George Brown Ronald Bell Dennis Thomas and Robert 'Kool' Bell Kool and the Gang
FILE - George Brown, from left, Ronald Bell, Dennis Thomas and Robert "Kool" Bell, of Kool and the Gang, appear at the 2014 Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 7, 2014. Brown died Nov. 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, after a battle with cancer. Ronald Bell died in 2020 and Dennis Thomas died in 2021. The group is among the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP, File) 11071419605, 21334631, FILE PHOTO
