Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56

Greg Brown, a founding member of Sacramento alt-rock outfit Cake, has died. Friends honored the guitarist, who wrote the band ...
American Songwriter

Cake Announces Death of Founding Guitarist Greg Brown

Guitarist Greg Brown, who played on Cake's first two albums, has died following a brief illness, the band announced Saturday.

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, whose grungy guitar licks helped propel the band Cake, which he helped found, to the top of the alternative rock charts in the mid-1990s, and whose irony-laced lyrics for their hit song ...

Greg Brown, Founding Guitarist of Cake & ‘The Distance' Songwriter, Dies After ‘Brief Illness'

The musician was featured on the band's first two albums in the mid-1990s.

Greg Brown death: How did the Cake guitarist die?

Greg Brown, a founding member of Cake and the songwriter behind ‘The Distance', has died, prompting fans to revisit the ...
Westword

CAKE Brought a Genre-Bending Feast to Red Rocks: Photos

An evening with CAKE at Red Rocks was a masterclass in musical eccentricity and lyrical wit. The rock band, which formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California, will be releasing a new studio album this ...