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Greg Brown Death Marks The Passing Of A Defining Cake Architect

by Paul Cashmere

Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and key songwriter behind The Distance, has died aged 56. His influence shaped one of the most distinctive sounds of 1990s alternative rock.

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