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BIOGRAPHy

When J.T. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang, it was a step up from his former job as an amateur nightclub singer from New Jersey. Together, they released the album Ladies’ Night. Taylor’s creamy voice gave the album popularity, the singles “Too Hot” and “Ladies’ Night” reaching gold and platinum status. Starting with Ladies’ Night, the group’s next four albums went platinum and gold. The group’s next album, Celebrate, became one of the biggest hits of their career. J.T. Taylor left the band amicably in 1988 with plans to make a solo album. (The gang then replaced Taylor with singers/instrumentalists Sonnie Martin and Odeen Mays, Jr..) They released two studio albums, Sweat and Unite. Taylor released three solo albums. There was big news in the summer of 1995, when Taylor returned to the band, and they released a new album, State of Affairs. The reunion tour with Kool and the Gang started in 1995 and ended in March 1999. In 2000, Taylor went solo once again and released A Brand New Me. Since then, J.T. Taylor has never stopped performing, and he continues to tour the world.

Career Path

1979Joined Kool and the Gang as lead vocalist, his voice transforming the group's funk sound and powering 'Ladies Night' and 'Too Hot' to gold and platinum status.
1980'Celebration' became a #1 global anthem, with Taylor's tenor at the center of one of the best-selling singles in pop history.
1984Delivered back-to-back platinum crossover hits 'Fresh' and 'Cherish,' pushing the group's consecutive platinum-and-gold album run to four records.
1989Launched his solo career with 'Master of the Game,' scoring the R&B hit 'All I Want Is Forever' with Regina Belle and placing 'The Promised Land' on the 'Ghostbusters II' soundtrack.
1991Released the solo follow-up 'Feel the Need,' earning R&B chart hits with 'Long Hot Summer Night' and the Stephanie Mills duet 'Heart to Heart.'
1992Crossed into acting with a role in the Hollywood film 'The Mambo Kings' and a run in the long-running Broadway musical 'Raisin.'
1995Rejoined Kool and the Gang for a full reunion, co-producing the comeback album 'State of Affairs' on Curb Records and headlining a multi-year world reunion tour.
2000Stepped out again as a solo artist with 'A Brand New Me,' proving his independent draw remained strong a decade after leaving the band.
2024Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Kool and the Gang, reuniting with Robert 'Kool' Bell on the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stage to perform 'Ladies Night' and 'Celebration' before a national television audience.

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