* * * * Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas – saxophone – Kool & The Gang – (2/9/1951 – 8/7/2021)
* * * * George “Funky” Brown – drummer – Kool & The Gang – (1/15/1949 – 11/16/2023)
* * * * Robert “Kool” Bell – singer/songwriter/bass – group hits include – Ladies Night – Celebration – Get Down On It – Joanna – Kool & The Gang – 10/8/1950
* * * * Ronald Bell – saxophonist/songwriter – co-founder of – Kool & The Gang – group hits include – Celebrate! – Ladies Night – Joanna – Get Down On It – (11/1/1951 – 9/9/2020)