K&TG’s first 8 albums are amazing with the combination of funk and jazz!!!! Not saying they didn’t have great music in the JT Taylor led era. But the 1969-1976 era of K&TG does it for me!!!!

@willardlockejr2965

Жыл бұрын

@Rodney Wyatt The early K&TG years were DEFINITELY THE BEST!!

@standaman1963

Жыл бұрын

@@willardlockejr2965 You both are correct.

@cellpat2686

Жыл бұрын

Their change in direction came as the times changed. I was a kid in 1980 so I only knew Kool & the Gang 2.0 (the JT era) until I recently saw their history on their own YT channel, and I can see how they grew both in talent & in age. Sadly only 2 members of the original gang are still with us today (Kool & George).

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Same here ...nuff said 🎷🎺🎷🎺🎷😊👍

@marvinhagler4721

Жыл бұрын

69- 76 is the best....easily

The horn arrangement were the key to early kool and the Gang.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

It was I got there first album it blows mine mind the horns on that album 👍👍🎷🎺🎷🎺🎷

@ezedikeohamadike9003

Жыл бұрын

Kool and his brother were from Youngstown by way of New Jersey They were jazz people. Found out they lived in the same apartment building as Monk.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!🎷🎺🎷😊👍👍👍👍

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!!!!👍🎷🎺🎷🎷🎺

@jeffgrayson7639

Жыл бұрын

And the drummer

Back in the 60's Kool and the Gang we're playing on Farmers Blvd in Queens New York, I was to young to get in the Club so my brother snuck me in under his coat, my brother knew how much I loved Kool and the Gang, they played for 2 hours, they were great, I can remember it like it was yesterday, long live Kool and the Gang.👑

@jaymioff2470

Жыл бұрын

That's a great story.

@bsmith9506

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at the Lowe's Valencia, one of those Sad Sam emcee shows with a million acts. Then at The Creep, a former movie theater just past Sutphin Blvd.

Finally THE REAL KOOL AND THE GANG!!! This is THAT RIGHT HERE!! My god FUNKY GEORGE KOOL RICK W. SPIKE D.T. KHYALIS(RONNIE) ALFI(CLAYDES) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that 👍👍👍👍👍👍😊🎺🎷🎺

@peterdarrylslaughter7390

Жыл бұрын

Yes,the real FUNKY " Kool and The Gang " Killing it with the FUNK horns .

@williamparker3328

Жыл бұрын

You got that right. Disco damaged real music and real musicians!!! Believe me that is the only way J. T. got into the Band! No disrespect but they didn't need him, because they were true jazz musicians who could blend it with r&b, and funk!!!! SOME SUPER COOL FELLAS!

@peterdarrylslaughter7390

Жыл бұрын

@@williamparker3328 Peace and the real FUNK music of " Kool and the Gangs speaks to all the real serious FUNKSTERS. So during the disco era they were okay but the RAW " Kool and The Gang " will always take the weight.

@williamparker3328

Жыл бұрын

@Peter Darryl Slaughter You got that right. You actually know the FUNK! There are a lot of pretenders out there who claim to be in the know! I followed K&G from the start when they cut their first LP ! I first heard them in 1969 on WLIB IN NEW YORK CITY and was up on it! James Brown also said that they were FUNKY! WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?

Now this is the Kool and the Gang I 😍

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Nuff said 👍👍🎷🎺🎷🎺

Their sound changed when JT came on board. I appreciate Kool n The Gang 70's jams bc they combined Jazz & Funk. R.I.P. past members!

@peterdarrylslaughter7390

Жыл бұрын

Peace,they needed to make some cash time for crossing over.

@honeylove7678

Жыл бұрын

@@peterdarrylslaughter7390 I prefer Funk and Jazz, can't relate to cross over, listen to it on the radio but wouldn't buy it.

@stuartperry8141

Жыл бұрын

How about Jungle Boogie, Hollywood Swinging, Funky Stuff and Open Sesame to a name few, were all different sounds of the group before JT came in the late seventies.

@honeylove7678

Жыл бұрын

@@stuartperry8141 Everything before JT, then when joined the group Ladies Night, Get Down On It. Joanna etc was cross over, JT thought he was head honcho.

@cellpat2686

Жыл бұрын

K&G (version 2.0) went on a different direction and were successful at it too. I was too young for 1.0 (1969) but became a teenager when K&G 2.0 had barely just started (1980) and I had no idea of their previous history. Just like many other 70s artists, K&G too had to change with the times, and they were great at it as well. The 1970s and 1980s were great decades of music, still missed by us all alive back then.

One of their best all-time cuts. Simply vintage Kool and the Gang here.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

You said it all 🎷🎺🎷👍👍👍

"Love The Life You Live" is so underrated as one of the greatest songs of the era.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

When the horns were out front kicking it 🎷🎺🎷👍😊

@jaymioff2470

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 Yes, my favorite horn bands were Kool and The Gang, Earth Wind and Fire, Crown Heights Affair, and The Ohio Players. ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

@jaymioff2470

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 Yes, I know they are the next in line but personally I am not a big fan of their music as far as hits. I would give them honorable mention but in my opinion they don't rise to the level of the mentioned bands. Also I left out "Parliament". P-Funk 4EVA!

@moussetache1815

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 And Kool Holding it all real tight on the bottom end

@honeylove7678

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 BRASS CONSTRUCTION "MOVIN"

My fav era. 1969-1976

Khalis(Ronald), Spike & "DT" the original K&TG horns. They don't sound the same without them. Rest easy Fellas and Thank you.

The live show here is exceptional. What talent. DT seemed like a real decent guy and I love how he handled himself on behalf of the group in the interview. What a gem this vid is. One of my fave bands of all time. Thanks for putting it up.

This is my 1st time hearing the live version. I love the studio version but man, this here is on another level.

The classic lineup of Kool & The Gang, was the best version of the group.

One of the hidden forces behind K&TG was Producer Gene Redd Jr whose father was a big band leader and arranger from the jazz era. This funk was raw, uncut, and hardcore to the bone with sophistication and polish (a rare combination that predated E,W,&F)

I like this. I actually like Kool and the Gang early Jazz collections

@spank2424

Жыл бұрын

The real Kool and the gang👏🏾

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

To me this was kool and the gang sad later on they went pop

@spank2424

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 Exactly water down

@rwyatt26

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyallen6510 I agree but those dudes had bills to pay and according to Ronald Bell, it was legendary music executive, Dick Griffey who recommended they get a lead singer. This transition was due to how other bands at the time such as the Commodores and EWF were doing.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

To me later on they went pop you would never hear this suff on radio

Real Music!!!!!

I'm not saying that didn't like the Joanna version of Kool and the Gang because I immensely did. I just happen to love this version of the band a hell of alot more.

@standaman1963

Жыл бұрын

Same here Michael.

@TheArmchairgm

Жыл бұрын

It's a trip, K & TG have about three incarnations of themselves-this version, the 'Ladies Man'/Celebration' JT Taylor years and the sellin' out Joanna/Cherish years, lol. And frankly, I liked Joanna.....at first, radio wore the song out.

If Kool & the gang is not in the rock & roll hall of fame, it's an injustice. They have all the criteria, in my opinion, great music ,chart toping songs, longevity , and a great stage show Definitely a top10# R & B band of all time, maybe top 5

@jaymioff2470

Жыл бұрын

I know they have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

@fitnessbyaugust4356

18 күн бұрын

They made it in🎉

I had most, if not all of their early albums when they were playing in this style!

Thank you so much for sharing this excellent footage of Kool & The Gang, been wanting to see this performance for years, Love The Life You Live is one of my favourite songs of their early years, love that funky wah wah guitar!

This is the finest of Kool and Gang Music is the Message, Wild and Peacful ,Good Times classic albums just the tip of the iceberg J T Taylor years later

DENNIS D.T. THOMAS, IS MY FRIENDS COUSIN!!!! KEEP RESTING IN PEACE!!!!✊🏾✊🏾

@redakhodja

Жыл бұрын

Did he passed the way ??

@ShudrodWatts

Жыл бұрын

@@redakhodja yes

Jazz fusion at its best! 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆💰💰💰💰💰

@Lppolymath90

Жыл бұрын

Misnomer. This wasn't fusion... This was pure funk.

@coachrobinson9958

Жыл бұрын

@@Lppolymath90 Bill Summers/Summer Heat, articulated it best: CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT TO! ☺️

Priceless video! Live music from the funk masters ❤

@crawilson

Жыл бұрын

The artist were live on Soul Train it was pure talent!! Unlike today auto tune 🎶 🎵

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

@@crawilson 🎺🎷🎺👍

@cathleensmith4717

Жыл бұрын

They have a big part in perpetuating the funk sound.

the transformation of the Bell brothers and Clay Smith look throughout the years is amazing

@robertbright2057

Жыл бұрын

They had become members of the THE NATION OF ISLAM .

@stuartperry8141

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbright2057 I know it but they their l changed look after they became members of the Nation of Islam too

"VINTAGE KOOL"!!! Music is the Message was the first album I bought and I still have it!! They were the standard for "FUNK"!!!

Completely tore it up!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen, The JAZZIACS !!!

Kool and the Gang =One of the greatest and most magnificent bands to have ever existed=talent,showmanship,musicianship,Hits,longevity and money making(still touring,AMAZING.

Before K and G went Pop!!

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@mariomarjan

2 ай бұрын

Before the owner needs money

I grew up in the '70s as a young saxophonist playing kool and the gang music . They were and still are my idiots.

Funky and musical all at one.

One of the only groups to ever actually perform live on soul train. No pre-recording, no gimmicks, just pure funk.

R.I.p funky gorge 🙏🏾🙏🏾

They were one of A few groups in the seventies who played the melody with horn lines ,didn’t need A lead vocalist until the disco area. Great Band ❤️

You can’t fit no money in that pocket!!!

@djl906

Жыл бұрын

Well put Rodeo, Because they were as tight as a tourniquet ,and funky George and Kool were the glue!

Que música y músicos fantasticos que Dios nos entregó. Agradecimientos desde Chile🇨🇱

Those horns!

Thank you for postng this Gem, never seen it before, I was in the 7th grade when this first came out, long live Kool & the Gang, thanks again. #KnowledgeIsKing

Nothing but love and respect for my favorite band of All times hip-hop legend's use the best greatest showmans

MAN! I LOVE THESE GUYS.

The horn section is unmatched!

I was at the concert they did in Philly at the Sex Machine in West Philly 52nd and Market st ☺

@pdelphius4

Жыл бұрын

I,m sure you were entertained to the fullest. Philly in the House!

@Lppolymath90

Жыл бұрын

I read an interview George Brown did years ago- he was asked about the Sex Machine show... he said all he remembered about it was that there were only around 25 people in the audience and that it was freezing cold outside. I assume that's probably why they overdubbed applause on the LP...

@davidlynn3631

Жыл бұрын

This is true maybe about 40 at the most most of their early live albums were done in small night club settings.

Classic💯💯💯🤘🤘🤘🤘

THIS Version!! KaPOW!!! TY for sharing!

First saw 1972 kool and the gang, freaking amazing . Went bought the albums at tower records “live at the sex machine “ and live at PJ’s. Great albums funky and jazz . Then the band went Hollywood like they shouldn’t. Well the rest is history.

THANK YOU!! UMP, UMP,UMP GREAT ON SO MANY LEVELS 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🙌🙌😎

only Ohio players can touch that horn section. did nt know that Robert played Sax. great interview by D.T. Don C. said they was from NYC, but DT corrected him w/o making a big deal bout it.

@peterdarrylslaughter7390

Жыл бұрын

During the 70's so many cold funky horn sections so it is hard to say who was number 1 overall. They all funky horn sounds for sure.

@carouselred8994

Жыл бұрын

Ronald Bell (Khalis Byaan) on sax. Robert Kool Bell on bass.

@icemanb4539

Жыл бұрын

@@peterdarrylslaughter7390 I agree. The cold funky horns is what defined the 70's soul sound. But listen to the O.P horns on Jive Turkey, Together, or Lets Love.

@kennethspencer4324

Жыл бұрын

Dont forget about Earth Wind & Fire Phenix horns & the P-Funk horns (Maceo, Fred, Kush Griffith & Rockin Rick) There were alot of blazing horn sections in the 70s!!!!!!

@icemanb4539

Жыл бұрын

@@kennethspencer4324 cameo, confunkshun, ltd... basically the only bands that didn't have funky horns was maze, chic, and isley bros.

Mercy!!!!!!!!

very nice !this funk !

Sadly only Robert "Kool" Bell (bassist) and George "Funky" Brown (drummer) are the only surviving members of this original lineup

@funknflow

7 ай бұрын

and now just Kool 😭

@leonguisburg413

7 ай бұрын

Yup---just found out about "Funky" George Brown 😢

@rorybrewster292

5 ай бұрын

A Funky George Brown just passed a few months ago.....shook his and Khalis Baayan's hand @ BB KINGS IN 2016....

I love them during this era

Incredible. Thanks so much for the upload

I didn't see much of Kool's bass playing in this video.

I see Ronald was rocking the afro!

Original kool and the gang period

Best recommendation KZread. Thanks.

One of the rare times a band played live on Soul Train. When I was in a band we did that song but the Black Heat version. Wow half the band is pass but they were the band besides the Ohio Players that us youngum tried to be like.

This is the real deal Kool & the Gang nothing against the pop R&B stuff that was made by them in the late 70s and early 80s but these dudes were serious funkateers with an obvious heavy Jazz influence. Their horns could compete with Earth Wind & Fire I don't care what anybody says.👌🏽

Claydes “Charles” Smith is one of the greatest guitarist in the world!

Kool and the Gang was originally from Jersey City, NJ.

When Khalis passed, it was just a matter of time for DeeTee - they were thick as thieves.

Back then in the 70 there were many local band that was form but never made it to the big top and can play well, lots of unknown talent. Those were the days when you were a member of your local high school band and you were in your band room and form an impromptu jam session imitating these artists. Those days are long gone whereas the school have taken the arts out of the school system.

A única remanescência do orgulho. Black do Brasil é o Samba, mas os negros norte americanos são diferenciados mesmos, por isso os estados unidos são o que SUPERPOTÊNCIA, 1o. Mundo. Fica o exemplo para nós negros brasileiros, de se alto valorizar, de ser incansável contra o racismo hipócrita brasileiro.

Now this right here!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥 This is the stuff!!! Before they got soft and resorted to disco. After Love & Understanding album dropped, I lost interest… although the live shows we’re still good.

@tonyallen6510

Жыл бұрын

Hey same here I got there first album man the horns were all over that album!👍🎷🎺🎷🎺

@phillipwattsjr.4714

Жыл бұрын

I love their early music too...but I understand why they switched. It was "ADAPT or DIE", and they chose the former.

@johnhenningfield4360

Жыл бұрын

What's interesting now is those several albums in between Love and Understanding & Ladies Night of them hurling ideas are fascinating, (check A Place In Space & Everybody's Dancing, etc.) they weren't called Scientist of Sound for nothing, even though they weren't big sellers but still fun to listen to their musical travels of Jazz (1969-1974), Jazz/Funk (1974-1976), Jazz/Funk/Disco (1976-1978), then Disco/Pop (1979-1986), it tells the story of a band who changed with times to survive.

En Argentina este grupo es una leyenda

They are going home to put on some cologne so they can smell sweet but they'll still be funky cause they are the funky men remember that.

Funky needs music

Undisputed talented leader of group to this day=Robert "Kool" Bell=Bassist Extraordinary.Most contrbuting-co-leader Ronald Bell ultra Uber musician.Dynamo contributors,co-leader George brown,D.T.,Taking them to a new level J.T.who is NOT the leader,but an Amazing all around asset to the group,singing,dancing,performing,creating an ambiance of sensationalism!

The horn section was the truth!

🔥

Wow. I have only heard this song by the group "Black Heat".

This is before them& ohio players crossed over.

The camera work was done poorly here.Most music shows in the era suffered from this. Nice clip overall. 👌

Holy moly macaroni that’s actually live. 🤩 🤤 🤔 😮 😛

ah that's interesting the style of singing is a bit like ZZTop by moment, so it's a funky singing style or boogie or jazz

Kool and the Gang Don is not from NYC. They west of the Hudson in Jersey City.

Amazing 👏🏾

Kool and the gang is from New Jersey

No I don't really care to ask them individually what they're personal influences are instead we'll go to commercial

OUTTA SITE!!!

I love this but the kay gees were incredible spin off!!@ this $hit was HARD WORK!@

They sold themselves out,but they were awesome

This is the only group that took u thru dimensions besides confucksiion

Oh yeah stop comparing the evolution of this band cause they started out with pretty much a contemporary jazz format

Did you forget that all this videos are sponsored by Internet Archive lo**ser you got NO videos of your own.

@garythomas6443

Жыл бұрын

Grew up with Kool and the Gang!!! GREAT horn section!!! The only horns that could rival were Earth, Wind and Fire, and The Tower of Power!!!

@safee4540

Жыл бұрын

@@garythomas6443 Ohio Players , BT Express, Brass Construction & Chicago 👍

@willf.5608

Жыл бұрын

@@safee4540 Don't forget the " Horny Horns" from PFUNK and James Brown and also the 3 Wilson brothers with Mandrill...🤘🏾🎼🤘🏾

@pdelphius4

Жыл бұрын

@@safee4540 👍💯💯💯💯💯

@ECMRMIG

Жыл бұрын

Love the life you live was my introduction to Kool and the Gang. Since that song they have become the greatest band of all times in my life. To this very day their music is inspiring 💪👍🤜🤛

JTs cool n the gang's Era is outstanding

Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,honorable poster!This is after The Mighty Maestro Barry White broke live music ratings history and soul train's ,Don Cornelius relented on more expensive live shows for best selling bands.

Started out as a jazz ensamble in highschool. And continued to evolve with African Americans musical taste guided by Jewish influence in production and management. But when they're done with exploited people for legal reasons will be released. And all this time later it's still the industry standard.

@GStrongRAW

Жыл бұрын

"...guided by Jewish influence in production and management..." this is totally FALSE! They were managed and produced, early in their career by Gene Redd( a Black musician, bandleader and founder of De-Lite records.) They hit pop music status when they began working with a BRAZILIAN musician/producer Eumir Deodato, in 1979. Chill with the falsehoods. This is how legacies are slowly erased,by manipulating the narrative.