Kool & The Gang drummer and founding member George "Funky" Brown has died, his family announced Friday. He was 74. "We lost our beloved husband and father, Kool & The Gang founding member George Brown ...

The musician behind hits like "Celebration" and "Ladies Night" was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer earlier this year. George "Funky" Brown, the longtime drummer and co-founding member of the ...

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George "Funky" Brown, the longtime drummer and co-founding member of the genre-blending band Kool & the Gang, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 74. A representative for the band ...

Fred White, a percussion prodigy and the drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, who propelled some of the funkiest songs in history, died Sunday. He was 67. His older brother Verdine White, the iconic ...

Kool & the Gang co-founder and percussionist George “Funky” Brown is dead at 74. The band announced the death of the New Jersey native and “funkiest drummer” on Friday. CHICAGO - AUGUST 1988: Musician ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --George Brown, whose funk-inspired drumbeats defined numerous breakaway hits by the Grammy Award-winning band Kool & the Gang, died Thursday at a hospital in Long Beach, Calif. He was ...

NEW YORK -- Kool & the Gang co-founder and percussionist George "Funky" Brown is dead at 74. The band announced the death of the New Jersey native and "funkiest drummer" on Friday. "In loving memory ...

In this July 19, 2019, file photo, George Brown of the band Kool & the Gang performs live on stage during the Thurn & Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg, Germany. automation Kool & The Gang drummer ...

The music world is mourning the passing of George "Funky" Brown, the iconic drummer and co-founder of Kool & The Gang, who has died at the age of 74 after a battle with stage four lung cancer.