About Chuck Brown and The Chuck Brown Foundation
The Grammy nominated and legendary Chuck Brown, “The Godfather of Go-Go” founded the deeply rooted funk and soul sound of Washington D.C. in the early 1970’s. Merging with his roots, his love of the blues, jazz, gospel, soul and African rhythms, Chuck began to develop his own distinctive sound. Chuck’s unique and signature music style won him a place in American musical history.
He had a reputation of his legendary live shows, engaging audience participation and built around “the beat” to creating an incomparable continuous party ambiance. Chuck Brown is best known for his hits such as “Bustin Loose”, “Go Go Swing Medley, “Chuck Baby” and “Family Affair”.
In 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Chuck a “Lifetime Heritage Fellowship”, the Federal Government’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts. Chuck also performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. That following year, his “We’re About the Business” CD debuted as the #1 independent album and #2 R&B album on the Billboard charts. Chuck was recognized for his contributions in shaping American history in 2007 by The National Visionary Leadership Project., joining honorees such as Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, BB King and Eartha Kitt.
Chuck Brown passed away on May 16, 2012. His children honored his legacy through the Chuck Brown Foundation. The Chuck Brown Foundation is dedicated vision of the Godfather of Go-Go, as a way to give back to the struggles he lived through and felt so passionately about such as education, homelessness and re-entry into society after incarceration.
He had a reputation of his legendary live shows, engaging audience participation and built around “the beat” to creating an incomparable continuous party ambiance. Chuck Brown is best known for his hits such as “Bustin Loose”, “Go Go Swing Medley, “Chuck Baby” and “Family Affair”.
In 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Chuck a “Lifetime Heritage Fellowship”, the Federal Government’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts. Chuck also performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. That following year, his “We’re About the Business” CD debuted as the #1 independent album and #2 R&B album on the Billboard charts. Chuck was recognized for his contributions in shaping American history in 2007 by The National Visionary Leadership Project., joining honorees such as Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, BB King and Eartha Kitt.
Chuck Brown passed away on May 16, 2012. His children honored his legacy through the Chuck Brown Foundation. The Chuck Brown Foundation is dedicated vision of the Godfather of Go-Go, as a way to give back to the struggles he lived through and felt so passionately about such as education, homelessness and re-entry into society after incarceration.