Almost 30 years of a song that marks the very first collaboration project between Go-Go and Hip-Hop, Kurtis Blow and Sugar Bear of EU hits the Fox 5 Morning News to give a sample of what they have planned for … Continue reading Kurtis Blow, Sugar Bear & 30 Years of Party Time
That girl sure does love herself some Go-Go! In a live performance on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, 28 year old soul singing idol Fantasia Barrino turns her hit single “When I See You” into a straight party by revamping … Continue reading Fantastia Rocks Rare Essence and EU for Tom Joyner
On Sunday November 11,2012, Go-Go veterans Experience Unlimited came out in full force, pulled out all the artillery, and seized the LaFontaine Bleue with a dynamic live performance that set ground zero back into the safe zone. In other words, Operation “35-Year Tribute To 5-Star General Sugar Bear” was a mission accomplished. The squad included the ranks of Sugar Bear, Ju-Ju, Tino, Junie, Ivan, Scooter, Hard-Step Mike, Tidy, Derrick, and Shorty Tim. Check out the video clip below. A Troy Too Smooth Wills Production. [pro-player width=’560′ height=’315′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiDgwB0GxNI[/pro-player] Continue reading Experience Unlimited (EU) – Vets Get Live on Veterans Day
The other night I stumbled across a website that took me on a historical journey and set me in a musical trance. The website is called DC Soul Recordings, and what it consist of are pictures. Tons and tons of pictures of bands, events and memorabilia from the DC metropolitan area dating all the way back to the 60s. It also includes information on the many different local records labels this distributed the recordings of many of these artists. I’m talking about the true and REAL roots of Go-Go music. I’m talking about bands such as The Matadors, Apollo Brothers, … Continue reading Hey DC, I Know You Got Soul
From Palmer Park, Maryland, to Olympic gold, to a professional boxing career that smashed records, Sugar Ray Leonard seemed to have been born under a lucky star. But all of that success came at a price and there were many mountains to climb along the way. Last month, Ray made a stop through Fox 5 DC’s studios to chat and to talk about his new autobiography, ” The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring.” The first video clip below is a clip of that interview session. The second video clip below depicts moments in Ray’s career … Continue reading Sugar Ray Leonard’s New Book Looks Back at His Life and Career
2010 GO-GO AWARDS RESULTS – November 21,2010 Best Go-Go DJ – DJ Big John Traditional Band – Chuck Brown Gospel Go-Go Band – Wanted Band Grown & Sexy Band – Suttle Thoughts Song of the Year – Love (Chuck Brown featuring Jill Scott) Go-Go Venue – La Fontaine Bleu Bounce Beat Band – TCB Up and Coming Band – Kimberly Michelle Experience Rhythm Section – Backyard Best Male Singer – Weensey Best Female Singer – Kimberly Michelle Best Lead Talker – Big G Rapper – Killa Cal Pocket/Percussion Section – Rare Essence Go-Go Heat – Manager – Ben Abba Promoter … Continue reading 2010 Go-Go Award Winners Results
TMOTTGoGo Pictorial Gallery from the Chuck Brown Birthday Celebration held at the 930 Club – Washington DC – 8/29/2010 (click on thumb images to view larger images) **Photos By Preston Blue of Bag of Beats Records ——————————— MAKE YOUR COMMENT VIA FACEBOOK BELOW: Continue reading Chuck Brown Birthday Celebration Pictorial 2010