Kool & the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man and stylist for Kool & the Gang ...

Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk group Kool & the Gang as both an onstage hype man and a behind-the-scenes stylist, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia.

Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B band Kool & the Gang, tragically died at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Grammy-winning band confirmed the news of Sumler’s death on Thursday.

Michael Sumler, a long-time member of Kool & the Gang, has died in a car crash. Michael Owens, the mayor of Mableton, north of Atlanta, said in a Facebook post: "This Memorial Day weekend the ...

Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man for the Kool & The Gang band, died over Memorial Day Weekend after his vehicle was involved in a crash. Michael Sumler, also known as Chicago Mike, was a ...

Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang's resident hype ... ve died this year Kool & the Gang drummer and co-founder George Brown dies at 74 Sumler joined the genre-fusing R&B and funk group in 1985 ...

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County. He was 71. Known to fans as ...

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County. He was 71. Known to fans as ...

She has been working at PEOPLE for 17 years. Donald Kravitz/Getty Michael Sumler, a member of R&B band Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 71. In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the musical group ...

Michael Rubel, 63, died at home on Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a long battle with metastatic chondrosarcoma. Born on Nov. 3, 1961, to Robert Rubel and the late Patsy Rubel, Michael attended ...

Michael Sumler, known as "Chicago Mike," died in a car crash in Cobb County; he was a longtime member of Kool & the Gang. Sumler was celebrated for his ability to energize crowds and connect with ...