Kool & The Gang drummer George ‘Funky’ Brown dead at 74
TMZ, the band’s founding member died from Stage 4 lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles Thursday.A spokesperson for Brown told TMZ that donations can be made in his honor to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America.Brown discussed his sickness last month with KCAL News, saying that he had recovered for a brief time and was ready to perform again.However, his cancer returned earlier this year and he was forced to pull out of touring. “We’d join hands, and you’d say to yourself, ‘Let’s go make some people happy,’ ” Brown noted to the outlet, adding that to those struggling with cancer, “Don’t give up, never give up.”Brown co-wrote many of the R&B group’s hit songs, including “Ladies’ Night,” “Too Hot,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Celebration” and “Cherish.”Kool & The Gang was formed in 1964 in New Jersey.