Phil Terrell

Phil Terrell Flood missed two golden opportunities, but has no regrets. Born and raised in Wilmington, NC, the Flood family moved to Jersey City, NJ, where Phil finished high school. Robert "Kool" Bell, the son of featherweight boxer Ronald Bell, was a schoolmate. Bell formed his first band, Kool & the Flames, naming them after James Brown & His Famous Flames, and Terrell worked the local clubs with them but left early. Kool & the Flames became the Jazziacs, the Soul Town Band, and finally, Kool & the Gang in 1969 when they signed with Delite Records. Terrell's light vocals an...