knee Deep Shag Tami Davis The Boneshakers More >>

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