LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Honorees Dennis Thomas, George Brown and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool and the Gang during the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 14: (L-R) Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Robert “Kool” Bell, and Ronald Bell attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame )