James “JT” Taylor Net Worth
James “JT Taylor Net Worth: James” JT Taylor is an American singer and actor who has a net worth of $6 million. James “JT Taylor was born in Lawrence, South Carolina in August 1953. Taylor is best known as the former lead singer of the music group Kool & the Gang.
Taylor was an amateur nightclub singer and joined his first band at the age of 13. He joined Kool & The Gang in 1979 and became their lead singer in 1979. Kool and the Gang perform jazz, soul, funk, disco, and R&B, and in 1964 they went by the name Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey. Kool and the Gang has sold over 70 million albums worldwide. Their key members include bassist Robert “Cool” Bell, tenor saxophone Ronald Bell, frontman James “JT Taylor”, drummer George Brown, tenor saxophone Dennis Thomas, guitarist Clydes Charles Smith, Trumpet player Larry Gitens, Rick keyboard player Westfield, triangle player Mark Blakey. Kool and the Gang released their self-titled debut studio album in 1969. The band has released 23 studio albums and achieved their greatest success in the 1980s. Their latest album Kool for the Holidays was released in 2013. Their most popular and successful singles include “Jungle Boogie”, “Hollywood Swinging”, “Higher Plane”, “Spirit of the Boogie”, “Ladies Night”, “Too Hot”, “Celebration”, “Take My” Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)”, “Steppin’ Out”, “Get Down on It”, “Joanna”, “Fresh” and “Cherish”. In 1979, they won a Grammy for their albums as part of Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track. Taylor left the band in 1988 and released four solo albums.
