Ronald 'Khalis' Bell, a co-founder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68. Kool & the Gang grew from jazz roots in the 1960s to become one of the major groups of the 1970s, blending jazz, funk, R&B and pop. RIP: Ronald 'Khalis' Bell, a co-founder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68 (pictured in 2018)Bell is survived by his wife and 10 children: Kahdijah, Rasheed, Nadirah, Liza, Maryam, Aminah, Jennah, Khalis, Asia and James and grandchildren. 'At the end of Ladies Night, we are singing, "Come on let’s all celebrate,"' Bell told Billboard in 2018 of the hit's origins. Bell was a member of the group since 1964 alongside his brother Ronald Bell, Amir Bayyan, Curtis Williams, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Lavell Evan, Louis Taylor, Shawn McQuiller, Timothy Horton and Michael Ray.

Source: Daily Mail September 09, 2020 23:27 UTC