Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler has died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia. "Chicago Mike," who became part of the ...

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, a former member of legendary music group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash in Mableton. He was 71 years old.

It was 1978, and nearly a decade into their recording career, Kool & the Gang — the ... “I wish the band the best, but part of the break-up was very distasteful,” Taylor told Classic Pop ...

Last Original Member of Kool & the Gang to Represent Group at the Rock ... Songwriters Hall of Fame four years later. During the very last space shuttle mission in 2011, one of the wake-up ...

“Mike worked alongside Kool & the Gang from 2004-2015, making sure the guys looked their best onstage every night.” Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B band Kool & the Gang, tragically ...