Patrick and the Gang

Patrick & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1986 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, and Patrick Hand. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, rock, and pop music. After settling on their name following several changes, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Patrick and the Gang (1977).

Members
Robert "Kool" Bell (1977-2012): vocals

Ronald Bell (1977-2012; dead 2020): backing vocals

Patrick Hand (1986-2012): vocals

Albert Harrison (1977-2012): vocals, balalaika

Barryl McCoen (1977-2012): vocals, flute

Callie Jones (1977-2012): vocals, bass

Digorno Rutherford (1977-2012): vocals, violin

Ales Guiterrez (1977-2012): backing vocals

Leonid Fedorov — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion (1978—present)

Viktor Bondarik — bass (1980—1983, 1985—present)

Oleg Garkusha — vocals, dance, declamation, show, lyrics (1985—present) , sound engineer, lyrics, other (1980—1985)

Dmitriy Ozersky — keyboards, trumpet, percussion, lyrics (1981—present)

Nikolay Rubanov — saxophones, bass-clarinet, jaleika, keyboards (1986—наши дни)

Boris Shaveinikov — drums, percussion (1988—present)

Mikhail Kolovsky — tuba, trombone (1995—present)

Vladimir Volkov — double bass, keyboards (2007—present)

Yuriy Parfyonov — trumpet (2011—present)

Mikhail Rappoport — sound engineer (1987—present)

Dmitriy Zaychenko — bass, electric organ (1978-1980)

Aleksey Vikhrev — drums (1978-1980)

Mikhail Makov — guitar, vocals (1980-?)

Aleksey Vittel — guitar (1980-?)

Alexander Pompeev — keyboards (1980-1981)

Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer (1981-1988), director (1987—1988)

Sergey Melnik — guitar (1981—1983)

Evgeniy Chumichev — drums (1981—1983)

Sergey Gubenko — bass (1983)

Valeriy Nedomovniy — vocals (1983)

Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar (1983)

Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer (1981-1988), director (1987—1988)

Evgeniy Chumichev — drums (1981—1983)

Sergey Gubenko — bass (1983)

Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar (1983)

Igor Cheridnik — drums (1985—1988)

Nikolay Fedorovich — saxophone (1985—1987)

Arkadiy Volk — vocals (1985)

Sergey Rogozhin — vocals (1985—1987)

Kirill Miller — visual artist, stage design, costume design, artwork (1985—1992)

Pavel Litvinov — percussion (1987—2005)

Igor Skaldin — guitar (1987)

Dmitriy Matkovsky — guitar (1987—1995)

Vladimir Vesyolkin — dance, show, vocals (1987—1992)

Evgeniy Dyatlov — vocals, violin (1988)