About Chuck Brown
Hometown
Gaston, NC, United States
Born
August 22, 1936
Genre
R&B/Soul
Godfather of go-go Chuck Brown started out as a soul man, playing guitar with famed Chicago R&B crooner Jerry Butler in the 1960s. In the '70s, he began developing the primal, minimalist funk style that came to be known as go-go, which became the most celebrated export of the Baltimore/Washington DC area in the '80s. By that time, a host of younger artists had taken their cue from Brown's idiosyncratic sound.
Chuck Brown has also released music as a member of Rude Boys and Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers.
Influenced by Chuck BrownChuck Brown has influenced the music of The Crooked Stuff, The Asmbly, T.D. McCollum and more.
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