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1. März 2019 · Better Day by Rick West, released 01 March 2019 1. That Way 2. Workin' 3. 8 or 9 4. Baby Steps 5. Notice Me 6. Marbles 7. Good Enough 8. Better Day 9. Shake Hands To all my friends, family, and anyone interested, I love you!
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The band achieved their greatest success after Poole's departure in 1966. The band reformed as a four-piece that year with Chip Hawkes on bass, Rick Westwood on lead guitar, Alan Blakely on rhythm guitar, and Dave Munden on drums.
- History
- Music Appearances
- Personnel
- Discography
1964–1969: Formation
The band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 when seven school friends decided to perform together as an instrumental jazz and soul group named the Jazziacs. Among them were Robert "Kool" Bell on bass, his brother Ronald Bell on keyboards, Robert Mickens on trumpet, Dennis "D.T." Thomas on saxophone, Ricky West on keyboards, George Brown on drums, and Charles Smith guitar. All of them, except Smith, attended Lincoln High School in Jersey City. Robert Bell had given himself the nickname...
1969–1973: Signing with De-Lite and early albums
After securing their new name and line-up, Kool & the Gang secured a recording deal with Redd's new independent label, De-Lite Records. Redd wrote: "I discovered these eight supertalented incomparable young musicians [...] I immediately realized that their potential would earn them success unknown by most musicians". The group entered the studio and recorded their debut album, the all-instrumental Kool and the Gang (1969), with Redd as producer, arranger, conductor, and partial songwriter. It...
1973–1979: Rise to fame and low period
Kool & the Gang had their first commercial success with their fourth studio album Wild and Peaceful. 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). Their success continued with Light of Worlds (1974) In October 1974, the group landed a spot on the national television music show Soul...
"Jungle Boogie" was featured on the soundtracks for the movies Pulp Fiction (1994) and Undercover Brother (2002). "Summer Madness" was in the movie Rocky. "Hollywood Swinging" was featured in the movie Roll Bounce(2005).
Current members
1. Robert "Kool" Bell – bass (1964–present) 2. Ronald Bell – tenor saxophone (1964–present) 3. George Brown – drums, keyboards (1964–present) 4. Dennis Thomas – alto saxophone (1964–present) 5. Michael Ray – trumpet (1979–present) 6. Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards (1982–present) 7. Shawn McQuiller – vocals, guitar (1991–present) 8. Louis Van Taylor – alto saxophone (1996–present) 9. Amir Bayyan – guitar (2006–present) 10. Tim Horton – drums (2007?–present) 11. Lavell Evans – vocals (2011–...
Former members
1. Ricky West – keyboards (1964–1976; died 1985) 2. Claydes Charles Smith – guitar (1964–2006; his death) 3. Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet (1964–1986; died 2010) 4. Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow – rhythm and lead guitar (1969; his death) 5. Donald Boyce – vocals (1973–1976) 6. Otha Nash – trombone (1975–1977) 7. Larry Gittens – trumpet, flugelhorn (1975–2013) 8. Kevin Lassiter – keyboards, piano, vocals (1976-1982) 9. Clifford Adams – trombone (1977–2015; his death) 10. Sir Earl Toon – keyboard,...
Studio albums 1. Kool and the Gang(1969) 2. Music Is the Message(1972) 3. Good Times(1972) 4. Wild and Peaceful(1973) 5. Light of Worlds(1974) 6. Spirit of the Boogie(1975) 7. Love & Understanding(1976) 8. Open Sesame(1976) 9. The Force(1977) 10. Everybody's Dancin'(1978) 11. Ladies' Night(1979) 12. Celebrate!(1980) 13. Something Special(1981) 14. ...
22. Okt. 2018 · Excessive Skipping by Rick West, released 22 October 2018 1. Intro 2. Kicked Out 3. Behind Me 4. Flying 5. Tennessee 6. Catching All songs played, recorded, and produced by (me) in my apartment on October 8, 2018. Mastered by Tyler Croney This is my first record, I hope you enjoy listening it as much as I did making it 8-)
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