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 ...
Most of the music world knows Greg Brown as the original guitar player for the band CAKE and the songwriter who penned “The Distance,” one of their most popular songs. But those from the Sacramento ...
Greg Brown, a founding member and lead guitarist of the 90s rock band, CAKE, has passed away. The band announced the news about his demise on February 7, 2026, in an Instagram post on the band’s page.