Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their band's hypeman and was known as "Chicago Mike," ...

His death was confirmed by a spokesman for the band. 11Alive, a TV station in Atlanta, reported that Sumler was killed after ...

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, a longtime hype man and stylist for the legendary R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died ...

whose frontman paid tribute to Sumler. “Thank you Mike for always supporting Con Funk Shun,” said singer Michael Cooper. “We had no idea that Sunday night’s Love’s Train would be your ...

Michael Sumler, known as Chicago Mike of the legendary funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash over the ...

Michael Sumler, who spent a decade and a half working with the iconic group Kool & the Gang, died over the weekend at age 71.

A singer and mentor within Kool and the Gang for nearly 40 years, Michael joined the group in 1985 and quickly became a crowd favourite for his dynamic performances and magnetic personality. He ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend.