Celebrate Anderson is a local tradition that brings together residents and visitors for a day of music, fun, and community spirit. For the past 26 years, "Celebrate Anderson" has been a free concert ...

Thousands of music fans are expected to attend Celebrate Anderson with the legendary Kool & the Gang over the Labor Day weekend. The annual free event will be held at the William A. Floyd Amphitheater ...

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television ...

ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - The City of Elkhart and The Lerner Theatre will “celebrate good times” later this summer by inviting the community to “get down, get down” at a free concert featuring two iconic ...

Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the legendary R&B and funk band Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 71. Sumler, who originally worked as the band's wardrobe valet before joining the group as a ...

STAMFORD — Robert "Kool" Bell is the only surviving original member of the celebrated and influential R&B and funk band Kool & the Gang, but that hasn't stopped the band from touring and putting out ...

Editor’s note: Cobb County police previously said Michael Sumler drove into another vehicle’s path. On Friday, police said another vehicle entered into Sumler’s lane of travel. As a member of the R&B ...

Robert “Kool” Bell, the co-founder of Kool & the Gang and bass guitar player, chatted about their latest EP “Kool Summer” and his respected career in the music industry. Kool & the Gang. Photo Credit: ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Robert “Kool” Bell said it’s been a blessing to be able to still perform after headlining Friday at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. RELATED: Jacksonville Jazz Fest 2025 is ...

Kool & the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man and stylist for Kool & the Gang, died early ...

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