Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on Sunday. He was 71. The Cobb County Police Department confirmed Sumler's death ...

The band's hype man, who energized crowds with his energetic choreography, died in a car crash over the weekend ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler was killed in a car crash just outside Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, local media reported.

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, a celebrated figure in the soul and funk music scene, passed away at 71 following a car accident outside Atlanta ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler died in a crash on Sunday night. He was 71. MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a ...

Chicago Mike” Sumler joined the group in the '80s, energizing crowds at live shows and providing backing vocals.

Michael Sumler, who spent a decade and a half working with the iconic group Kool & the Gang, died over the weekend at age 71.

Michael Sumler, affectionately known as "Chicago Mike," member of the funk band Kool & the Gang, died at age 71 in a car ...

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Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, a longtime hype man and stylist for the legendary R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died ...