Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, is having a street named after him this Saturday (8-22-09) in Washington DC.
The celebration / and street unveiling will be betweem 4-7pm at the intersection of 7th & T Streets, NW. It's free family event.
Following this event, there will be a concert at the 9:30 Club.
History:
Brown's musical career began in the 1960s playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining Los Latinos in 1965. Brown's early hits include "I Need Some Money" and "Bustin' Loose". "Bustin' Loose" has been adopted by the Washington Nationals baseball team as its home run celebration song. Brown also recorded go-go covers of early jazz and blues songs, such as "Go-Go Swing" Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing If Ain't Got That Swing", "Moody's Mood for Love", Johnny Mercer's "Midnight Sun", Louis Jordan's "Run Joe", and T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday". He is the undisputed "Godfather of Go-Go".
