Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
- Posted on February 9, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
Greg Brown, a founding member of Sacramento alt-rock outfit Cake, has died. Friends honored the guitarist, who wrote the band's enduring hit 'The Distance.'
