Agencies, 08 August: Lamba samai para joli thaka soul-funk band Kool and Gang laga ekta founding member Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas toh morise. Tai laga omar 70 thakise. Tai New Jersey jaga te Saturday rati homai thaka samai shanti para morise. Tai laga representative para statement hisab te tai toh Montclair laga ekta resident thakise.
Thomas toh alto sax player, flutist aro percussionist thakise. Tai toh band’s shows te master of cerenomies hisab te thakise. Tai last group logote ola toh Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles te July Fourth te thakise.
Feb. 9, 1951 te Orlando, Florida jaga te jonom howa, Thomas ke toh band’s 1971 te tai suru howa nemtie jani, “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight” te hit koise. Tai laga hip clothes aro hats nemite jana, tai toh group’s wardrobe stylist thakise.
1964 te seven teen friends para group’s unique bland of jazz, soul and funk bonaishe aro first te tai khan nejor ke Jazziacs koise. Tai khan 1969 te Kool & the Gang nabona agae te besi rehearsals kora thakise. Group laga tusara founders toh brothers Ronald aro Robert Bell, Spike Mickens, Ricky Westfield, George Brown aro Charles Smith ase.
Ronald Bell toh Sept. 9, 2020 te tai laga khor U.S Virgin Islands te korise aro tai laga omar 68 thakise. Band para tuita Grammy Awards aro seven American Music Awards jetishe. Tai khan ke 2014 sal Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award para samaan kora thakise. Tai khan laga music toh ektum simple ase aro film sond tracks te kori.
Thomas toh tai laga maike Phynjuar Saunders Thomas, chokari Tuesday Rankin aro chokara David Thomas aro Devin Thomas khan logote jinda thaka ase.
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