George 'Funky' Brown, longtime drummer and co-founder of Kool & the Gang, dead at 74

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 favourite Celebration, died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 74.

George 'Funky' Brown, longtime drummer and co-founder of Kool & the Gang, dead at 74
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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 favourite Celebration, died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 74.