"Celebration", "Jungle Boogie", "Get down on it", "Ladies' Night": the legendary funk and disco group Kool and the Gang has many hits.
One of its co-founders, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, died Saturday August 7 at the age of 70, the training said.
"On August 7, 2021, Dennis Thomas (known as" Dee Tee "), husband, beloved father and co-founder of Kool and the Gang, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 70 in New York. Jersey (United States) ", wrote on its Facebook page the group, which had already lost last year one of its leaders, Ronald Bell.
"Original member of Kool and the Gang, Dennis was known as the epitome of the cool guy, appreciated for his trendy clothes and hats, and his laid back demeanor," his partners pay homage to him.
"Alto saxophonist, flautist, percussionist" and "master of ceremonies during concerts", he appeared for the last time with the group on July 4, during the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, they specify.
Founded in 1964 in New Jersey, first under the name of the Jazziacs by brothers Robert and Ronald Bell, and notably Dennis Thomas, Kool and the Gang has a rare longevity, both on stage and in nightclubs, where it dance again.
His hits have inspired many rap classics.
With AFP
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