Go-Go legend Chuck Brown will be laid to rest today with a memorial service from noon – 3 p.m. today at Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The service will be broadcast live. Brown, 75, died May 16 after battling pneumonia. Brown, a Gaston native, died at John Hopkins Hospital University hospital in Baltimore. Earlier this […]
News reports say the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown reportedly died today after a nearly monthlong hospital stay. Brown, 75, had battled pneumonia since last month. He died at John Hopkins Hospital University hospital in Baltimore. According to the Washington Post, Brown was a Gaston native.
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Address of influential go-go records label TTED/DETT Records 3834 Ironwood Place, Landover, MD 20785 When: Late 1970’s What: Go-go is a live blend of R&B, funk and rap music still most popular in the DC Metro area and surrounding counties. Groups credited with popularizing the percussion-filled genre […]
VIA Majic 102.3 The legendary Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown, who performs in Charlotte at least once a year, talks about how he’s been able to stay relevant throughout all of these decades and to plug his new new album, which dropped this week also.
VIA WKYS We caught up with the Godfather of Go-Go after his amazing performance at Summer Spirit Fest 2010. Chuck Brown spoke the passing of another Go-Go icon Lil Benny, who passed in May and had a street dedicated to him in Northwest Washington on Saturday. Chuck Brown performs every year at CIAA. Check out […]
