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With a signature and a smile, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed into law the newest monument in a city that's full of monuments. This one is for the late Chuck Brown, the well-known Godfather of Go-Go, and...
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by Kato Hammond
DC's mayor has unveiled plans for a park to honor the Godfather of Go-Go on what would have been Chuck Brown's 76th birthday.
Wednesday, Mayor Vincent Gray proclaimed August 22nd "Chuck Brown Day," and released renderings of the proposed park.
The mayor propose
d legislation earlier this year...
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The “Godfather of Go-Go,” is the subject of a new resolution that would designate his birthday, Aug. 22, as “Chuck Brown Day.”
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who introduced the resolution, spoke on it at Browns’ public memorial service yesterday.
“Chuck Brown’s funky go-go beat gave hometown D.C....