George "Funky" Brown, Founding Member of Kool & Gang Dead at 74

[Quad Linda]

RIP

https://apnews.com/article/george-brown-drummer-kool-gang-0c576964cc355bce03f779e81a7365aa

 

[Doug G.]

"Celebration" was such a HUGE hit. All the local sports teams used it when/if they won a tournament and it was constantly on the radio.

At Telex, we had a local radio station piped into the building and playing over the production floor speakers. When that song came on, everybody let out with a loud, "Ya-Hoo!" at the appropriate times.

RIP

Doug

 

[Mesozoic Mike]

Drummers seldom get the accolades they deserve. George was not just a drummer who was a master at establishing a groove, he also wrote songs for the group. RIP.

 

[Shnicks]

RIP… GB