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Chuck Brown
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Godfather of Go-Go, Charles Louis Brown
American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Bitter Root Volume 1
- Bitter Root, Volume 3
- Bitter Root Omnibus
- Disney Villains
- Johsua Rasion
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Film & TV
Gaston, North Carolina
Chuck Brown, an American guitarist, bandleader, and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go", was a musician who popularized the go-go sound in and around Washington, DC. His music inspired a whole generation of bands and sound that remains revered by DC natives no matter where they live in the world.
Known for
- The Beat Don't Stop — Self2020
- The Legend of Cool Disco Dan — Himself2012
- Ballou — Himself2008
- Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene — self - musician and former cell mate of Petey Greene2008
- Paper Chasers2003
- Good to Go — Chuck Brown1986
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-05-03
- Active to
- 2006-12-25
Discography
- James Browns Presents His Band & Five Other Great Artists1961
- Prisoner of Love1963
- Grits & Soul1964
- Showtime1964
- Sings Out of Sight1965
- James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today1965
- Handful of Soul1966
- James Brown Plays New Breed1966
- James Brown Sings Raw Soul1967
- James Brown Plays the Real Thing1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29,606
- Total plays
- 198,629
Tags
There are at least two artists named Chuck Brown on Last.fm. Chuck Brown, African American jazz guitarist and singer, whose musical life is described in detail below.Chuck Brown, a solo pianist and song writer from Central Ohio, who was influenced by George Winston and plays in the neoclassical or new age genre. Chuck Brown -- jazz artist -- (August 28, 1936–May 16, 2012) was an African-American jazz guitarist, singer and the Godfather of Go-Go, which is a sub-genre of funk music from Washingto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gaston
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- go-go
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.windmeupchuck.com
- Image
- ChuckBrownOct012005b.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-08-22
- date of death
- 2012-05-16
- cause of death
- multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- Commons category
- Chuck Brown
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- name in native language
- Chuck Brown
- birth name
- Charles Louis Brown
- nickname
- The Godfather of Go-Go
- alternative name
- Charles L. Brown
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