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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Chuck Brown Dies: The ‘Godfather Of Go-Go’ Was 75

Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk’s percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died May 16 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was 75.

The death, from complications from sepsis, was confirmed by his manager, Tom Goldfogle. Mr. Brown had been hospitalized for pneumonia.

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1 comment:

Ben in Salisbury said...

Ironically I spoke about him this morning and didn't expect to read his name. Never met him but with his "famous status" I have been told he has been very approachable and nice