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Kool & the Gang were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as performers in 2024.

Kool & the Gang

Funky grooves, pop songwriting, fantastic vocals, and a killer horn section.

In a career that has lasted over fifty years, Kool & the Gang have been essential innovators in the sound of funk, soul, disco, and R&B, creating rock & roll’s most danceable anthems. More on rockhall.com... 

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