Greg Brown
| Greg Brown | |
|---|---|
 Greg Brown (L) with Matt Sharp | |
| Background information | |
| Died | February 2026 |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Associated acts | Cake, Homie, Matt Sharp |
Greg Brown was a musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist for the band CAKE. He has a credit on the Homie song "American Girls" and played a significant side-man role in Matt Sharp's solo work.
Overview
Brown was a member of Cake from the band's formation in 1991 before leaving in 1998. Also in 1998, he appeared on the song "American Girls", by the short-lived Rivers Cuomo sideproject Homie. He later produced and contributed instrumentation to the two solo releases by Matt Sharp, Puckett's Versus the Country Boy in 2003 and the eponymous Matt Sharp album in 2004.
Brown passed away in February 2026.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Chelosky, D. (2026, February 7). Cake founding guitarist Greg Brown has died. Homepage. https://stereogum.com/2488418/cake-founding-guitarist-greg-brown-has-died/news