The Gang stay 'Kool' after 40 years

Last Modified: 08 Sep 2008
Source: ITN

Jazz, funk and pop group Kool and The Gang are celebrating more than 40 years in the music business.

They have sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and are due to play the O2 Indigo arena later.

Robert "Kool" Bell, his brother Khalis Bayyan, their longtime friends Dennis "DT" Thomas and George "Funky" Brown, and past members Robert "Spike" Mickens, the late Charles Smith, Ricky West, and Woody Sparrow are also said to be the most sampled group of all time.

They shot to fame with songs such as Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame in the 1970s and 1980s.

They've earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 gold and platinum albums.

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