R O B E R T

"K O O L"

B E L L 

LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN 

With R&B/SOUL/FUNK/JAZZ/DISCO GROUP

K  O  O  L  

A  N  D

T  H  E

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Kool & the Gang, officially launched in 1969, after performing for five years under various band titles, has influenced the music of three generations and, at the age of 49, the band has become true recording industry legends.

Thanks to iconic songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums.

In 1979, Kool & the Gang unveiled a smooth new sound with Ladies Nigh and became their first platinum album. The #1 R&B title track reached #8 at Pop. It was followed by Too Hot (#3 R&B, #5 Pop). The 80’s would see them dominate the mainstream, starting with the double platinum-selling album Celebrate (driven by the international monster hit Celebration, which spent six weeks atop the R&B chart and became a #1 Pop single).

Celebration, which played as the American hostages returned from Iran, remains de rigueur at joyous occasions worldwide. The smashes Get Down On It, Take My Heart, Let’s Go Dancing, Joanna, Tonight, Misled, the #1 R&B, #2 Pop giant Cherish and the #1 R&B anthem Fresh (these last three from the multi- platinum LP Emergency) solidified the group’s international stardom.

In 2014, they were honored with a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award and in October 2015, in the town they sing about in one of their earliest hits, “Hollywood Swinging,” Kool & the Gang was honored to take their place as American musical icons with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2016, they released a single, "Sexy (Where’d You Get Yours),” which rose to #15 on the Billboard Adult R& B chart. The song signifies a modernization of Kool & the Gang’s unmistakable sound, down to the dance floor-tailored bass grooves and the perfectly timed horns. It was their first airplay chart hit in a decade.

Kool & the Gang’s 50th Anniversary is just around the corner. Here is how they have begun to celebrate the milestone:

Induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

In a touching tribute, a street they grew up on in Jersey City has been renamed in their honor: “Kool & the Gang Way.”

“Celebration” was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame

Kool’s bass is displayed at the new Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.

Artifacts from the band’s archive have recently gone on display, next to Count Basie, at the newly- opened Grammy Museum Experience in Newark, NJ.

Induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.

Kool & the Gang continues to delight fans around the globe with their timeless hits and amazing live performances.

For more information about Robert “Kool” Bell

and Kool & the Gang

visit…

https://www.koolandthegang.com/

DR. TODD FRISCH

Dr. Todd Frisch is a teacher, speaker and author WTF? Why the Face: A Practical Guide to Understanding Health & Personality Through Facial Diagnosis. He is also the founder and technical advisor of the nationally-acclaimed health transformation program SHAPE ReClaimed.

After graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1981, Dr. Todd has never stopped seeking education. He spent endless hours studying the manifestation of illness and took every opportunity to learn something that might help a patient. No book was too technical (or too expensive), no seminar was too far away, no class was too peculiar.

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

– Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher

Dr. Todd’s unquenchable thirst for knowledge led him to receive 2500 hours of post-graduate training in traditional Chinese medicine, 750 hours in nutrition and 80 hours in iridology. He served as president of the American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture and the Council of Chiropractic Acupuncture and currently teaches for the Missouri state license renewal program and at annual SHAPE ReClaimed symposiums.

Dr. Todd has always practiced out-of-the-box techniques in diagnosis and treatment, all with a simple yet determined focus of helping sick people get well. His specialties include restorative medicine, nutrition, homeopathy, kinesiology, acupuncture, iridology, traditional Chinese medicine and facial diagnosis.

In his private practice, each challenge or difficult patient case ignited a desire to be like his childhood hero, Sherlock Holmes, and see what no one else saw. He obsessed over finding that missing puzzle piece and getting to the underlying cause of what’s not right in each patient. While he may have been seen as a quack by his medical contemporaries, Dr. Todd saw amazing successes and even miracles using an individualized and restorative approach to medicine. Today, these methods are becoming more widely accepted because patients demand and deserve better care.

JEREMY GILIEN

Jeremy Gilien was a founding faculty member of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and served as musical director of the music theater program until 2006, when he became director of music for the department of dance. He is the composer of three operas: The Magician, The Happy Prince, and Calcutta Rose (about Mother Teresa).

His Symphonice Suite from The Happy Prince was the winner of the 1997 Valley Symphony Composition Competition and received its premier under the baton of maestro Robert Chauls. His latest work for the stage is an operatic/political/circus farce entitled Civicus Dutius, which was premiered by the Cal State L.A.department of Theatre Arts and Dance.

He has been nominated for a Lester Horton Award for outstanding achievement in music for dance for his work with the choreographer Rudy Perez. Mr. Gilien has been director of music at Lynwood United Methodist Church, and currently serves as director of music of Downey United Methodist Church. He also serves on the music staff of University SDA church. He is currently staff accompanist at the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute of the Colburn School, the Colburn Dance Academy, and has played summer intensive training programs for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Joffrey Ballet, and Cecchetti U.S.A..

Mr Gilien received an MA degree in composition from California State University, Los Angeles, where he studied composition with Byong- Kon Kim and served as a repetiteur for the opera workshop.

MUSICAL ENSEMBLE:

ALAN BUSTEED – 1st Violin

ROBERT MATSUDA – 2nd Violin

TOM MCEVILLEY – Viola

MAKSIM VELICHKIN – Cello

CATHERINE MARSH – Flute

CATHERINE DEL RUSSO – Oboe

Soloist – FILIPPO VOLTAGGIO – Bass/Baritone

JEREMY GILIEN – on Keyboard/Piano

Johanna Derbolowsky, best-selling author of the book “The Transformation Promise”, has helped clients worldwide with life’s major changes and transformations.

From identifying long past incidents that can be the source of current major depression or health issues today… to dealing with career changes, or finding and sustaining fulfilling relationships, to the truly ultimate transformation at the end-of-life.

Ms. Derbolowsky, the developer of the Quantum Heart Field Experience is a recognized metaphysical teacher, spiritual counselor and energy worker and she has been on the forefront of healing and transformation.

Dr. Richard London is a Business Intelligence/ Manifestation/Intuitive Consultant, Through his journey, he has discovered many direct methods for uncovering strengths and weaknesses to help you create abundance and balance in Wealth, Wellness, Love, Harmony and More…. He uses his highly developed intuitive abilities to scan your body and help you discover, identify, modify life agreements, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual disharmony and balance.

We as professionals choose to hold on to parts of our thoughts, fears, blocks and emotions by not expressing them when experienced. When thoughts, fears, blocks and emotions are buried within our bodies they drain our vital energy, power, clarity and create physical, mental, emotional and monetary imbalance and disease.



Family life patterns are created when thoughts or emotions are left unexpressed and not fully acknowledged. They then become cellular memory which is passed on for generations through DNA polypeptide chains.



The body and heart are transmitters for internal programming. Our bodies talk to us to help us pay attention to inner messages that inform you that some part of your life is out of balance.



By focusing and using the principles of Dr. Richard London’s Life Wellness System, the human body moves through several stages of transformation and personal growth. Imagine removing all your personal and professional stuff. When the stuff is removed, all that left is the authentic professional with the capability of creating Wealth, Wellness, Harmony, Love, and More Now.



When we learn the secrets of heart-centered intelligence through the symbolism of our bodies and hear the words, feelings and wisdom they speak to us; we can then unlock all life doors to truly knowing ourselves. We are now on the Road to Yes, I know which leads to becoming and experiencing the only 21st.century life path, “WELLNESSAIRE”

Dr. Richard London, the father of wisdom; is the leading transformational educator in the world, some of his many educational sites are. 

https://sportsteampal.com/

His new educational websites coming September are:  http://www.faithispowerlove.com

And https://likingu.com/

He is the author of Best Selling Books: Faith is Power, Powerup your Life, Laughing with God, How to Stop Sabotaging Your Life, are you a Narcissist or Just living with One, I’m in Love with My Cell Phone and More Great Books to come. All books can be purchased at amazon.com or his contact below.

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