• Claydes "Charles" Smith (born Claydes Eugene Smith; September 6, 1948 – June 20, 2006) was an American musician best known as co-founder and lead guitarist...
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  • Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist and member of the...
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  • flute Ricky West – vocals (1), vibraphone (3), keyboards (4, 8) Claydes Charles Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, arrangements (3...
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  • Charles N. Fowler (1922–1989), US Congressman Cissy Houston (1933-2024), singer Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress Claydes Charles Smith...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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  • Juno-60 Ronald Bell – Oberheim OB-8, tenor saxophone, backing vocals Claydes Charles Smith – guitars Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar George "Funky" Brown...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    JID015 (2022) Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison JID016 (2023) Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 (2023) Tony Allen JID018 (2023) Instrumentals JID019 (2023) Remixes...
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  • "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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  • "Celebration", written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, James Taylor, Claydes Charles Smith, George "Funky" Brown, Robert Mickens, Earl Toon, Dennis "D.T."...
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  • 1970s Starcaster was Leo Nocentelli of The Meters.[citation needed] Claydes Charles Smith of Kool and the Gang can be seen using one in the video for "Celebration"...
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    Hollywood Swinging (category Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith)
    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas and Rick A. Westfield. "Hollywood Swinging" was...
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    Awde 2008, p. 117. Smith, Sid (11 February 2022). "Ian McDonald: a tribute". Louder. Retrieved 12 February 2022. Awde 2008, p. 119. Smith, Sid (2013). "Nowhere...
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  • "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Rock Hall of Fame profile of Ray Charles". Retrieved June 12, 2022. "Country Music Hall of Fame profile of Ray Charles". Retrieved June 12, 2022. "Rock...
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  • "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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  • "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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  • uncredited sample of "Winter Sadness", written by Robert "Kool" Bell and Claydes Charles Smith, and performed by Kool & the Gang. "Gangstas Make the Girls Go Wild"...
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    Little Rock, Arkansas Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX The Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts - Racine, Wisconsin Cincinnati Art Museum...
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  • 2, 3, 5, 7, 9), flugelhorn (2), vocals (6), arrangements (6, 8) Claydes Charles Smith – guitar (1–8), vibraphone (4), percussion (4), arrangements (4)...
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  • Misled (Kool & the Gang song) (category Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith)
    "Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music. It reached...
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  • written by Richard Westfield, George Brown, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith and Robert Mickens. Adapted from the O media notes. Joel Campbell –...
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  • Let Me Clear My Throat (category Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith)
    Recordings/Warner Bros. Blackout! 2Records Songwriter(s) Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Mark Jones, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Allen Westfield, Mark James...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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    "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield)...
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