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Ronald Bell

real name Ronald Nathan Bell

Youngstown, United States

Ronald Bell is credited on 2,424 releases across 806 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,424

Credits

806

Albums

6

Decades active

1,424

In collections

Biography

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American singer, songwriter, arranger, keyboards player and saxophonist.
Born on Nov. 1, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio - died on Sept. 9, 2020 in Virgin Islands.
Founding member of the funk/soul band, Kool & The Gang.
He is the father of pop singer Rachid and brother of Robert Kool Bell.

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Credited work

2,424 releases · 806 albums · active 1970–2025

  • Performance · 3,404
  • Production · 451
  • Other credits · 122
  • Engineering · 14

Studios: Mediasound · Soundtrack Studios · The Hit Factory · Flyte Tyme Studios

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