Kool & the Gang Way is the honorary name given in 2016 to the section of Maple Street in Jersey City where Robert 'Kool' Bell and his bandmates grew up.
In the Record§
The city renamed the block in the group's honor in 2016; the founding members had formed Kool & the Gang in Jersey City in 1964 as Lincoln High School students, and the group's catalog is among the most sampled in music history.
The renamed block is Maple Street between Pacific Avenue and Whiton Street, near the apartment above a dry cleaner where the band members once lived. The sign went up at a ceremony on April 29, 2016 at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Maple Street, with Robert 'Kool' Bell, Ronald Bell, Dennis Thomas and George Brown present alongside Mayor Steven Fulop and members of the city council.
Who played here, who came from here§
- Kool & the Gang The block was renamed in the group's honor in 2016.
- Robert "Kool" Bell Grew up on this section of Maple Street with his bandmates.
- Lincoln High School The school the founding members attended, a short walk from the block.
On the map§
Sources§
- Wikipedia, Kool & the Gang — link
- Wikipedia, Robert "Kool" Bell — link
- NJArts, Jersey City street to be renamed Kool & the Gang Way (April 28, 2016) — link
- Hudson County View, Jersey City street gets named after Kool & the Gang (April 29, 2016) — link
- Hoboken Girl, Kool & the Gang: the Jersey City band's history — link
- The connected entries linked on this page, each with its own numbered sources
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- Cross streets of the renamed block and the date of the ceremony, from city coverage