You saw him in Alien and as a supporting actor in several films and series. He payed a patriarch in the series, Big Love. It was about the bigamist offshoot of the Latter Day Saints . In that one, he was perfectly slimy.
You saw him in Alien and as a supporting actor in several films and series. He payed a patriarch in the series, Big Love. It was about the bigamist offshoot of the Latter Day Saints . In that one, he was perfectly slimy.
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
He died peacefully in his sleep Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of Montclair, according to a statement from his representative.
Thomas was the alto sax player, flutist and percussionist. He served as master of ceremonies at the band’s shows. His last appearance with the group was July Fourth at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Born Feb. 9, 1951, in Orlando, Florida, Thomas was known for his prologue on the band’s 1971 hit, “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight.” Known for his hip clothes and hats, he was also the group’s wardrobe stylist. In the early days, he served as their “budget hawk,” carrying their earnings in a paper bag stuffed into the bell of his horn, the statement said.
In 1964, seven teen friends created the group’s unique bland of jazz, soul and funk, at first calling themselves the Jazziacs. They went through several iterations before settling on Kool & the Gang in 1969. The group’s other founders are brothers Ronald and Robert Bell, Spike Mickens, Ricky Westfield, George Brown and Charles Smith.
Ronald Bell died Sept. 9, 2020, at home in the U.S. Virgin Islands at age 68.
Maybe not the greatest drummer of all time but that longevity and track record is hard to beat. R.I.P. to the heartbeat of the greatest British band ever.
Maybe not the greatest drummer of all time but that longevity and track record is hard to beat. R.I.P. to the heartbeat of the greatest British band ever.
Drummer for band whose last good album was in the Carter administration dies.
Maybe not the greatest drummer of all time but that longevity and track record is hard to beat. R.I.P. to the heartbeat of the greatest British band ever.
I would put an asterisk on the largely true 70s comment by saying that Tatoo You was a very good early 80s album but composed of cuts that were long in the can from 70s album sessions. Not new.
Very mixed feelings about the Stones. Distant greatness for sure but they've been useless and disinterested as a creative force for decades and just crank it up for the big money tours. I've long wished they would just go away.
Maybe not the greatest drummer of all time but that longevity and track record is hard to beat. R.I.P. to the heartbeat of the greatest British band ever.
I would put an asterisk on the largely true 70s comment by saying that Tatoo You was a very good early 80s album but composed of cuts that were long in the can from 70s album sessions. Not new.
Very mixed feelings about the Stones. Distant greatness for sure but they've been useless and disinterested as a creative force for decades and just crank it up for the big money tours. I've long wished they would just go away.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I love early Stones. I think they showed great creativity and wrote some wonderful songs. And certainly their concert fans love the hell out of them. But I think The Beatles are heads and shoulders above them. Not even close.
I was sad to read that Fuquan Johnson passed away this weekend in California.
Fuquan attended the local schools here in Maplewood & graduated from Columbia High School in 1997. As kids, he was known as “Fu”, so one year he got a haircut with his nickname, “FU” carved onto each side of his head. He made me laugh, even then.
A bit belated because I’m not really on here anymore, but Joe LaBracio, aka Joe Long, of the Four Seasons passed away in April from Covid. He was vaccinated, however advanced age and other health conditions put him at a much greater risk and he was one of the unlucky ones.
Scully was friends with him for decades. When he joined the Four Seasons at age 33 he was deemed old enough that they were worried parents would get upset at their teenage daughters having a crush on a man in his 30’s. For this reason they made him lie about his age, shaving off nine years to make him more socially acceptable as a teen heartthrob. He was a very kind man, and always entertaining to be around.
I was sad to read that Fuquan Johnson passed away this weekend in California.
Fuquan attended the local schools here in Maplewood & graduated from Columbia High School in 1997. As kids, he was known as “Fu”, so one year he got a haircut with his nickname, “FU” carved onto each side of his head. He made me laugh, even then.
Mema said: Fu was always a great kid. I remember him coming to my house frequently when he played basketball with my son. Always smiling, always polite. What a tragic loss! Condolences to his family. May he Rest In Peace
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. -- Max Weisenfeld's indifference to John Coltrane died on Monday when a Coltrane fan suggested that Weisenfeld just hadn't heard enough of the obscure tenor saxophonist yet.
"Who knew he recorded anything other than Interstellar Space?" a grateful Weisenfeld said.
Friends of the indifference may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., where the cover of Coltrane's Sound will give a eulogy. There will be no burial, only ascension.
I appreciate Coltrane, I really do. I just don't like the music.
But I own several albums curated by Phil Schaap. To have heard him play, and talk about, his re-issue of the Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert, or the Hot Fives, was a privilege worth the frustration of him pulling the plug in the middle of András Schiff playing Beethoven's Sonate In C Major, Op.102 Nr.1 precisely at 12:00 noon for Thelonious Monk's Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 11) even though Birdflight had run over by 36 minutes that morning, as it did every morning.
Harry Dean Stanton.
You saw him in Alien and as a supporting actor in several films and series. He payed a patriarch in the series, Big Love. It was about the bigamist offshoot of the Latter Day Saints . In that one, he was perfectly slimy.