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Robert Spike Mickens

real name Robert Mickens

Robert Spike Mickens is credited on 1,057 releases across 443 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,057

Credits

443

Albums

6

Decades active

1,096

In collections

Biography

Original trumpet player for Kool & The Gang. Born: 1951 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Died Nov. 2, 2010 at Far Rockaway, New York City, New York, USA,

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Credited work

1,057 releases · 443 albums · active 1970–2025

  • Performance · 1,455
  • Other credits · 15
  • Production · 1

Studios: Mediasound · Flyte Tyme Studios · Soundtrack Studios · Sony Music Studios, New York City

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