Kool & The Gang member Michael Sumler who is also known as ‘Chicago Miker’ has reportedly died at age 71.
Sumler passed away in Cobb County, Georgia, after he was involved in a collision with another car, according to Fox 5.
The legendary musician was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. The local mayor of Mableton, Michael Owens, praised Sumler online in a statement released after his death.
He wrote: “We are saddened by the death of musician Michael Sumler. ‘Chicago Mike’ contributed so much to the music and entertainment communities. His style and energy added flare and excitement to Kool and the Gang for decades. The city of Mableton, council members and I join his family, friends and fans in mourning his loss.”
(Image: Kelly Talk Show)
Kool & The Gang first formed in 1964 in Jersey City and Sumler joined the group in 1985 after getting introduced by one of the band’s security team.
He once told the Kelly Talk Show in 2018: “I had a local band out of Chicago called Power Pac. One of the Kool and the Gang security guys caught our act in the club in Chicago and we became friends, and he decided… he said, ‘Hey, you’d like to meet my group?’ And I said ‘Sure.'”
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