UDennis Thomas, owaziwa ngokuba ngu-'Dee Tee, 'owayengumsunguli we-Kool & the Gang, isinxibo somphefumlo, usweleke eneminyaka engama-70.
Imvumi yayisandula ukwenza kunye neqela kwiHollywood Bowl eLos Angeles, eyayiqala ixesha layo lowama-2021 ngoJulayi 4.
Jonga le post kwi-InstagramIposi ekwabelwana ngalo nguKool & the Gang (@koolandthegang)
UDennis Thomas wayelilungu lokuqala leqela. Wadlala ifluti, isandi kunye nealto saxophone. UTomas wayesaziwa njengenkosi yemibhiyozo ngexesha leKool kunye neMidlalo yamaQela.
Ingxelo yoonondaba yathi:
Ilungu loqobo leKool & The Gang, uDennis wayeyaziwa njengeyona kati ipholileyo kweli qela, wayethandwa ngeengubo zakhe zasesinqeni kunye neminqwazi, kunye nokuziphatha kwakhe okungakhathaliyo.
UDennis Thomas wanconywa ngokuza ne-intro ethi Who's Gonna Take the Weight, eyakhutshwa ngo-1971.
Wafa njani uDennis Thomas?
I-Orlando-native co-based Kool & the Gang ngo-1964 kunye noRonald Bell, uRobert Kool Bell, uSpike Mickens, uRicky Westfield, uCharles Smith noRicky Westfield.
Ingubo yomphefumlo-funk yenze ukudibana kwayo I-R & B. , umphefumlo nejazz. Ibhendi yazibiza ngokuba zii 'Jazziacs' ekuqaleni kobomi babo kodwa baqhubeka baba yiKool kunye neQela ngo-1969.
Jonga le post kwi-InstagramIposi ekwabelwana ngalo nguKool & the Gang (@koolandthegang)
Inkqubo ye- band uphathe amabhaso amabini eGrammy kunye neeMbasa zoMculo zaseMelika ezisixhenxe kuwo wonke umsebenzi wabo. Bavelise ngaphezulu kwe-25 'ye-10 ye-R & B ephezulu' kwaye bathengisa ngaphezulu kwama-albhamu angama-70 kwihlabathi liphela.
UKool & the Gang bazakukhupha icwecwe labo lama-25 lePerfect Union, eliphuma ngomhla wama-20 kuAgasti ngo-2021.
Ukukhululwa kweendaba zebhendi kwathiwa:
Ubuntu obukhulu ngelixa wayengumntu wangasese kakhulu, uDennis wayengumdlali wealto saxophone, umdlali weflutist, umdlali weengoma kunye nomphathi wemikhosi kwimiboniso yeqela. Ingqungquthela kaDennis evezwe kumaqela e-1971 hit, 'Ngubani oza kuthatha ubunzima' uyingqungquthela kunye nomzekelo wokubonakalisa kwakhe.
Isiteyitimenti siqhubekile:
UDee Tee wayengumbhali weqela le-wardrobe elaliqinisekisa ukuba zihlala zikhangeleka zintsha. Kwiintsuku zokuqala zebhendi, uDennis wayesebenza 'njengomphangi wohlahlo-lwabiwo mali,' ethwele umvuzo weqela kwingxowa yephepha kwintsimbi yophondo lwakhe.
UDennis Thomas kuthiwa usweleke eNew Jersey kwaye unobangela wokufa kwakhe awaziwa.
Funda kwakhona: 'Bangabaphuli mthetho': UCatherine McBroom uyayiphika into yokuba usapho lwe-ACE lumangalelwa ngumdlali we-NBA uJames Harden
