Kool & the Gang
Aquarium Playlist, 9/9/26
EPISODE #700: MUSIC V The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Mary Lee’s Corvette — “700 Miles” Greg Kihn — “When the Music Starts” The Ronettes — “I Can Hear Music” Rolling Stones — “Can You Hear the Music” of Montreal — “Listen to Music and Cry” Sensational Country Blues Wonders — “Music of the Spheres”Desmond Dekker […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/26/24
EPISODE #617: THANKSGIVING 2024 (TOGETHERNESS) Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” [ALTERNATE THEME]Heatwave — “Happiness Togetherness”Big Dipper — “All Going Out Together” The 5th Dimension — “Living Together, Growing Together” Kool & the Gang — “Love & Understanding (Come Together)” Spiritualized — “Come Together”The Beatles — “Come Together” The Youngbloods — “Get Together” Eels — “Stick […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/15/22
EPISODE #474: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Weeknd — “Save Your Tears”Billy Wright — “After Dark Blues”The Staple Singers — “Uncloudy Day”The Treniers — “Rockin’ Is Our Bizness”Ohio Players — “Love Rollercoaster”Cecil Gant — “I Wonder”Hank Ballard & the Midnighters — “Work With Me Annie” Dee Dee Sharp — “Mashed […]
Q&A: Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & the Gang
Reading Will Hermes’ Love Goes to Buildings on Fire, I was surprised to learn that Kool & the Gang got their start in Jersey City. Doing some additional research, I was further surprised to learn that 2014 was the band’s 50th anniversary. So I pitched the idea to New Jersey Monthly and ended up interviewing […]
Jack Silbert, curator