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 ...

Just before disco reached mainstream status in 1974 with the Hues Corporation’s “Rock the Boat,” live funk bands dominated at clubs in many urban markets. The bump was a dance rage, and Kool & the ...

George Brown, the co-founder, drummer, and songwriter for Kool & the Gang, died Thursday, Nov. 16, after a battle with cancer. He was 74. A rep for Kool & the Gang confirmed Brown’s death in a ...

Robert "Kool" Bell is a uniter -- not a divider. Ever since the Youngstown, Ohio, native, and his brother Ronald and friends dropped "Wild and Peaceful" in 1973 with such dance floor igniters as ...

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 ...