Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
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Rock & Roll Hall of FamerCategory: PerformerInducted: 2024Inducted by: Chuck DNominated: 2024First Eligible: 1995 Ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inducted Members: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Claydes “Charles” Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, Ricky WestfieldSongwriters Hall of Fame: 2018Induction Ceremony Songs:
Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2034 (ranked #427) .
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119 comments so far (post your own)Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05/19/2013 @ 09:50am |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/23/2013 @ 10:20am |
Why aren't Kool & the Gang as respected as Earth, Wind & Fire? Posted by Roy on Saturday, 09/7/2013 @ 20:12pm |
Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 09/7/2013 @ 20:19pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Saturday, 09/7/2013 @ 21:08pm |
I think Kool & the Gang should be RRHOF worthy. They had infectious hits like Celebration & Misled that get in your skin & bones. Humming those songs for days. Posted by KING on Saturday, 05/3/2014 @ 22:38pm |
2015 Hollywood Walk of Fame Inductees! Posted by Roy on Saturday, 06/21/2014 @ 07:45am |
The following artist need to get into the RRHOF Posted by Mike on Friday, 01/2/2015 @ 05:55am |
I still can't believe Kool & The Gang has failed to be inducted. Misled might be one of the best songs ever recorded. Love Emergency, Joanna, Jungle Boogie, and their hits. Roy has listed them and it takes up a good block. The lead singer has hands down one of the best voices. They can funk it up, a little R&B, play it straight up. Kool & The Gang has the musical talent to do what they want. A poster brought up Earth, Wind & Fire an excellent group who has been inducted. I don't know why they haven't been inducted. 2016 is a good year to start. KING Posted by KING on Sunday, 05/24/2015 @ 04:49am |
I still can't believe Kool & The Gang has failed to be inducted. Misled might be one of the best songs ever recorded. Love Emergency, Joanna, Jungle Boogie, and their hits. Roy has listed them and it takes up a good block. The lead singer has hands down one of the best voices. They can funk it up, a little R&B, play it straight up. Kool & The Gang has the musical talent to do what they want. A poster brought up Earth, Wind & Fire an excellent group who has been inducted. I don't know why they haven't been inducted. 2016 is a good year to start. KING Posted by KING on Sunday, 05/24/2015 @ 04:51am |
I still can't believe Kool & The Gang has failed to be inducted. Misled might be one of the best songs ever recorded. Love Emergency, Joanna, Jungle Boogie, and their hits. Roy has listed them and it takes up a good block. The lead singer has hands down one of the best voices. They can funk it up, a little R&B, play it straight up. Kool & The Gang has the musical talent to do what they want. A poster brought up Earth, Wind & Fire an excellent group who has been inducted. I don't know why they haven't been inducted. 2016 is a good year to start. KING Posted by KING on Sunday, 05/24/2015 @ 04:51am |
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/kool-the-gang-my-life-in-16-songs-20150629#ixzz3egifECy6 Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/1/2015 @ 20:12pm |
The 2015 Hollywood Walk of Fame Inductees Posted by Roy on Thursday, 07/2/2015 @ 07:05am |
ROY Posted by KING on Thursday, 07/2/2015 @ 19:46pm |
The last true funk band to be inducted was Earth Wind And Fire, fifteen years ago. The O'Jays, Isaac Hayes and Prince were inducted over ten years ago, though I would consider them more soul or R&B. Posted by PLUTO on Thursday, 07/2/2015 @ 22:17pm |
I'm hoping The Spinners earn induction this year. They are deserving but it will open up the current log jam of deserving groups like The Commodores & Kool & The Gang. JT Taylor is an excellent singer. Real smooth. That was a smart decision when the band signed him on. They became a hit machine. I always liked Misled myself. Kool & The Gang earned their notoriety and respect with 50 years in the music business. They definitely were innovative with the addition of brassy horns and funk sound with the rhythm and blues. I think Kool & The Gang will be 1 of my choices for 2016-2017 nomination. KING Posted by KING on Thursday, 10/29/2015 @ 17:36pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/5/2016 @ 05:26am |
So they are only going to induct 8 members from bands from now on! Here it goes for Kool & The Gang: Posted by Roy on Saturday, 03/4/2017 @ 21:47pm |
The trombone player Clifford Adams joined Kool & the Gang the same year as the singer J.T. Taylor. Clifford Adams is still with the group. Adams and Taylor were both on Celebration. It would look very odd if they induct Taylor without Adams. I don't think they will do that. Another case of remembering the singer, but forgetting the horn player. It won't happen here. Posted by Roy on Sunday, 03/5/2017 @ 05:34am |
Was shopping at Trader Joe's and they played a lot of forgotten 80's songs on the speaker in there. One of them, "Misled" by Kool and the Gang. That song rocks. One of the few funk songs that greatly blends with hard guitar riffs. It reminded me how unappreciated they are by the RRHOF. Get 'em in! Posted by Jason Voigt on Saturday, 04/22/2017 @ 01:03am |
So the Rock Hall is actually still willing to induct more than 8 members of a band based on who they nominated with Rufus. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 01/6/2018 @ 09:48am |
This is a good sign for the Rock Hall in 2019 for Kool & The Gang. Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 09:53am |
JT Taylor will perform with Kool & The Gang at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. He will be there like Steve Perry, but he will perform as well. Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 11:43am |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 07:36am |
The snubbed members of Kool & The Gang will be… Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 07:40am |
The snubbed members of Kool & The Gang will be… Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 09:45am |
Why aren't Kool & the Gang as respected as Earth, Wind & Fire? Posted by Roy on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 14:04pm |
I'm guessing Darin means it made them sellouts because of the ubiquity of the song for weddings, sports events, etc. It was way too commercial to the point of schlock. Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 20:55pm |
Please explain to me why Celebration is a bad song. Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 22:40pm |
Kool and The Gang should get a nomination and hopefully be inducted. Meet the criteria. Posted by Mark on Sunday, 03/11/2018 @ 18:31pm |
'Celebration' is a great song! Sure wish I could have written something like that. Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 03/12/2018 @ 06:59am |
There was an episode of MTV Cribs where Dave Grohl turns on the radio in his kitchen and Get Down On It is playing. Grohl starts dancing and clapping, and Taylor Hawkins is laughing. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/12/2018 @ 19:05pm |
Questlove is my best hope for nominating Kool & The Gang and The Commodores! He did not respond to me on twitter, but message read. Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05/27/2018 @ 11:33am |
http://www.walkoffame.com/kool-and-the-gang Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 16:51pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2zHLL2u6LA Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 16:52pm |
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8461264/kool-the-gang-reunion-shof Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 16:54pm |
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/kool-gang-songwriters-hall-fame/ Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 17:12pm |
Leon Bridges was the presenter for Kool & The Gang at the 2018 Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Leon Bridges performed "Get Down On It." Kool & The Gang performed "Celebration." Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 17:35pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PLr57tw0t4 Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/17/2018 @ 19:33pm |
Jermaine Jackson was the presenter for Kool & The Gang at the 2015 Hollywood Walk Of Fame ceremony. Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 08:49am |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHKGVY4_6J8 Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 13:29pm |
https://www.billboard.com/articles/6436573/kool-the-gang-trombonist-clifford-adams-dead Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 13:39pm |
https://www.bustle.com/articles/58214-kool-and-the-gangs-clifford-adams-dies-leaves-behind-some-huge-hits-videos Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 13:41pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 13:51pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfYmklS76bY Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 14:12pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JkivnDvJeM Posted by Roy on Saturday, 06/30/2018 @ 21:18pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLeb3cPA_Hc Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/1/2018 @ 01:10am |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idez-aZyifQ Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/1/2018 @ 03:14am |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YN2mRhQtUQ Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 07:12am |
More important that Rap! No more Rap in the Hall until Kool & The Gang are inducted! Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/13/2018 @ 14:25pm |
https://www.songhall.org/explore/results/eyJyZXN1bHRfcGFnZSI6IlwvZXhwbG9yZVwvcmVzdWx0cyIsImtleXdvcmRzIjoia29vbCBnYW5nIn0 Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/14/2018 @ 11:22am |
RAPPERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME SO FAR Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/28/2018 @ 07:40am |
Is racism keeping Chic out of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/9/2019 @ 09:34am |
Is racism keeping Kool & The Gang out of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/9/2019 @ 09:34am |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Thursday, 01/10/2019 @ 08:56am |
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8498675/kool-and-the-gang-50-years-interview Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 18:57pm |
Put them in the hall. The Koolest Dance Rock Band ever. Its time to celebrate! Posted by Donna on Monday, 10/28/2019 @ 05:29am |
It disgusts me that these rappers are getting into the Hall while the funk bands that inspired them are ignored. Posted by Sex machine on Tuesday, 04/28/2020 @ 03:38am |
Blood, Sweat & Tears * Kool & The Gang * The Commodores Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/7/2020 @ 13:02pm |
Kool & the Gang Co-Founder Ronald 'Khalis' Bell Dead at 68 Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 09/9/2020 @ 22:09pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 09/9/2020 @ 22:19pm |
Rest in Peace Ronald "Khalis" Bell, 1951-2020 Posted by Joe on Thursday, 09/10/2020 @ 00:33am |
Kool & the Gang Return With Funky New Song 'Sexy' Posted by Roy on Friday, 09/11/2020 @ 18:47pm |
Remembering Ronald Bell Posted by Roy on Saturday, 09/12/2020 @ 15:23pm |
STUDIO ALBUMS Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/19/2021 @ 16:28pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/9/2021 @ 12:59pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/9/2021 @ 13:14pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/9/2021 @ 16:06pm |
The two biggest, most successful black bands not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Posted by Roy on Friday, 03/12/2021 @ 03:34am |
Real Kool TV Presents Kool & The Gang Visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH 2013 Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/30/2021 @ 05:15am |
Amy Linden wants to nominate Kool & The Gang next year! Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/7/2021 @ 21:20pm |
Amy Linden was going to nominate Kool & The Gang this year, but she chose Fela Kuti instead. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/8/2021 @ 04:20am |
Amy Linden was going to nominate Kool & The Gang this year, but she chose Fela Kuti instead. Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/12/2021 @ 22:16pm |
Rappers in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/13/2021 @ 22:27pm |
Who should be the presenter for Kool & The Gang? Anyone other than Questlove? Lionel Richie? Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05/23/2021 @ 23:04pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 08/10/2021 @ 13:01pm |
Kool & The Gang Saxophonist Dennis Thomas Dead at 70 Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 08/10/2021 @ 13:03pm |
6 of the 12 members of Kool & The Gang are now deceased! Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 08/11/2021 @ 14:14pm |
Won't be inducted with Kool & The Gang Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/12/2021 @ 12:02pm |
7 members of Kool & The Gang are now deceased! Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/12/2021 @ 12:03pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/13/2021 @ 00:55am |
Kool & the Gang - The Inductees will be... Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/13/2021 @ 00:59am |
STUDIO ALBUMS Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/13/2021 @ 01:02am |
The two biggest, most successful black bands not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/13/2021 @ 01:04am |
Amy Linden was going to nominate Kool & The Gang this year, but she chose Fela Kuti instead. Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/13/2021 @ 01:05am |
Is There Kool Without the Gang? Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 07:10am |
Parliament-Funkadelic (1997) and Earth, Wind & Fire (2000) are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but Kool & The Gang and The Commodores are not. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 07:15am |
Amy Linden is the one who nominated Fela Kuti last year and this year. She won't nominate Kool & The Gang until Fela Kuti is inducted. Unbelievable! Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 13:57pm |
Rappers in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 15:47pm |
Blood, Sweat & Tears * Kool & The Gang * Commodores Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/13/2022 @ 05:37am |
Come on lets get kool and the gang in there they have given so much musically Posted by Tony L Sims on Friday, 05/27/2022 @ 12:12pm |
Kool and the Gang are my favourite funk band along with Earth, Wind, and Fire. These guys made a no 1 single called Celebration. This one is obviously iconic and unforgettable. The Gang also made other top 10 singles like Fresh, Cherish, Get Down On It, and Jungle Boogie: these 4 are also unforgettable. So Y didn't these guys get inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame??? Posted by Aabhash on Friday, 08/5/2022 @ 06:07am |
Kool & The Gang are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is because they are Black Muslims! Posted by Anthony Ace Rodriguez on Saturday, 11/26/2022 @ 13:30pm |
I have a feeling Kool & The Gang and King Crimson will be on the same ballot! Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/26/2022 @ 15:03pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/1/2023 @ 02:33am |
Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters with Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers on MTV Cribs listening to Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang in the kitchen. Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/7/2023 @ 07:55am |
Name me two black groups from the 1970s and 1980s, bigger and more successful than Kool & the Gang and the Commodores, who are not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame yet! You can't! Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 03/29/2023 @ 15:04pm |
@Roy for his comment: Posted by Dave Teves on Wednesday, 03/29/2023 @ 16:45pm |
@Roy for his comment: Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 03/29/2023 @ 19:50pm |
Kool & The Gang are mentioned in the A Tribe Called Quest Influence and Legacy clip on the Rock Hall twitter. Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/24/2023 @ 09:04am |
Robert "Kool" Bell on Kool & The Gang Still Not Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/30/2023 @ 12:12pm |
STUDIO ALBUMS Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/30/2023 @ 12:58pm |
It seems that everyone is predicting them in the next year. Posted by power on Friday, 06/30/2023 @ 11:30am |
I don't get how these guys haven't been nominated even once. They wrote all their songs, they were an incredible blend of R&B and pop rock. The Spinners never wrote a single song and got in, Kool and Gang should 100% be inducted, no excuse to snub them. Posted by Pete on Monday, 07/31/2023 @ 19:38pm |
Rest in Peace George "Funky" Brown, drummer, 1949(?)-2023. Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 11/17/2023 @ 12:43pm |
RIP George "Funky" Brown. Posted by J.W. on Friday, 11/17/2023 @ 15:18pm |
Kool & the Gang Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/18/2023 @ 00:02am |
George 'Funky' Brown, Whose Uplifting Drums Held Down Kool and the Gang, Dead at 74 Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/18/2023 @ 18:40pm |
8 members of Kool & The Gang are being nominated. It should be 9. Clifford Adams joined the group the same time as J.T. Taylor. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/10/2024 @ 17:07pm |
Kool and the Gang should be a lock on this ballot for 2024. After the Spinners got inducted, I have high hopes. Even though we know David Lee Roth is a voting member of the Rock Hall, he should definitely be trying to push them. He got the group to open up for Van Halen in 2012. Where you at, Diamond Dave? Posted by Jason Voigt on Tuesday, 02/13/2024 @ 23:37pm |
Could see them being backdoored under early influence lol Posted by d on Thursday, 02/15/2024 @ 12:15pm |
Rappers in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/17/2024 @ 20:24pm |
Roy, Posted by Will M on Saturday, 02/17/2024 @ 20:40pm |
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES WHO WILL VOTE FOR KOOL & THE GANG Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/17/2024 @ 21:03pm |
Funny that these guys got inducted get in INTACT…but the mighty COMMODORES get SNUBBED in favor of LIONEL RICHIE SOLO. Posted by Bill G on Tuesday, 04/23/2024 @ 22:58pm |
The Commodores are next! Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/28/2024 @ 05:35am |
Robert Bell and J.T. Taylor are the only surviving members of Kool & the Gang being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Both of them will be at the ceremony, and both can still perform! Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/28/2024 @ 05:38am |
HERE WE GO AGAIN…. Posted by Bill G on Sunday, 04/28/2024 @ 07:28am |
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Intro: Kool & The Gang Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/27/2024 @ 14:21pm |
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