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

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

Michael Sumler, Kool & the Gang 's resident hype man for more than three decades, died in a car crash in Mableton, Ga., on ...

Longtime Kool & the Gang hype man Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler died in a car accident over the weekend at the age of 71 ...

Michael Sumler, the resident hype man for Kool & the Gang for more than three decades, has died in a car crash. His death was ...

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

Cobb County Police Department said that he was involved in a head-on crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton, Georgia.

MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a longtime member of the iconic funk band Kool & the Gang, died Sunday night in a crash on ...

Michael Sumler, longtime member of funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 71. Sumler – also known as ‘ ...

Kool & the Gang member Michael Sumler died on May 25, 2025, at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Cobb County Police Department confirmed his death, saying that Sumler's vehicle crashed into another ...

GEORGIA — A former member of the legendary music group Kool & the Gang has died in a crash. Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, 77 ...

Michael Sumler, affectionately known as “Chicago Mike,” and a longtime member of the legendary funk and R&B group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash over the weekend in Cobb County, Georgia. He was ...