Kool & the Gang's George Brown in 2014. (Leon Bennett / Getty Images for BET) George Brown, a founding member of Kool & the Gang who played drums with the band and co-wrote such enduring standards as ...

Kool & The Gang and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are a match made in heaven. They are the longest-running R&B group in history. The parade is a cornerstone of the Thanksgiving celebration for ...

Get ready to celebrate good times with Grammy Award®-winning artists, Kool & The Gang! Hear longtime favorite hits including “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Summer Madness,” “Open Sesame,” and of course, ...

Somehow it seems uncool to dig this legendary R&B group — the one that's been touring for 30 years. But then you remember the hits . . . and promptly belt them out with chair-dancing passion. There's ...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are not the only New Jersey group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame playing the Sea Hear Now festival in Asbury Park this weekend. Kool and the Gang are also on ...

George Brown, a founding member of Kool & the Gang who played drums with the band and co-wrote such enduring standards as "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie" and "Ladies Night," died of lung cancer in L.A.

The band co-founder helped write such classics as "Celebration," "Ladies Night" and "Jungle Boogie." By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer George Brown, the drummer who gave Kool & the Gang its propulsive ...

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,” ...

George “Funky” Brown, the drummer, founding member and one of the main songwriters of pop-R&B group Kool & The Gang, died in Los Angeles last night following a battle with lung cancer. He was 74.

George Brown, co-founder of Kool & the Gang and the band’s longtime drummer, has died. He was 74. Brown died Thursday in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by ...

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