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This is part two of my Late Afternoon/Early Evening Music Interlude!!!
As I mentioned in the song by Earth, Wind & Fire, it is the Last weekend in August 2019 and the beginning of the month of September! Time for Celebration! And here it is! I have selected a song by Kool & The Gang entitled "CELEBRATION"!!!
Come on now get your dancing shoes on and let's celebrate! This Music Video has had some 168,620,240 views!!!
Background:
Kool & the Gang are an American musical group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. After settling on their name following several changes, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1970).
The band's first taste of success came with their fourth album Wild and Peaceful (1973), which contained the US top ten singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". Kool & the Gang subsequently entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician/producer Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up. Their most successful albums of this period include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US, and the hit singles "Ladies' Night", the US number one "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", and "Cherish". The band continue to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth anniversary tour in 2014.
Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and, in 2006, a Music Business Association Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. In 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Their discography includes 23 studio albums and almost 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the US.
As I mentioned in the song by Earth, Wind & Fire, it is the Last weekend in August 2019 and the beginning of the month of September! Time for Celebration! And here it is! I have selected a song by Kool & The Gang entitled "CELEBRATION"!!!
Come on now get your dancing shoes on and let's celebrate! This Music Video has had some 168,620,240 views!!!
Background:
Kool & the Gang are an American musical group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. After settling on their name following several changes, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1970).
The band's first taste of success came with their fourth album Wild and Peaceful (1973), which contained the US top ten singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". Kool & the Gang subsequently entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician/producer Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up. Their most successful albums of this period include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US, and the hit singles "Ladies' Night", the US number one "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", and "Cherish". The band continue to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth anniversary tour in 2014.
Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and, in 2006, a Music Business Association Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. In 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Their discography includes 23 studio albums and almost 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the US.
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PV2 Mark Zehner SGT Mark Anderson SFC Jay Thompson SrA Elizabeth Fontenot SSG Shavonde Chase PO3 Phyllis Maynard Lt Col Jim Coe SrA Edward Vong Sgt Dale Cusack SSgt Rilene Ann LTC John Mohor ssgt-terry-kohler cpl-tony-lee-hamilton CW3 Michael Bodnar SPC Deborah Root-White SFC Jay Thompson po3-craig-phillips MSgt Ken "Airsoldier" Collins-Hardy
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SPC Deb Root-White
Love this!! Had some friends in a group in the early 1980s who did a great version of this song. Always been a favorite.
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