Kool & The Gang, one of the legendary bands ever to come our way, will take the stage at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Feb. 20. The acclaimed band from Jersey City, New Jersey, will treat ...

Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television ...

He first crossed paths with the legendary group in 1985 when he was performing with his own band, Power Pac. By McKinley Franklin Mike Sumler, hype man of the Grammy Award-winning group Kool & the ...