Kool & the GangMarch 1st, 1999 1964 in Jersey City, NJ Genre: R&B/Soul Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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Kool & the GangBiographyFormed 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 "Celebration" in 1979. Just as funky as James Brown or Parliament (and sampled almost as frequently), Kool & the Gang relied on their jazz backgrounds and long friendship to form a tightly knit group with the interplay and improvisation of a jazz outfit, plus the energy and spark of a band with equal ties to soul, R&B, and funk.
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