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Sep 29, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day September 29, 1980 – Celebrate! by Kool & the Gang Was Released.

On this day September 29, 1980 Celebrate! by Kool & the Gang was released. The group’s twelfth studio album became one of their biggest commercial successes, blending funk, R&B, and pop into a joyful and danceable collection that perfectly captured the energy of the early 80s.

The album featured the iconic hit Celebration, which quickly became a global anthem and remains one of the most recognizable party songs ever...

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