Tag: CHUCK BROWN

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Chuck Brown: Evolution from Three Different Angles

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In this special holiday package, we target the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown from three different angles. The first angle, “A Conversation With The Godfather”, by Richard O’Connor,  is from an interview that we conducted with Chuck during the Christmas season 10 years ago. The second angle, “A Moment In Time With Chuck Brown”, also by Richard O’Conner, is a directed look into the personification of Chuck 10 years later. And the third angle, “The Evolution”, by NVLP, are a series video clips of Chuck himself in depth about his entire life’s story. ——————————— FIRST ANGLE: A CONVERSATION WITH THE … Continue reading Chuck Brown: Evolution from Three Different Angles

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2009 Go-Go Awards: Nominees and Performance Announced

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The 2009 Go-Go Awards is scheduled for The Washington Convention Center on Nov. 1.  In addition to D.C.’s own Comedian/Actor Red Grant hosting this year’s event, some of today’s most prominent acts on the Go-Go curcuit are scheduled to perform. Presented by Peace Abode, the acts scheduled to perform are Familiar Faces, Backyard, Suttle Thoughts, and TCB among others. There will also be a reunion performance by Little Benny & The Masters, who are famous for bringing hits such as “Cat In The Hat”, “The Message” and “Big City Groove.” Below is a complete list of nominees and categories. BAND … Continue reading 2009 Go-Go Awards: Nominees and Performance Announced

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Chuck Brown’s Talks Go-Go on NPR [Listen to Interview]

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Music legend and guitarist Chuck Brown is widely known to audiences for his musical emblem on the genre of ‘Go-Go’ music. Now at age 73, with nearly 20 albums under his belt, Brown still performs the infectious rhythms as he works to expand the genre’s reach far outside its Washington, D.C., area fan base. Brown talks about his love for the music and shares grooves from his career. Listen to entire interview below: Continue reading Chuck Brown’s Talks Go-Go on NPR [Listen to Interview]

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The Beat, Reissued

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by Justin Moyer When George Washington University music professor Kip Lornell teamed up with former Experience Unlimited (EU) manager Charles C. Stephenson to introduce academia to D.C.’s primary musical export in 2001’s The Beat, go-go blasted through boomboxes held by guys selling mixtapes out of cars near the intersection of East Capitol St. and Benning Road NE more often than it was heard on WPGC. Eight years later, white frat boys are lining up to watch Chuck Brown headline the 9:30 Club. We asked Lornell and Stephenson about what has changed. City Paper: Why does go-go face such a struggle … Continue reading The Beat, Reissued

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As Long as There is Memory, There Will be Chuck

Thomas Sayers Ellis

By Thomas Sayers Ellis I grew up on 7th and O Streets, NW so the sight of people dancing in the rain, on 7th and T Streets, NW, while Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, was having a part of a street named after him was amazing. A part of a street is a Way, a way in, a way out, opportunity. The man who made a way now has a Way, Chuck Brown Way, a green sign, with his name on it, in one of our city’s most historic districts. This is Go-Go’s city. We go on, don’t sleep … Continue reading As Long as There is Memory, There Will be Chuck

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Today’s Business of Music… & Your Role In It

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By Kato No longer can the lack of radio support or obtaining a record deal be the scapegoat for a band or individual artist’s not being able to gain national attention.  The playing field from what it used to be 10, and definitely 20 years ago is now basically on even level.  Sure, there are many who have more of the advantages, but due to the leveling of the playing field, the same things can be achieved by anyone, with a little more grinding… and a lot more paying attention and making use of the advantages you now have playing … Continue reading Today’s Business of Music… & Your Role In It