There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) an American folk musician from Iowa born Gregory Dane Brown in 1949; 2) American guitarist formerly a member of CAKE (died in February 2026); 3) American guitarist from Charlottesville; 4) American drummer. 1) Greg Brown is an American folk musician from Iowa. His "Iowa Waltz" has been (unsuccessfully) proposed to replace the state song of Iowa. During the 1980s, his reputation was established through frequent touring and recurring performances on A Prairie Home Companion. Read more on