Most of them in this performance are now no longer with us… Kool is the last man standing! Rest In Peace and Power to all fallen heroes in Kool And The Gang ! ✊🏾🙏❤️🎶🎶
@@zoso73 the Bass guitarist! His brother who played the saxophone 🎷 and keyboards 🎹 for the group passed away years ago and both he and Kool were co-founders along with the original drummer George Brown, who also passed away! 🥲
Brilliant, you see kids this is called music, real music that stands the test of time...We were very lucky to have lived during this special time of music.
They say if you remember the ‘70’s, then you weren’t really there. I was only 9 when this hit so I remember it vividly. There was an unusually deep freedom of expression in the arts that launched in the ‘60’s but dispersed further from about 1969-79. If you listen to all genres created during that period you’ll be there.
To me, the *funky, jazzy* Kool & The Gang, right here, will always be *the best* era of the band. I do like a lot of the later, more pop-oriented music with J.T. too, but from '69 to '76 or so, this band made so many great albums, with some of the *best funk and jazz* , to ever be put on records by anyone! I have all of those classic albums, and my favorite is probably '74's "Light of Worlds."
@@charlesbrazell2136 Right on! I hear you, and I definitely agree with Robert "Kool" Bell on that point! That album is so deep, especially the title track, which may be my favorite song from Kool & The Gang. I really wish I could have seen them on the tour for that album, or at least sometime, back in their '70s prime, but I was only born in '73, so I didn't get that chance. I love all of their '70s albums though, including "Live at PJ's," which is one of the best live albums, *ever* , by any group. My *favorite* live album, of all time, though, has to be "Gratitude," by the mighty, mighty Earth, Wind & Fire! 🙂
@@christianman73 Hey listen-I'm glad to hear(or see) you saying these things my friend; it lets me know you are following a different trend which says you are more of the spirit of truth than a lot of other people of your generation-and yes I wish you were born earlier, so that you would not have missed so much great music that I and my generation were exposed to and grew up on-God Bless you! P.S.: Are you hip to The Kay-Gees? They were Kool And The Gang's protege group; they had a big hit in 1974, called "Keep On Bumpin" and then their last album, which I thought was a masterpiece, but was not promoted by their label, but should've been, was called "Killowatt'-if you loved Kool And The Gang check out The Kay-Gees from the 1970s also! The Kay-Gees only made 3 albums, which are all on a cd re-issue now, which I think you can't go wrong, with that collection-take care! 11-12-24
I'm from Argentina, the black music has been a source of inspiration for many of the best argentinians musicians. Even, the africans roots are present in the tango (an afro nane) and folklore. I see this Kool and the Gang perfomance because a song of argentinan duo Catriel y Paco remember me a Fresh . Thank You for your musical talent.
MOST of those brothers in this phenomenal band, has passed on now...they had a GREAT comeback in LATE 1979. with Ladies Night. and went into the 80's dominated the record sales. and the charts.
Crazy thing is that after he introduced them, Bobby Womack actually sat in on percussion with KATG for a portion of 'Jungle Boogie'. That's wild. Respect and RIP to Ronald Bell (saxophone and co-founder of KATG) and to the Poet...and he know it!!!
It's about skills. If you're a musicians, you have to have chops to play disco. Imagine all the Orchestra's & horn sections that were hired during the era. People got a lot of work and a lot of music was produced. Example, there was a disco version of "Star Wars", then the bass player also played on "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka, which was written by Ashford & Simpson, who wrote "Ain't No Mountain high Enough, which was "soul" from Motown. It's all music. But for the fan, you like what you like.
@@franksmith7247 Him and his friend Bavossa have jumped out together. They had enough of Mr Cavanaughs BS He called everyone Buddyboy and you wanted to smack him High School Hijinks !
This was amazing. I grew up listening to them, but with James "JT" Taylor as the lead singer. So sad only Robert "Kool" Bell is the only original band member still alive. I'm so happy to see them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I hope Kool and JT both are there to accept the award 👍🏾💯.
We used to dance hard back then! wearing striped pant and checkered shirts and polka dot blouses & paisley skirts. The 70s was the coolest and most exciting era of all times!!
These are real musicians. They read music and know how to play a musical instrument. No pre-recorded drum machine, no synthesized samples. People who actually sing instead of talking.
This is because since the 80s, schools across the US, especially in the inner cities gutted music programs. Bands like these formed and learned their instruments while teenagers in school.
@@Nova_Corps It's true and I believe it(gutting of music programs)was done DELIBERATELY, right in the same year that they brought in Rap and Disco; how would I know these things? I was there and am telling you as I remember how it happened(I am now 66 years old)-it's the youth of today who are now at a loss, because of these terrible and wicked things they did to our(and everybody else's) music! 11-11-24.
@charlesbrazell2136 I talked to a young musician who plays bass. He said he had to look up older music to play "properly" because the newer music doesn't have the parts, etc, he wants to learn from.
I’ve loved them since I was 13 or 14 when these songs came out! I just celebrated my 64th year and go to Vegas every year to see my favorite band! Finally met Kool and wished him happy birthday. It’s so sad he’s the only one of the originals still here! 🙏🏽❤🔥
omg this is tight! what a great band! my older sister had this on a 45 record, i played it randomly one day and that was the day i learned what R&B/Funk really was. awesome!
This is awesome, so amazing that such footage exists, they look so young and that’s Bobby Womack introducing them isn’t it! Love Kool & the gang in those days takes me right back to when I was 16
Seeing this reminds me of how we're only here for a short season. Seeing them in their youths is fascinating, now that most of the original members are no longer here, especially Ronald Bell.
It was a dance hit at all the parties of the time, I flashed back to big parties my uncle used to through at his house….This song still jams big in October 2024! 💃🏽🕺🏼Straight Funky😁🙏🏽
When this came out I was 14 living in Camp Douglas Wisconsin population 1200 10 black families We were all there as air force dependents Tomah junior high 12 mi away This was wild Donald Byrd black birds also
This is my first time seeing this-considered myself their no.1 fan back in the mid to late 70s; they were it for me, above all the other groups at that time-and you had a lot of other great groups back then also... 10-26-24.
50 years ago, it was a long time ago. But to some who grew up with this fantastic music it doesn’t seem anywhere as ancient to some in their 50s-60s in 1974 watching their favourite band from 1924. Same difference 50 years! Mind boggling to me at least.
Today's music can't even compare to this generation. Soooo glad I lived and experience the music of the 70's and early 80's and was a teenager and early 20's.
Real musicians, actually playing their instruments and singing live. Absolutely killing it! 👍🏼
They knew how to cover all the parts and still sing and have a good time!
It's all still out there, just not mainstream anymore.
@@-Ricky_Spanish- Right, but I'm sure it's much harder to make a living doing it today.
No in ear monitors for the drummer playing to a click track either!!! Just feeling it and leading the band!
Actual musicians!!!
Most of them in this performance are now no longer with us… Kool is the last man standing! Rest In Peace and Power to all fallen heroes in Kool And The Gang ! ✊🏾🙏❤️🎶🎶
JT, the singer, who joined a few years later is alive and well. He catapulted their fame following a lull.
They said in the video... Is JT in the video??
People fail to read heh
Which one is Kool?
@@zoso73 the Bass guitarist! His brother who played the saxophone 🎷 and keyboards 🎹 for the group passed away years ago and both he and Kool were co-founders along with the original drummer George Brown, who also passed away! 🥲
Bobby Womack introducing Kool and the Gang is an amazing alignment of stars.
Dude is high as a kite! But, really brings the energy ;)
Across 110th Street... yea buddy
Bobby Womack is charismatic personified!
Kool and the Gang. Commodores. Earth, Wind and Fire. Such soul and power.
I grew up with this! One of my teachers played Earth Wind and Fire one day. It was so cool.😎
Brass Construction, B.T. Express, Switch.
Can I add Parliament, Funkadellics and any rendition of George Clinton.
@@wmreh4706 they were straight funk. in the beginning soul doo wop, to rock acid jam, to THE P FUNK! UNCLE GEORGE!
Can’t forget Tower of Power, too. From Oakland, CA. 😘
back when R&B and Funk was real music
Except it didn't last long after first album , they went pop
Nonsense they put out several funk albums to 69 to 75
@@lauraveney1412 some people just talk and don't know facts
That was so amazing to have experienced it in real time while it was being created and played on the radio.
Man what stands for R&B??? Rap and blues ... I'm sorry, im learning english
50 years later, and it is still timeless.
50 years later white folk still clappin off key
I totally agree
Black music is a shadow of what it used to be, For those of us who grew up in the 70s, this stuff put out nowadays isn’t even close
A-Friggin-Men!
Gran temazo de los inolvidables kool & the gang
💯🎶
Agreed and white music isn’t any better. 😢
That would be any form of music under corporations.
Robert Earl "Kool" Bell was only 24 years old when Kool & the Gang appeared on the Midnight Special!
He looks about 16 years old.
Kool looks like a kid! So young.
he does, doesn't he. 🤣🤣 but what a GREAT musician he was, being so YOUNG.
Looks about 12yrs old 😮
This.🫢
Born in 1950, so about 24 in 1974.
@@sniffrat3646.... If that....🤣🤣🤣
5 minutes 31 seconds of my life very well spent! 😁👌
Back when bands jammed!
Real musicians, real talent, real instruments. No act today comes close.
The keyboard player's accent vocals totally make this song about 1000x funkier than it already is ❤❤
“LET IT FLOW!”
Brilliant, you see kids this is called music, real music that stands the test of time...We were very lucky to have lived during this special time of music.
There's a vast amount of great music being created everywhere, possibly more today than ever in history. Listen beyond pop radio.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The 70s seem like a fun time to be alive
Seem?? U must have missed out! Sorry kiddo
@@yancyjenkinssr1824 I did 😢
It was!🙂 I was a few days away from my 15th birthday when this originally aired.
Way more freedom back then for sure!
They say if you remember the ‘70’s, then you weren’t really there. I was only 9 when this hit so I remember it vividly. There was an unusually deep freedom of expression in the arts that launched in the ‘60’s but dispersed further from about 1969-79. If you listen to all genres created during that period you’ll be there.
To me, the *funky, jazzy* Kool & The Gang, right here, will always be *the best* era of the band. I do like a lot of the later, more pop-oriented music with J.T. too, but from '69 to '76 or so, this band made so many great albums, with some of the *best funk and jazz* , to ever be put on records by anyone! I have all of those classic albums, and my favorite is probably '74's "Light of Worlds."
For the record, in the words of Robert "Kool" Bell, it was their most "spiritual" album ever! 11-11-24.
@@charlesbrazell2136 Right on! I hear you, and I definitely agree with Robert "Kool" Bell on that point! That album is so deep, especially the title track, which may be my favorite song from Kool & The Gang. I really wish I could have seen them on the tour for that album, or at least sometime, back in their '70s prime, but I was only born in '73, so I didn't get that chance. I love all of their '70s albums though, including "Live at PJ's," which is one of the best live albums, *ever* , by any group. My *favorite* live album, of all time, though, has to be "Gratitude," by the mighty, mighty Earth, Wind & Fire! 🙂
@@christianman73 Hey listen-I'm glad to hear(or see) you saying these things my friend; it lets me know you are following a different trend which says you are more of the spirit of truth than a lot of other people of your generation-and yes I wish you were born earlier, so that you would not have missed so much great music that I and my generation were exposed to and grew up on-God Bless you!
P.S.: Are you hip to The Kay-Gees? They were Kool And The Gang's protege group; they had a big hit in 1974, called "Keep On Bumpin" and then their last album, which I thought was a masterpiece, but was not promoted by their label, but should've been, was called "Killowatt'-if you loved Kool And The Gang check out The Kay-Gees from the 1970s also!
The Kay-Gees only made 3 albums, which are all on a cd re-issue now, which I think you can't go wrong, with that collection-take care! 11-12-24
@@charlesbrazell2136 Thank you for the kind words and the recommendation! I will definitely be checking out The Kay-Gees. God bless you!
Spirit of The Boogie + Light 🕯️of Worlds are R&B Klassix!
The gang was so young !
So were we ! Watched this when music was funky for sure !
Ah, the soul of the '70s. This is actually my favorite part of the '70s. Live instrumentation and live singing. This is 50 years old, WOW!
Damn that felt good to watch and hear, thank God for the 70's music scene
I'm from Argentina, the black music has been a source of inspiration for many of the best argentinians musicians. Even, the africans roots are present in the tango (an afro nane) and folklore. I see this Kool and the Gang perfomance because a song of argentinan duo Catriel y Paco remember me a Fresh . Thank You for your musical talent.
What fun we had listening to Hollywood Swinging and all of their music! RIP to all who passed
Love Kool And The Gang! 70's was a great time for music.
Oh, yeah! That bass line and trumpet 🔥🔥🔥 One of my favorite songs from this band.
MOST of those brothers in this phenomenal band, has passed on now...they had a GREAT comeback in LATE 1979. with Ladies Night. and went into the 80's dominated the record sales. and the charts.
Those horns were sick
Amazing that Kool is the only band member alive of this founding lineup. RIP to the other members, you will all live on thru your music.
Wow, they sound great live, & there sutes look cool too!
This was 20 years before Pulp Fiction! Koolest!
Man these guys were so humble and beautiful, such a rare live video from the golden days, much love. STAY KOOL!
These guys were absolutely awesome...and this song is badass.
Absolutely fantastic music.
I love this tune. Those guys were so tight together. What a groove.
This hit the radio when I was a teenager, the first time I heard those tight-ass horns I was sold!
Crazy thing is that after he introduced them, Bobby Womack actually sat in on percussion with KATG for a portion of 'Jungle Boogie'. That's wild. Respect and RIP to Ronald Bell (saxophone and co-founder of KATG) and to the Poet...and he know it!!!
Funk was always better than Disco. 🥰
Would you be my best friend?
Generally yes, but there were a lot of bands that weren't strictly either, but a mix.
lol “disco sucks” lives
Well, remember Disco is really comercial Funk... popified for the masses
It's about skills. If you're a musicians, you have to have chops to play disco. Imagine all the Orchestra's & horn sections that were hired during the era. People got a lot of work and a lot of music was produced. Example, there was a disco version of "Star Wars", then the bass player also played on "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka, which was written by Ashford & Simpson, who wrote "Ain't No Mountain high Enough, which was "soul" from Motown. It's all music. But for the fan, you like what you like.
I'm from Youngstown Ohio, ...same place as these legends Robert and Ronnie Bell.
RIP @ Ronnie and some others.
An amazing group of musicians at the top of their game. On fire!
What a treat to watch this tune performed live. Thank you Thank you!
So glad it wasn't lip synched.
Kool and the Gang " Wild and Peaceful", with this cut on it, was the first album I ever bought. I was in third grade. LOL!
How can you possibly not love music?
Utterly insane and timeless, engaging great funk stuff!
I love everything about Kool & The Gang. Bunch of hardworking musicians. All of them good players. Great use of horns.
Robert kool Bell jumped out the window in Mr Cavanaughs algebra class. I was there 1965
Really? Why did he do that?
@@franksmith7247 Him and his friend Bavossa have jumped out together. They had enough of Mr Cavanaughs BS He called everyone Buddyboy and you wanted to smack him High School Hijinks !
@@franksmith7247 Dudes crazy
😂😂@@paulpappas6345
@@franksmith7247 QED
Who didn't love Kool and the Gang. Some of the groups playing funk were terrific - and the horns. What a great song.
Now this is a serious JAM!!!
I've never seen Kool so young. And I never realized how cute he was.
Just excellent! I opened for Kool and the Gang In the early 2000s; really nice guys and monster players! The horns here are outrageous sight
Right On! Thanks.
This was amazing. I grew up listening to them, but with James "JT" Taylor as the lead singer. So sad only Robert "Kool" Bell is the only original band member still alive. I'm so happy to see them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I hope Kool and JT both are there to accept the award 👍🏾💯.
Thank you HipHop for making me smart enough to appreciate such sounds and styles.
We used to dance hard back then! wearing striped pant and checkered shirts and polka dot blouses & paisley skirts. The 70s was the coolest and most exciting era of all times!!
De la vraie musique !... Magnifique !... Plus rien après ça !
These are real musicians. They read music and know how to play a musical instrument. No pre-recorded drum machine, no synthesized samples. People who actually sing instead of talking.
Sadly there are not funk bands anymore. Bands that sang and played their own instruments.
They had to back then - no other way!
This is because since the 80s, schools across the US, especially in the inner cities gutted music programs. Bands like these formed and learned their instruments while teenagers in school.
@@Nova_Corps It's true and I believe it(gutting of music programs)was done DELIBERATELY, right in the same year that they brought in Rap and Disco; how would I know these things? I was there and am telling you as I remember how it happened(I am now 66 years old)-it's the youth of today who are now at a loss, because of these terrible and wicked things they did to our(and everybody else's) music! 11-11-24.
@charlesbrazell2136 I talked to a young musician who plays bass. He said he had to look up older music to play "properly" because the newer music doesn't have the parts, etc, he wants to learn from.
I’ve loved them since I was 13 or 14 when these songs came out! I just celebrated my 64th year and go to Vegas every year to see my favorite band! Finally met Kool and wished him happy birthday. It’s so sad he’s the only one of the originals still here! 🙏🏽❤🔥
omg this is tight! what a great band!
my older sister had this on a 45 record, i played it randomly one day and that was the day i learned what R&B/Funk really was.
awesome!
Thanks for listening
Wow they were so young 🤗🙌🏾
Snazzie suits! I love them!❤
Impossible to sit still and watch this. So funky.
I bought that album 1974… 14 years old… still a great tune.
This is awesome, so amazing that such footage exists, they look so young and that’s Bobby Womack introducing them isn’t it! Love Kool & the gang in those days takes me right back to when I was 16
Seeing this reminds me of how we're only here for a short season. Seeing them in their youths is fascinating, now that most of the original members are no longer here, especially Ronald Bell.
OMG! They were sooooo young!
Definitely in the Top 10 R&B Funk songs of all time!! And look at them! OMG! Kool looks like he's 12.
What a great band! Tight!!!
Can you imagine getting to see this live and in person? I would have been overjoyed.
Still CLASS .. RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES AND THERE FANS
Good Times how Beautiful Is This!!
Funky funkadelic 😮 I grew up with Kool and the gang on the radio 😅
All those funk-soul-rock bands' music is still so good! It's really withstood the test of time.
I met these guys a few years ago at the Chautauqua institution. Cool dudes
Cultural history. This should have a million likes by now.
it will my friend, give it a little time. they just posted it.
@@Catalogue2 mick jagger gets millions for every thing that's posted of him
I’m from Brazil, this is amazing cultural heritage. Peace and respect ❤
It was a dance hit at all the parties of the time, I flashed back to big parties my uncle used to through at his house….This song still jams big in October 2024! 💃🏽🕺🏼Straight Funky😁🙏🏽
Man, oh man... That band is TIGHT!!!!
Soooooo good! Saw them last year and they are still on point😎👍🏻👍🏻
Absolutely groovin performance. Amazing
Wonderful syncopated brass riffs in this tune, Work of geniuses.
I can't ❤ this enough. Favorite Kool & the Gang song but, more than that, just the slice of time.💯
Brings back memories. Growing up in the 70's and 80's was great 💯. However, I just saw Kool and the Gang a couple of years ago.
Very talented. Love the mix on this too.
Man they really were kool as hell!!!
Sick drums
Such an awesome performance.
And imho, one of the best “Band Names” ever.
LIVE 💃🏽🕺🏽 pure sound and talent
Oh yeah 👍🏻 we used to close up the after hours with this ..
Horns for sure ..
Juke box ruled back in the day 🎶
Friday and everything is Kool & The Gang 😎
In July of 1974, I had only been alive for a couple of months. It's comforting to know this was the type of music that welcomed me to this Earth.
When this came out I was 14 living in Camp Douglas Wisconsin population 1200 10 black families We were all there as air force dependents Tomah junior high 12 mi away This was wild Donald Byrd black birds also
This is my first time seeing this-considered myself their no.1 fan back in the mid to late 70s; they were it for me, above all the other groups at that time-and you had a lot of other great groups back then also... 10-26-24.
Always happy to see Bobby Womack!
What a colossal sound!
50 years ago, it was a long time ago. But to some who grew up with this fantastic music it doesn’t seem anywhere as ancient to some in their 50s-60s in 1974 watching their favourite band from 1924. Same difference 50 years! Mind boggling to me at least.
These guys were my favorite growing up at the skating rink, and still can’t be beat !
Real music by real cool musicians.
Today's music can't even compare to this generation. Soooo glad I lived and experience the music of the 70's and early 80's and was a teenager and early 20's.
They're dancing! Nice.
Blast from the past! Thank you.
MUSIC IF TODAY CAN'T TOUCH THIS TYPE OF TRUE CLASSIC MUSIC. THIS WAS WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC
I met them all at a press conference in HK in the 80's. I was a manager in the nightclub that hosted it. Also met David Bowie and Elton John.
drummer wuz on fire!
Musicians, artists, and performers! Live!
Great live performances - loved the Tarzan call🏆
One of my all time favorite bands bar none!!!
The MC was Bobby Womack. He wrote the Rolling Stones first hit. He was their counselor when they were at each other’s throats in the 80s.