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The George R. Brown Convention Center ( GRB ), opened on September 26, 1987, [2] is located on the east side of Downtown Houston, Texas, United States . The center was named for internationally recognized entrepreneur, engineer, civic leader, philanthropist and Houstonian George R. Brown (1898–1983). George and his brother, Herman, turned ...
George Leslie Goebel (May 20, 1919 – February 24, 1991) was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, The George Gobel Show , on NBC from 1954 to 1959 and on CBS from 1959 to 1960 [1] (alternating in its last season with The Jack Benny Program ).
The George R. Brown Hall at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Brown was born on May 12, 1898, in Belton and moved in 1904 to Temple; both communities are in Bell County. His older brother, Herman, left Rice University after spending less than a year there and started work in road paving. Herman's brother-in-law, Dan Root, loaned ...
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.
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 .
Brown helped launch the Grammy-winning group Kool & The Gang, originally called the Jazziacs, in 1694 NEW YORK (AP) — […] The post George Brown, drummer and co-founder of Kool & The Gang, dead ...
Entrepreneur. Known for. Inventing a safety hood protective device and a traffic signal. Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a type of two-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel ...
George Brown co-wrote such Kool & the Gang classics as 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie,' and earned the nickname 'Funky' for his style of drumming.