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      • Ronald Bell, also known as Khalis Bayyan and the co-founder of Kool & the Gang, was a self-taught tenor saxophonist and keyboardist who, along with his brother Robert "Kool" Bell on bass, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor and drummer George Brown, was one of the main songwriters in their pop/R&B band Kool & The Gang.
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  2. Sep 10, 2020 · Ronald Khalis Bell, who with his brother and neighborhood friends formed the jazz-funk-R&B band that became Kool & the Gang, and who was the lead writer on its biggest hit, the omnipresent...

  3. Ronald Nathan Bell (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020), also known as Khalis Bayyan, [1] was an American composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, saxophonist and co-founding member of Kool & the Gang. The band recorded nine No. 1 R&B singles in the 1970s and 1980s, including its No. 1 pop single "Celebration". [2] .

  4. Sep 9, 2020 · Ronald “Khalis” Bell, the singer, songwriter and saxophonist whose group Kool & the Gang became one of the most celebrated and musically eclectic funk bands in the 1970s and beyond, died...

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  5. Sep 10, 2020 · Ronald "Khalis" Bell, a co-founder, songwriter, saxophonist, vocalist and producer of the chart-topping group Kool & The Gang, died Wednesday morning at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He...

  6. Sep 9, 2020 · Khalis Bayyan, otherwise known as Ronald Bell, who with his brother Robert “Kool” Bell was a co-founder of enduring soul favorites Kool & the Gang, passed away suddenly early this morning...

  7. Sep 10, 2020 · RonaldKhalisBell, a cofounder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the US Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife by his side,...

  8. Sep 10, 2020 · Ronald "Khalis" Bell, a founding member of Kool & the Gang and a driving force behind many of the band's greatest hits, has died. He was 68. Bell died suddenly on Wednesday at his home in...

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