NEW YORK (AP) — 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,” ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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,” ...

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. When it comes ...

Robert "Kool" Bell, the last surviving original member of Kool & the Gang, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Kool & the Gang bandleader Robert ...

"It's gonna be a nice party," said Robert "Kool" Bell about Kool & the Gang's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. Kool & the Gang have provided the soundtrack to many a soirée — and sporting event — ...

George Brown, a founding member of Kool & The Gang, died Thursday. Brown passed away after battling cancer, a representative for the band told Fox News Digital. "George Brown, co-founder, drummer, ...