James "J.T." Taylor

James "J.T." Taylor

James JT Taylor (born August 16, 1953, Laurens, South Carolina) 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 band's lead singer in 1979.

Read more about James "J.T." Taylor:  Kool & The Gang, Solo Career, 1996 Kool & The Gang Reunion, Acting Career

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