Who are the members of Kool and the gang?
Kool & the Gang’s drum beats, bass, guitar and signature horn lines lace the tracks of numerous artists including the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cypress Hill, and P. Diddy. Kool & the Gang is the most sampled band in hip-hop by far.
When is Kool and the gang 50th anniversary?
The song signifies a modernization of Kool & the Gang’s unmistakable sound, down to the dance floor-tailored bass grooves and the perfectly timed horns. It was their first airplay chart hit in a decade. More new music is due out in 2018. Kool & the Gang’s 50th Anniversary is just around the corner.
When did Kool and the gang release their first album?
In 1969 Kool & the Gang released their self-titled debut album/ It was the introduction to a theme, music is the message, that Kool & the Gang stands by today. The instrumental album was an expression of their deep love of music.
Where can I see Kool and the Gang’s bass?
Kool’s bass is displayed at the new Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. Artifacts from the band’s archive have recently gone on display, next to Count Basie, at the newly- opened Grammy Museum Experience in Newark, NJ.
• In 1964, Robert “Kool” Bell, his brother Ronald, and their friends Clifford Adams, Charles Smith, Woody Sparrow, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Ricky West, and Funky George Brown formed The Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey. • They became Kool & the Gang in 1969 and released their self-titled debut album the following year.
Is the song get Down on it sampled?
Nelly ‘s ” Ride wit Me “, though it does not strictly sample “Get Down on It”, does use an identical chord progression to the Kool & The Gang selection, especially in the refrain. This song was sampled by The Game in “Up on the Wall” from The Documentary 2.5.
When did get down on it by Blue come out?
“Get Down on It” Single by Blue featuring Kool & the Gang and Lil’ Kim; from the album Best of Blue; Released: January 3, 2005: Length: 4: 37: Label: Innocent, Virgin: Songwriter(s) Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James “J.T.” Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Earl Bell and Eumir Deodato: Producer(s)