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"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

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

A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Read More

Leading this week's paper is our package of remembrances for Chuck Brown , who passed away last week. Read More

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

"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

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

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

On Friday Funk Legend Chuck Brown Dead at 75 was a top story. Read More

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

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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.

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