- HBD to Kool and the Gang’s hitmaker and legendary musician
Happy birthday to legendary musical giant Ronald Bell. This song, “Cherish,” is one of the hit songs he wrote for Kool & The Gang! Whew! This jam just gets better with time.
Listen to the classic hit “Cherish” by Kool & The Gang
He composed, arranged, produced and performed some of the most popular music in Kool and the Gang’s body of work. He was a self-taught musician. His distinctive sound is on the group’s horn lines, bass, synthesizer and vocals. He wrote and produced many of Kool & the Gang’s songs, including “Celebration”, “Cherish”, “Jungle Boogie“, “Summer Madness“, and “Open Sesame”. He said his favorite song was “Celebration”, which he wrote after reading a passage in the Quran.
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