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Greg Brown, the founding guitarist of Cake and sole writer of the 1996 hit "The Distance," has died after a brief illness. He helped shape Cake's first two albums—Motorcade of Generosity and Fashion Nugget—before leaving the band, went on to form Deathray and work on side projects like Homie, and later rejoined Cake to play on "Bound Away" from 2011's Showroom of Compassion.
Greg Brown, the founding guitarist of Cake who wrote the band's 1996 hit “The Distance,” has died after a brief illness. Brown contributed to Cake’s first two albums, Motorcade of Generosity (1994) and Fashion Nugget (1996), left the band after the tour, pursued other projects (Deathray and Homie), and later rejoined Cake for a track on Showroom of Compassion (2011). The band announced his passing on social media with a tribute, noting his essential role in the band’s early sound and development.