Chuck Brown, the singer and guitarist known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” a style of music similar to funk that was popularized in Baltimore and Washington,…

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This past year, these actors, musicians, and other notables departed from this earth. NewsOne remembers those we lost in 2012 here. Jimmy Castor: Pop and…

The home going service for Chuck Brown, the “Godfather of Go-Go,” is today, Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from noon until 3 pm. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE STREAM. RELATED: Godfather of Go Go Music Chuck Brown Has Died BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #73: Go-Go Music […]

After 75 years of blessing us with over four decades of his music,  Chuck Brown has reportedly passed away today. The Godfather of Go-Go music has been hospitalized since mid-April according due to the pneumonia. He died at John Hopkins earlier today, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Brown is undoubtedly one of the most  influential musicians […]

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 […]

Chuck Brown talks about the year the DC music genre go-go caught on.