Born August 16, 1953 James J.T. Taylor is an American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band, Kool & The Gang. Before his rise to fame, Taylor was a schoolteacher and amateur night club singer having first joined a band at the age of 13. He joined Kool & The Gang in 1978 and became the bands lead singer in 1979. In 1988, Taylor amicably left Kool & The Gang to pursue a solo career and has released four solo albums to date. In 1989, he released his first solo album entitled Master Of The Game (MCA Records) which produced several hits including the albums first single, All I Want Is Forever, a duet with Regina Belle. In 1991, Taylor released his second solo album, Feel The Need (MCA Records), which garnered the hits, Long Hot Summer Night and Heart To Heart, a duet with Stephanie Mills. 1993 saw the release of the singers third solo album, Baby Im Back (MCA Records), followed by his fourth solo album in 2000 entitled A Brand New Me (Interscope Records). In 1996 Kool & The Gang reunionited. youtu.be/1I-I6omDmVw
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