Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greg Brown, a founding guitarist of Cake and the writer of the band's breakout hit "The Distance," has died after a brief illness, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greg Brown, the founding guitarist of the alternative rock group Cake who penned the band’s hit “The Distance,” has died. He was ...

Greg Brown, a founding member of the 90s slacker rock band Cake, has died. The band, behind such songs as "The Distance," "Frank Sinatra," and "Short Skirt, Long Jacket," announced his passing on Feb.

Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and writer of the band's hit song "The Distance," has died. Cake announced Brown's passing in a social media post on Saturday (Feb. 7). His age was not provided ...