CHICAGO — Michael Sumler, who spent a decade and a half working with the iconic group Kool & the Gang, died over the weekend at age 71. According to reports, Sumler, known as “Chicago Mike ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

According to police, 71-year-old Michael Sumler of Chicago, was killed on Sunday, May 25, in Mableton. He is best known as “Chicago Mike,” the hype man and wardrobe valet for R&B/soul group ...

Mike Sumler, hype man of the Grammy Award-winning group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 71. Sumler died in a car crash during Memorial Day weekend, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.