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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 ...
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, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Brown helped launch the Grammy-winning group Kool & The Gang, originally called the Jazziacs, in 1694. NEW YORK (AP) — George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The ...
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 .
Source. Rating. AllMusic. [1] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. [2] Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in December 1969, [3] and reached No. 43 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.
Recording and composition[edit] "Funky Drummer" was recorded on November 20, 1969, in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is an extended vamp, with individual instruments (mostly the guitar, tenor saxophones and organ) improvising brief licks on top. Brown's ad-libbed vocals are sporadic and declamatory, mostly concerned with encouraging the other band members.
George Brown co-wrote such Kool & the Gang classics as 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie,' and earned the nickname 'Funky' for his style of drumming. George Brown, Kool & the Gang co-founder and ...
Funky Stuff. " Funky Stuff " is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. [1] Released as a single, the song reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.