Conversations with Ronald “Khalis” Bell (2018)

<p>Q&amp;A with Kool &amp; The Gang's Ronald “Khalis” Bell on January 24, 2018, moderated by multiple Grammy award-winning producer and Emmy-winning musical director Steve Jordan.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ronald “Khalis” Bell co-founder of Kool &amp; the Gang was a driving force behind one of the most successful groups of the last five decades. Khalis composed, arranged produced and performed some of the most popular music of our time.</p> <p>In 1964, a young Ronald Bell and his brother, Robert “Kool” Bell, joined neighborhood friends Spike Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Ricky Westfield, George Brown, and Charles Smith to create a unique musical blend of jazz, soul and funk.At first calling themselves the Jazziacs, the band went through various names changes -- The New Dimensions, The Soul Town Band, Kool &amp; the Flames – before settling on their famous moniker.</p>