Chuck Brown
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Chuck Brown (b. 1934) is an African-American jazz guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid- and late 1970s. While its musical classification, influences, and origins are debated, Brown is regarded as the fundamental force behind the creation of go-go music.
Brown's musical career began in the 1960s playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining Los Latinos in 1965. He still performs music today and is commonly known in the Washington, DC area. Brown's early hits include "I Need Some Money" and "Bustin' Loose". Brown also recorded go-go covers of early jazz and blues songs, such as "Go-Go Swing" Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing If Ain't Got That Swing", "Moody's Mood for Love", Johnny Mercer's "Midnight Sun", Louis Jordan's "Run Joe", and T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday".
He has influenced other go-go bands such as Rare Essence, Experience Unlimited (EU), Little Benny and the Masters, and Trouble Funk.
The song "Ashley's Roachclip" from the Soul Searchers' 1974 album Salt of the Earth contains a famous drum break.
Brown lives in Waldorf, Maryland.
[edit] Discography
- 1972 We the People
- 1974 Salt of the Earth
- 1979 Bustin' Loose
- 1980 Funk Express
- 1984 We Need Some Money
- 1986 Go Go Swing Live
- 1987 Any Other Way to Go?
- 1991 90's Goin' Hard
- 1993 This Is a Journey into Time [live]
- 1995 Hah Man
- 1995 Other Side
- 1997 Live Pa Tape
- 1997 Trust Me: Live Pa Tape, Vol. 2
- 1997 Wind Me up Chuck, Vol. 3 [live]
- 1998 Timeless
- 2001: Your Game...Live at the 9:30 Club
- 2002: Put Your Hands Up!
- 2005: Best of Chuck Brown (remastered)
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| NAME | Brown, Chuck |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American musician, Godfather of Go go |
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