NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. KOOL AND THE ...

George “Funky” Brown, one of Kool & the Gang’s founding members, died on November 18 at the age of 74. In one of his last interviews, he and co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell spoke about the band’s legacy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Kool & The Gang, which will be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cleveland, is one of those bands that many folks, even funk and R&B aficionados can take for ...

Kool & the Gang bandleader Robert “Kool” Bell learned the group was entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Sunday night when Ryan Seacrest and Lionel Richie delivered the announcement live on ...

George Brown, a founding member of Kool & the Gang who played drums with the band and co-wrote such enduring standards as “Celebration,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Ladies Night,” died of lung cancer in L.A.

George "Funky" Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as "Too Hot," "Ladies Night," "Joanna" and the party favorite "Celebration," died Thursday in ...