{"id":318486,"date":"2021-08-08T09:21:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T06:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dennis-dee-tee-thomas-of-kool-the-gang-dead-at-70\/"},"modified":"2021-08-08T09:21:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T06:21:58","slug":"dennis-dee-tee-thomas-of-kool-the-gang-dead-at-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dennis-dee-tee-thomas-of-kool-the-gang-dead-at-70\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas of Kool & The Gang dead at 70"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas of Kool & The Gang dead at 70<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Dennis \u201cDee Tee\u201d Thomas, founding member of iconic soul and funk band Kool & The Gang, died peacefully at the age of 70 in his home in New Jersey, the group said in an announcement.<\/p>\n

Thomas was born in 1951 in Orlando, Florida, and formed his first band in 1964 \u2014 The Jazzies \u2014 with seven of his teenage friends: brothers Ronald Bell and Robert \u201cKool\u201d Bell, Spike Mickens, Ricky Westfield, George Brown and Charles Smith. <\/p>\n

The group infused their jazz, blues, soul and funk influence and eventually become the influential Kool & The Gang in 1969. <\/p>\n

They went on to win two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 top-10 R&B hits, 9 top-10 pop hits and 31 platinum albums with major hits such as \u201cGet Down On It,\u201d \u201cJungle Boogie\u201d and \u201cCelebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thomas was an accomplished musician on several different instruments including the alto saxophone, flute, and percussion. He was also known as the group\u2019s wardrobe director, giving the band its distinct, funky look and the emcee of their live performances.<\/p>\n

Thomas played his final show with the band at a July 4, 2021 concert at the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n

He was described by a spokesperson as \u201ca huge personality while also an extremely private person.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was a longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cCelebration\u201d was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, Class of 2020, on March 24, 2021.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s music has also been featured in the films Rocky, Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction and continues to be heavily sampled by recording artists today.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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