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- Greg Brown, co-founder of Cake, died on February 5 at age 56, confirmed by his daughter Adri Brown.
- Cake announced his passing on social media, attributing it to a "short illness."
- Brown was born in Sacramento and formed Cake in 1991.
- The band rose to popularity in the mid-1990s with the hit "The Distance" and blended soul and jazz.