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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 co-wrote such Kool & the Gang classics as 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie,' and earned the nickname 'Funky' for his style of drumming.
George Brown. George Brown, one of the founding member of iconic soul/funk band Kool & The Gang, has passed away.He was 74 years old. The key drummer, who went by "Funky" as a part of the ...
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.
Years active. 1978–present. Labels. MCA Records. James " J.T. " Warren Taylor (born August 16, 1953) is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979 and remained with the group for nine years. His tenure as lead singer was the most successful era in the ...
Perfect Union. Perfect Union is a 2021 studio album by American disco and funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was the first new music from the group in over a decade [1] and was last to feature founding member Ronald Bell before his death.
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.
Jungle Boogie. " Jungle Boogie " is a funk record by Kool & the Gang from their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. [2] It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs. [3] Billboard ranked it as the number 12 single for 1974, despite as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year. In 1994, Jungle Boogie was repopularized on the ...