If you were teen in 1979 when the funk band known as Kool and The Gang released the track called "Ladies Night" from the album of the same name, you might be feeling the need to get shakin' right now as those great youthful memories come rushing in. The audience at the concert in Jamaica back 1996 must have felt all those thrills.
The Gang 2018
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 14: (L-R) Dennis "DT" Thomas, James "JT" Taylor, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald "Khalis" Bell, and George "Funky" Brown of Kool & The Gang pose with their awards backstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
Founding members who have passed on
- Ricky West - Keyboard - 1985 age 42
- Charles Smith - Guitar - 2006 - age 57
- Robert Mickens - Trumpet - 2010 - age 59
- Ronald Bell - Multi instrumentalist - Producer - 2020 - age 68
- Dennis Thomas - Saxophone - 2021 - age 70
- George Brown - Drums - 2023 - age 74
