Robert ''Kool'' Bell ( a.k.a. Muhammad Bayyen ), Bass, Vocals; Ronald Bell ( a.k.a. Khalis Bayyan, Trumpet, sax; Dennis ''D.T.'' Thomas, sax, Flute; George ''Funky george'' Brown, Robert ''Spike'' Mickens, Trumpet; Charles Smith, Guitar; Clifford Adams, Trombone ( 1976-present 0; James ''J.T.'' Taylor, Vocals ( 1979-89, 1995-present ) plus about 20 or more others over the years. Originally as The Jazziacs they were formed by Ronald Bell but by 1969 they changed the name to Kool and the Gang. Formed their own record label, De-lite. Koll and the gang produced funk songs from the late sixties to the early seventies with minimal vocals for lack of a lead singer. This saw the release of tracks that included "Kool and the Gang", "Who's gonna take the weight", "Kool it","Pneumonia", "Dujii", and "Chocolate buttermilk". 
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Live at the sex machine (1971) Funk
Tracks: Chocolate Buttermilk - Funky Man - I Want To Take You Higher - Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) - Let The Music Take Your Mind - Pneumonia - Touch Of You - Trying To Make A Fool Of Me - Walk On By - What Would The World Be Like Without Music - Who's Gonna Take The Weight - Wichita Lineman
Wild and peaceful (1973) Funk
Tracks: Funky Stuff - Heaven At Once - Hollywood Swinging - Jungle Boogie - Life Is What You Make It - More Funky Stuff - This Is Me - This Is You - Wild And Peaceful
Light of words (1974) Funk, Disco
Tracks: Fruitman - Here After - Higher Plane - Light Of Worlds - Rhyme-Tyme People - Street Corner Symphony - Summer Madness 9 - Whiting H. & G. - You Don't Have To Change
