NEW YORK (AP) — 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,” ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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,” ...

It comes as the Grammy-winning funk band, known for such classics as “Celebration,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Ladies’ Night,” has ...

George Brown has died at the age of 74. The musician was the key drummer and one of the founding members of the popular 70s band Kool & The Gang which had dozens of hit songs that had heavy radio play ...

Now celebrating their 50th year as a band, Kool & The Gang has produced a seemingly endless string of hits that are the DNA of American music: “Celebration,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Ladies Night,” “Get Down ...

In April, it was announced that Kool & the Gang, top right, would be among the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees this fall. Other inductees include Suzanne de Passe, Ozzy Osbourne and Peter ...

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 ...

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," died Thursday in ...

George Brown, a founding member of Kool & The Gang, died Thursday. Brown passed away after battling cancer, a representative for the band told Fox News Digital. "George Brown, co-founder, drummer, ...

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 ...