“A Family Affair”: Mourners Line Up for Chuck Brown's Public Viewing at the Howard Theatre
- 2:21 PM — May 29 —
- Source: Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
"Chuck shirts! Chuck shirts!" vendors cried as they worked the line stretching from the Howard Theatre, where crowds had gathered to say goodbye to Chuck Brown today. Read More
Chuck Brown's Public Viewing Is Today
- 10:51 AM — May 29 —
- Source: Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
This is the week D.C. says goodbye to the Godfather of Go-Go. If you're planning to pay respects to Chuck Brown —whose remains can be viewed today at the Howard Theatre—here's how it'll work. Read More
District Line Daily: Holiday Over, Mourning Chuck
- 10:19 AM — May 29 —
- Source: City Desk - Washington City Paper - Washington DC
A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Read More
This Week in WCP Arts: Remembering Chuck Brown
- 10:44 AM — May 24 —
- Source: Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
Leading this week's paper is our package of remembrances for Chuck Brown , who passed away last week. Read More
DC's Legendary “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown Remembered on a Special Edition of “NewsPlus with Mark Segraves” – Friday, May 25, 7:30AM
- 11:18 AM — May 23 —
- Source: Tribune Co
An in-depth interview with DC's legendary "Godfather of Go-go," Chuck Brown will be the highlight of a special edition of "NewsPlus with Mark Segraves," on Friday, May 25 th , at 7:30AM on WDCW-TV, DC50, the CW in Washington. Read More
National Artist, Charles Jean-Pierre, Dedicates Mural To Late Chuck Brown
- 9:05 AM — May 23 —
- Source: theloop21.com
"I've seen the positive impact Chuck Brown has had on the community. We should do something to attribute to him," Charles Jean-Pierre , an artist and teacher at Macfarland Middle School, told Loop 21 in an interview. Read More
Long Read: Remembering the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown...
- 3:26 PM — May 22 —
- Source: The Daily Swarm
He had figured out what bandleaders in other cities would not until it was too late. Read More
Chuck Brown: An Elegy for Chocolate City
- 2:28 PM — May 22 —
- Source: Grantland
I first saw Chuck Brown in the summer of 1987 at an all-ages show at the Celebrity Hall not far from Howard University. Read More
Funk Legend Chuck Brown Dead at 75 Recap
- 7:42 AM — May 20 —
- Source: antiMusic
On Friday Funk Legend Chuck Brown Dead at 75 was a top story. Read More
PASSINGS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jim Abdnor, Chuck Brown, Herbert Breslin
- 10:06 PM — May 19 —
- Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, a renowned baritone who led a worldwide revival in popularity for German lieder, died in his sleep Friday at his home in the southern German city of Starnberg, his family said. Read More
Biography
Washington, D.C., bandleader, performer, and songwriter Chuck Brown was a prominent figure on the city's go-go scene since the... Read the full Chuck Brown bio.



