Kool & the Gang

One of their more famous songs from this period was "Cherish," part of their album Emergency. Lords of Acid also performed as Digital Orgasm, with a less-sex and more-rave sound. Their fame quickly diminished in the later part of the decade, though they continued releasing albums throughout the 80s and 1990s. In 2000 they released a more rock 'n' roll album called Farstucker and in 2003, after being in the business for 15 years, they've released a Greatest Hits album. More hits followed in the early 1980s, including "Big Fun" and "Get Down on It". This was followed by Our Little Secret (1997), Heaven is an Orgasm (1998) and Expand Your Head (1999). Their only #1 hit was 1980's "Celebration", off Celebrate!, produced by Eumir Deodato. Their second album was Voodoo-U, which featured a more industrial sound.

The late 1970s saw a lull in Kool & the Gang's career that ended (after new lead singer James "JT" Taylor joined the group) with 1979's Ladies Night, the title track from which spawned a 25-year-long tradition of ladies' nights in New Jersey dance clubs and bars. Their debut album, 1990's Lust (along with the remix singles Rough Sex and I Must Increase My Bust) became famous within the electronic music and dance music communities for their outrageously sexual lyrics. Several live and studio albums followed, but 1973's Wild and Peaceful broke the into the mainstream with "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band from the 1990s that started as a spinoff of Praga Khan with the controversial New beat single I Sit On Acid in 1988. Though none of the three singles from the album went far on the pop charts, their R&B success was swift and massive. The group first hit the pop charts with their debut, self-titled album.

The Bell Brothers' father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk and the brothers were friends with Leon Thomas. November 1, 1951, Youngstown, Ohio); George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on saxophone; and Rick Westfield on keyboards. October 8, 1950, Youngstown, Ohio) and Ronald Bell on saxophone (b. The group's main members over the years included brothers Robert Bell (known as "Kool") on bass (b.

They started out as practitioners of R&B and funk, eventually went through a phase where they were a smooth disco ensemble, and wound up the successful period of their career recording tunes that were a mixture of pop and R&B. They went through several musical phases in their career. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group.

"Stone Love" [1987, #10]. "Victory" [1986, #10]. "Emergency" [1985, #28]. "Cherish" [1985, #2].

"Fresh" [1985, #4]. "Misled" [1985, #10]. "Tonight" [1984, #13]. "Joanna" [1983, #2 (#1 R&B)].

"Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" [1982, #30]. "Big Fun" [1982, #21]. "Get Down on It" [1982, #10]. "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" [1981, #17 (#1 R&B)].

Jones" [1981, #39]. "Jones vs. "Celebration" [1980 #1, (#1 R&B)]. "Too Hot" [1980, #5].

"Ladies' Night" [1979, #8 (#1 R&B)]. "Spirit of the Boogie"/"Summer Madness" [1975, #35 (#1 R&B)]. "Higher Plane" [1974, #37 (#1 R&B)]. "Hollywood Swinging" [1974, #6].

"Jungle Boogie" [1974, #4]. "Funky Stuff" [1973, #29]. Victory (1986, Mercury, #25). Emergency (1985, De-Lite, #13).

In the Heart (1984, De-Lite, #29). As One (1982, De-Lite, #29). Something Special (1981, De-Lite, #12). Celebrate! (1980, De-Lite, #10).

Ladies' Night (1979, De-Lite, #13). Wild and Peaceful (1974, De-Lite, #33).