‘Dee Tee’ played alto sax, flute and percussion and was stylist for celebrated soul-funk band

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang, known for such hits as Celebration and Get Down On It, has died.

He was 70 years old.

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