NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. When it comes ...

George “Funky” Brown, drummer and co-founder of Kool & the Gang, has died at age 74. A rep for the band confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday that he died “peacefully” in Long Beach, California on Thursday, ...

Everyone in the band knew there was a problem, even if they didn’t know exactly how to fix it. It was 1978, and nearly a decade into their recording career, Kool & the Gang — the once-dominant jazz ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Kool & The Gang, which will be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cleveland, is one of those bands that many folks, even funk and R&B aficionados can take for ...

In this July 19, 2019, file photo, George Brown of the band Kool & the Gang performs live on stage during the Thurn & Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg, Germany. automation Kool & The Gang drummer ...

When it comes to party music, there's a few standards that everybody knows and just can't resist dancing to. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CELEBRATION") KOOL AND THE GANG: (Singing) Celebrate good times, come ...

The drummer, keyboardist, songwriter, and co-founder of Kool & the Gang, George “Funky” Brown, has died at the age of 74. He passed on November 16 of stage 4 lung cancer, as previously reported by ...