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James " J.T. " Warren Taylor (born August 16, 1953) is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979 and remained with the group for nine years. His tenure as lead singer was the most successful era in the band's history with the albums Ladies' Night (1979 ...
Sep 10, 2020 · The lead singer of Kool & the Gang, JT Taylor, posted a tribute to his late bandmate. The group's former lead singer, JT Taylor, is now almost 70 years old. After leaving the group to pursue a solo career, he's mostly laid low, according to Amo Mama, but he occasionally performs international solo shows, spends most of his time with family, and ...
Lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor, along with Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, his brother Ronald Bell on tenor saxophone and drummer George Brown, was one of the main songwriters in their pop/R&B band Kool & The Gang, whose classic hits like “Jungle Boogie,” “Hollywood Swinging,” “Celebration,” “Get Down on It” and “Joanna” made for a novel and immensely successful pop-funk ...
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell aka "Khalis Bayyan", Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas , Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith , George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Sep 10, 2020 · BBC. Ronald Bell (right) with brother and fellow band member Robert in 2014. Ronald Bell, one of the founder members of 1970s and 1980s pop group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68. He ...
James 'JT' Taylor. Soundtrack: The Nice Guys. JT's vocal talents were discovered at the age of seven while singing in his church choir, rapidly inspiring praise for him throughout his neighborhood. At the age of thirteen, JT formed his first band, gaining New York state recognition with an appearance at the world famous Apollo Theater. During his time as a high school track star, he advanced ...
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James “JT” Taylor, who grew up in Hackensack, joined Kool & the Gang as lead singer in 1979. Taylor, now 70, was with the group for its peak run on the pop chart. He left the band in 1988 ...
