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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ ROBERT KOOL BELL - KOOL & THE GANG
Robert Kool Bell (Kool & The Gang) interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories® # 101
Robert “Kool” Bell is one of the founding members of the legendary Pop/R&B group Kool & the Gang, the seven-time Grammy award-winners who also earned many American Music Awards. A multi-platinum-selling group and the most sampled band of all time, Kool & the Gang has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and influenced the music of generations with 25 Top Ten R&B hits, 9 Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 gold and platinum albums.
This legendary man will share his life with us on True House Stories and as well promote his new Champagne Brand called Le Kool. Listen to share the inside story of the how the band started and everything in between. He is an icon and you will hear how he discovered new talent and helped launched them into the stratosphere.
Biography Robert Kool Bell (Kool & The Gang)
Robert “Kool” Bell is one of the founding members of the legendary Pop/R&B group Kool & the Gang, the seven-time Grammy award-winners who also earned many American Music Awards. A multi-platinum-selling group and the most sampled band of all time, Kool & the Gang has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and influenced the music of generations with 25 Top Ten R&B hits, 9 Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 gold and platinum albums.
Kool is a US ambassador of music and the arts for many countries, including being a music ambassador of tourism to the Ivory Coast of Africa, is also a successful entrepreneur involved with a number of ventures and developments around the world. Based on his world renown and humanitarian interest, in January 2015 REACH (Renewable Energy Applications to Conserve Humanity) appointed Kool as its Global Ambassador for Sustainable Energy. REACH is a center within the Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, which works to make clean energy available globally.
Recently, Kool has combined his celebrity status with his 50+ years of international business experience to create many ventures such as the Just Kool Enterprise, the London Gate artist management company and the Collaborative Marketing Agency. In addition, he launched Le Kool Champagne with the France-based vineyard leader Paul Berthelot as well as Durisan Hand Sanitizer, an alcohol-free product that guarantees up to 24 protection from germs and bacteria (whereas other sanitizers only last fifteen seconds).
In memory of Kool’s late wife, Sakinah Bell, a number of businesses are under development to honor his departed bride, including Fashions By Sakinah, Ladies Night Cosmetics, Dream Starz, Kool Kids Foundation and more. Lady Kool’s legacy will live on through her spirit.
KOOL & THE GANG’S ROBERT KOOL BELL PRESENTS LE KOOL CHAMPAGNE
The co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning legendary Kool & the Gang, Robert “Kool” Bell, in partnership with the France-based House of Berthelot – makers of fine champagne – celebrates the creation of a fine “Kool” vintage, Le Kool Champagne
This new champagne is from a 2012 vintage made up of 80 percent Pinot Noir and 20 percent Chardonnay – a combination so great, like Kool & the Gang have mixed jazz with funk, soul and pop since they formed in 1964.
The partnership between Mr. Bell and Berthelot is the result of a 2016 meeting between Robert/Kool, his partner Mohamed Morretta and Valerie Berthelot. All three parties were very encouraged to create a vintage that would be enjoyed by longtime Kool & the Gang fans – especially those who’ve followed the group, bought their records and attended several concerts since the band released their self-titled first single in 1969.
First launched at La Loge in Reims, France, Le Kool Champagne met immediate sales success in France and Japan. After a recent successful meet-and-greet event at NYC’s Acker Wines, the champagne is now available in New York as well as New Jersey, California and Florida, with more states being added soon.