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Ronald Bell
Acting
01 Nov 1951
† 09 Sept 2020
Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Biography
Ronald Nathan Bell (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020), also known as Khalis Bayyan, was an American composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, saxophonist and co-founding member of Kool & the Gang. The band recorded nine No. 1 R&B singles in the 1970s and 1980s, including its No. 1 pop single "Celebration". The group is honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bell was born in Youngstown, Ohio, to Aminah ...
Also Known As
Kool & the Gang, Kool and the Gang, Khalis Bayyan













