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George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang who helped write such hits as “Too Hot,” “Ladies Night,” “Joanna” and the party favorite “Celebration ...
George Brown, founding member and drummer of Kool & The Gang, died Thursday night in Los Angeles, after a battle with cancer. He was 74. Brown, along with founding members Robert "Kool" Bell ...
George Brown He was 74 years old. The key drummer, who went by "Funky" as a part of the legendary musical group, lost his battle to stage-4 lung cancer on Thursday night, Nov. 16, according to TMZ .
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell aka "Khalis Bayyan", Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Under the name of George "Funky" Brown, he co-wrote the song "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" as well as "That's When Your Heartaches Begin", which was made popular by both The Ink Spots and Elvis Presley. Billy Hill died of heart failure in a Boston hotel room on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1940. He was 41. [2]
People Just Wanna Have Fun is the twenty-sixth studio album by American funk band Kool & the Gang, released through Astana Music, BFD Records and The Orchard on July 14, 2023. Released to celebrate the band's 60th anniversary, it features the final recordings by Ronald "Khalis" Bell, Dennis "D.T." Thomas and George "Funky" Brown and the group ...
George Brown, a drummer and songwriter who co-founded the band Kool & the Gang, died on Thursday. He was 74. The news was confirmed to CNN via email from Kool & the Gang’s publicist Jerry Digney.
State of Affairs is the twentieth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1996 following a four-year gap between albums. It marked the return of James "J.T." Taylor as the lead singer since 1986's album Forever (Kool & the Gang album) .