Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler was killed in a car crash just outside Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, local media reported.

Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang 's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on ...

Michael Sumler, the resident hype man for Kool & the Gang for more than three decades, has died in a car crash. His death was ...

Chicago Mike” Sumler joined the group in the '80s, energizing crowds at live shows and providing backing vocals.

Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler died on May 25, 2025, at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Cobb County Police Department confirmed his death, saying that Sumler's vehicle crashed into another ...

As reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, Sumler — known by fans as “Chicago Mike” — died in a car crash in Georgia’s Cobb County just ...

Longtime Kool & the Gang hype man Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler died in a car accident over the weekend at the age of 71 ...

GEORGIA — A former member of the legendary music group Kool & the Gang has died in a crash. Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, 77 ...

Cobb County Police Department said that he was involved in a head-on crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton, Georgia.

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on ...

Michael Sumler, longtime member of funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 71. Sumler – also known as ‘ ...

Michael Sumler, known as "Chicago Mike," died in a car crash in Georgia's Cobb County; he was a longtime member of Kool & the ...