Kool & the Gang feat. JT Taylor Live in Budapest - 1996

Kool & the Gang feat. JT Taylor Live in Budapest, Hungary - 1996 -Setlist(?): 01. Fresh 02. Ladies Night 03. Get Down On It 04. Joanna 05. Jungle Boogie 06. Hollywood Swingin' 07. Funky Stuff 08. Salute To The Ladies 09. Misled 10. Cherish 11. Ooh La La La 12. ? 13. Celebration -Lineup(?): James "JT" Taylor: Vocals (1979–1988, 1995–1999) Robert "Kool" Bell: Bass (1964–present) Ronald Bell: Tenor Saxophone (1964–present) George Brown: Drums (1964–present) Dennis Thomas: Alto Saxophone (1964–present) Curtis "Fitz" Williams: Keyboards (1982–present) Michael Ray: Trumpet (1979–1990, ?–present) Shawn McQuiller: Vocals, Guitar (1991–present) Clifford Adams: Trombone (1977–2015; his death) Larry Gittens: Trumpet, Flugelhorn (1975–2013) Sennie "Skip" Martin: Vocals (1988–2005) koolandthegang.com Kool & the Gang. Early years In 1964, thirteen-year-old Robert Bell, his brother Ronald, and five high-school friends in Jersey City, New Jersey, formed an instrumental band called the Jazziacs. They changed their name to Kool & the Flames in 1967, then Kool & the Gang in 1969 (to avoid confusion with James Brown's Famous Flames) and were signed by Gene Redd to his new record label De-Lite Records in 1969. The band consisted of Robert "Kool" Bell (bass), Ronald Bell (keyboards), Robert Mickens (trumpet), Dennis Thomas (saxophone), Ricky West, George Brown (drums), and Charles Smith (guitar). The Bell brothers' father Bobby and uncle Tommy were boxers. They moved to New York to train and lived in the same apartment building as Thelonious Monk, who became Robert's godfather when he was born. Miles Davis would drop by because he wanted to be a boxer. They played occasionally with McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, and Leon Thomas. Success in the 1970s and 1980s The band's debut album, Kool & the Gang (1969), produced three hit singles on the pop and R&B charts of Billboard magazine. Wild and Peaceful (1973) gave the band three more hits: "Funky Stuff" in the Top 40 pop chart and "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging" in the Top 10. The latter two songs sold over one million copies and were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The band remained productive, with albums coming out in 1974 (Light of Worlds) and 1975 (Spirit of the Boogie). In 1979, James "J.T." Taylor joined as lead singer. Kool and the Gang starting working with Brazilian fusion musician Eumir Deodato as producer, and they moved away from funk and closer to rhythm & blues and pop music. The songs "Ladies' Night" and "Too Hot" were hits and the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. Even more successful was the album Celebrate! (1980), also produced by Deodato, also certified platinum, giving Kool & the Gang its first number one hit ("Celebration"), which Robert Bell called "an international anthem". More international hits followed in the early 1980s, including "Big Fun", "Get Down on It", and "Joanna". The album Emergency (1984) yielded four Top 20 pop hits, including "Fresh" and "Cherish". In 1988, Taylor left the group to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by three vocalists: Sennie "Skip" Martin, Odeen Mays, and Gary Brown. He returned for State of Affairs (1996). Former members Rick West, the group's original keyboardist, who left in 1976 to form his own band, died in 1985. Guitarist Charles Smith died after a long illness in 2006 and was replaced by the Bells' youngest brother, Amir Bayyan, former leader of the Kay Gees. Original trumpet player Robert "Spike" Mickens, who retired in 1986 due to poor health, died at the age of 59 on November 2, 2010, at a nursing home in Far Rockaway, New York. Kool & the Gang added Larry Gittens in 1975 from the Stylistics. Earl Toon Jr. was briefly with the group too (1979 & '80). (rabbids.fandom.com). (Thanks to borosjutub) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a NON-COMMERCIAL channel (not monetized). All financial benefits generated by this channel, such as advertising revenue, go to the rightful owners. If you want a video REMOVED, please email me at [email protected] I have NO CONTROL over the ads that may appear during the videos. All videos, songs, images and graphics used belong to their respective owners, and neither I nor this channel claim any rights over them. Don't sell or buy this music—share it instead! Enjoy the music and support the artists. 🔘 LIKE IT ✔ 🔘 SUBSCRIBE ✔ 🔘 COMMENT ✔ 🔘 SHARE ✔ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~