Robert Kool Bell
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Robert Earl "Kool" Bell (born October 8, 1950), also known by the name Muhammad Bayyan, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is the last surviving founding member of the American R&B, soul, funk and disco band Kool & the Gang. Bell was born in Youngstown, Ohio, to Aminah Bayyan (1932–2014) and Robert "Bobby" Bell (1929–1985). Bell grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Growing up, Bell was nicknamed "Kool", due to being "laid back": That's a nickname from the neighborhood I grew up in here in Jersey City. It's a faddish thing and I just happened to take the name Kool 'cause I'm kin…
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Kool & the Gang · Kool and the Gang
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Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV
Le monde est à vous
1987 · TV
Stars 80, la suite
2017 · Movie
Stars 80 - Triomphe
2017 · Movie
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024 · Movie
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025 · Movie
Kool And The Gang - Gold - The Videos
2007 · Movie
The Best of MusikLaden: Kool & the Gang
1999 · Movie
The Secret Disco Revolution
2012 · Movie
Kool & The Gang - Baloise Session 2017
2018 · Movie
Kool & The Gang - 40th Anniversary Concert
2005 · Movie