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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.
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. 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.
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas. Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas (February 9, 1951 – August 7, 2021) [1] [2] was an American alto saxophone player, flautist, and percussionist, who was a founding member of R&B / soul / funk Kool & the Gang, and one of the few members to remain with the band for over 50 years, from its foundation in 1964 into the 2020s. [3] [2]
Ronald died of undisclosed causes on September 9, 2020. In 1971, Robert married to Deborah Jones. Bell and Jones met when they were teenagers. Deborah died on November 4, 2018, aged 67. Her death was later revealed to have been the result of a long-standing illness. Together, they had a son, who has worked with Kool & the Gang in the past.
George Brown co-wrote such Kool & the Gang classics as 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie,' and earned the nickname 'Funky' for his style of drumming.
Andraé Edward Crouch / ˈ ɑː n d r eɪ / (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals, Crouch was known for his compositions "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" and "Soon and ...