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*Late go-go legend Chuck Brown, who rocked many open-air theaters during his iconic career, will soon have one named in his honor in his Washington hometown. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed legislation Thursday to build a Chuck Brown Music Pavilion, reports NBC Washington. Photos of the project were on display at a news conference attended [...]
*As the New Year settles upon us and we reflect on all those we’ve lost. Let us remember those who have made an impact on every aspect of our entertainment culture. Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, died at the age of 54, with complications from a heart attack. The Don of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, committed [...]
*During his lifetime, Chuck Brown was known as the godfather of go-go music, a fact not lost on Brian Culbertson, who worked with the North Carolina-born legend on the song “Feelin’ It.” The collaboration with Brown, which appears on Culbertson’s 2010 album, “XII,” marked a personal and professional high point for the jazz musician. Nowadays, Culbertson joins [...]
*On behalf of Lee Bailey’s EURweb.com, we proudly present our first Black Music Month Artist Spotlight in honor of African American Music Appreciation Month 2012. The month long observation was renamed by a 2009 proclamation issued by President Obama. (June was formerly and formally known as Black Music Month under a proclamation from then President Jimmy Carter in June, [...]
*The passing of Chuck Brown, the “Godfather of Go-Go” a few days ago, really hit the D.C. area community and Go-Go enthusiasts hard. But for those that didn’t know about his contributions to the music industry and hear his tunes, they were exposed to a man of great talent. But aside from his talent, many [...]
*By Wednesday afternoon the news had spread about the passing of 75 year old R&B legend Chuck Brown, who formulated the pulsating beats known as “go-go” music. It’s rhythmic phrasings are a mix of calypso, funk, soul, jazz, dance hall and all else that makes for indescribable feel good music. If you’re cool enough to know that Washington, D. C. [...]
*Chuck Brown, the legendary Washington D.C. musician known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” has died, his daughter confirmed to DC’s ABC7. Brown’s passing comes about a week after the Washington Post confirmed that the musician had been hospitalized with pneumonia. According to Brown’s manager, he died between 2 and 2:30 p.m. today in the intensive [...]
*Shortly after news of go-go music pioneer Chuck Brown falling ill, rumors began to spread that the legend was dead. From Twitter to Facebook to blogs to news sites, the family of Brown struck down the false information saying he’s recovering from pneumonia. A source close to the family says he was originally admitted to [...]
*Music legend and “Godfather of Go Go,” Chuck Brown has been hospitalized. The 75-year-old performer was taken to a Washington, DC area hospital for “joint pain and inflammation that has prevented him from performing.” He was scheduled to go on stage Saturday at the Howard Theater in DC, but the appearance has been postponed until [...]
*GoGo music has been one of the most well kept secrets in the African music diaspora. Though it was born in our nation’s capital and has thrived, it has not gotten nearly as much props in other geographic areas. Many of our readers may have immersed themselves in D.C.’s GoGo culture while attending one of [...]
*You are never too old to love. Soulful songstress Jill Scott is partnering up with 74-year-old “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown for his first single, “Love” off of his upcoming 3-disc album, “We Got This” – which will be released Sept. 21. On “Love,” Brown and Scott trade verses about what love is. The collaboration, [...]
*Washington D.C. trumpet player Anthony Harley, better known as Little Benny who helped define the city’s go-go style of music during the 1980s, died May 30 at his brother’s home in Washington. He was 46. The death was confirmed by longtime friend and former business partner Keith Galloway, according to the Washington Post. He did [...]
*Tom Joyner’s 11th annual Fantastic Voyage, a.k.a. the “Ultimate Party with a Purpose,” is gearing up to set sail from Miami from May 16 to May 23 with a jam-packed line-up of musical acts, comedians, seminars, black art auction and Caribbean excursions. Kevon Edmonds, Joe, Ledisi and KEM will lead an all-star tribute to the [...]
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