(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 07 AUG - He founded one of the R&B and funk groups that became cult in the era of disco music, the Kool & the Gang. Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas died at the age of 70 at his home in New Jersey. It is learned from the Facebook profile of the band still in business today.
Thomas, it is known, died in his sleep. He was one of the saxophonists of the group and contributed to the birth and success of unforgettable songs such as Get Down On It and Celebration, which made an entire generation dance between the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s. In 2020 another of the band's co-founders, Ronald "Khalis" Bell, also a saxophonist, had gone. (HANDLE).