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Kool's Taylor leaves". The Akron Beacon Journal. February 21, 1988. p.15. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018 . Retrieved April 8, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Many smokers switch to low tar and light cigarettes rather than quitting because they think low tar and light cigarettes are less harmful. They are not.

Kool 97 FM today focuses on playing mostly music with a variety of special programming depicting Jamaica's culture day-to-day. Flight schedules are still broadcast at the top of the hour every hour in the station continues to broadcast sports, weather and news for the region. Kool & the Gang's first album with Deodato, Ladies' Night, was released in September 1979 and became their most successful album since their formation. This was helped by the hit singles " Too Hot" and " Ladies' Night", which went to No. 5 and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively. [35] In January 1980, Ladies' Night was certified platinum by the RIAA for selling one million copies in the US. [23] [8] Later that year, Celebrate! became a bigger commercial success than Ladies' Night; the lead single " Celebration" remains the band's only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song originated from the lyric "Come on, let's all celebrate" from "Ladies' Night", which inspired Robert Bell to write "an international anthem." [18] [35] The band developed the song on a tour bus after attending the American Music Awards. [36] The song was used in national media coverage for the 1980 World Series, the 1981 Super Bowl, the 1981 NBA Finals, and the 1981 return of the Iran hostages. [18] In mid-1976, Kool & the Gang entered a period of commercial decline; Rolling Stone writer Geoff Himes wrote the disco-era "frowned on their loose and greasy approach to dance music." [18] Their three albums released during this time, Open Sesame (1976), The Force (1977), and Everybody's Dancin' (1978), failed to generate the same commercial or critical acclaim as their previous records. Bell later said the albums "bent our style a bit and we didn't feel at home with it". [26] The Force and Everybody's Dancin ' displayed the group's attempt to adopt disco elements with female vocalists and a string section, but Robert Bell later said the group got "Too fancy and over-creative [...] We got away from the basic Kool & the Gang sound [...] and the public didn't like it". The change in style affected their ability to secure as many dates as before, working "just off and on" during this time. [27] [28] The latter album received negative responses; one review for Everybody's Dancin ' had the headline: "Kool and the Gang have gone bland." Writer Mike Duffy wrote: "They've joined the disco lemmings [...] The edge has gone. Say so long to the raw and raunchy." [29] Hurtt, Edd. "Kool and the Gang's Robert 'Kool' Bell: The Cream Interview". nashvillescene.com. Nashville Scene . Retrieved June 24, 2019. a b Bass, Kelly (June 3, 1987). "Kool and the Gang very hot on the charts and in sports". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p.58. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018 . Retrieved April 14, 2018– via Newspapers.com.

Gold & Platinum Search – Kool & the Gang – Singles". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 7, 2018. Kool 97 today is a radio station with programming that has a niche market for the Jamaican people as well as visitors to the island. Listeners get access to authentic music that is trending on the island as well as a variety of different news and information for visitors. In 2021, the group released Perfect Union, their 25th studio album and first album of new material in 14 years. The album was produced by Khalis Bayyan before his 2020 death. [53]

Interview: Robert Kool Bell of Kool & The Gang". Atlantic City Weekly. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014 . Retrieved June 18, 2014. Kool cigarettes are mainly sold in the United States, but also were or still are sold in Canada, Honduras, Antigua, Bahamas, Jamaica, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Japan and Australia. [21] [22] [23] [24] The Estonian Patent Office denied permission for the Kool trademark to be used in Estonia because the name means "school" in the Estonian language. [ citation needed] Current varieties [ edit ] Kool (stylized as KOOL) is an American brand of menthol cigarette, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands LLC, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. [1] Kool cigarettes sold outside of the United States are manufactured by British American Tobacco. [ citation needed] History [ edit ]Henderson, Marguerite (June 26, 1987). "Kool gangs up on area concert scene". Asbury Park Press. p.64. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018 . Retrieved April 8, 2018– via Newspapers.com. On November 20, 2022, the group performed a special live concert at the naming ceremony for the newly christened Carnival Celebration, notably performing “ Celebration” as a nod to the newest addition to the Carnival fleet. [54] Music appearances [ edit ] Kool Asks: Is Your Menthol Cigarette Tasting Flat?". Brandhot.de / Hot Brands, Cool Ads. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014 . Retrieved 2010-09-08. In German. Lassen, Kurt (July 16, 1977). "The Kool Gang: A guitar, a dream, recruitment". Nashua Telegraph. p.15. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018 . Retrieved April 8, 2018– via Newspapers.com.