The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Kool & the Gang, the late Jimmy Buffett, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Dionne Warwick, among others.

Few artists have been sampled by hip-hop producers more than Kool & the Gang. George "Funky" Brown's drums have formed the backdrop to countless rap classics, while the group's horn section has, for decades,

Kool & the Gang have provided the soundtrack to many a soirée — and sporting event — with “Celebration,” their 1980 party anthem that became their only No. 1 single. But it’s the R&B group that formed 60 years ago in 1964 that will be reveling in their own “good times” when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland,