Soul Searchers - We The People. "Block Party" by Chuck Brown feat. DJ Kool. Chuck Brown - We Come To Party. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - We Need Some Money (Long Version).wmv. CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS, BUSTIN' LOOSE. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers "Ashley's Roachclip" Chuck Brown. Charles Louis "Chuck" Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "the Godfather of Go-go".[1] Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid and late 1970s.
While its musical classification, influences, and origins are debated, Brown is regarded as the fundamental force behind the creation of go-go music.[2] Early life: 1936–1963[edit] Chuck Brown: Oral History Video Clips and Biography: NVLP Oral History Archive. Chuck Brown National VisionaryShareThis Born in 1934 in Gaston, North Carolina Enduring soul and jazz artist, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go" for pioneering this unique and popular urban dance music BIOGRAPHY Jazz guitarist and singer Charles Louis “Chuck" Brown is the undisputed creator of Go-Go music, a rhythmic, danceable genre rooted in funk and soul developed in the early 1970s.
Brown was born in 1934 to Lyla Louise Brown and Albert Louis Moody in Gaston, North Carolina. He grew up very poor and quit school after completing the seventh grade. Chuck Brown: Go-Go Godfather's Gumbo. Chuck Brown Gallery II - Professional Photographer Washington DC - HILSDON PHOTOGRAPHY LLC - Fashion - Commercial - Model Portfolio - Headshots - Art - Boudoir - Commercial - Advertising - Music Industry - Landscape - World Music Features Chuck Brown World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music. Washington, DC’s streets can be a parallel universe, where disco and soul didn’t evolve into rap, and then pop, where live music is still the thing—where kids save up for congas and guitars instead of turntables.
Perhaps the least-discovered of America’s fiercely regional music scenes, three decades after its inception go-go music is still the soul of black Washington, and Chuck Brown its creator and eminence grise. Though he’d prefer you call him “Godfather.” “My fans gave that to me, but I can think of no better reward,” says Chuck of his adopted nickname. Speaking in his typical aw-shucks manner at a recording studio in suburban Maryland (where a long-rumored new studio album is nearing completion), Brown is clearly proud of the scene that has grown up around him.
“Oh, the sound of Washington is go-go,” he says, “and it’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.” Brown starts the story in 1972. “Disco was wearing us out, man!” “All I did was break the beat in half,” says Brown. Chuck Brown's Long Dance. Chuck Brown is on his way to work.
He's not performing his beloved go-go music today, but his duties are a kind of extension of his regular gig. In the spring of 2008, Brown is among the local celebrities who have agreed to visit D.C. schools and deliver pep talks for students to do their best on upcoming tests. The hope is that the message will be more persuasive coming from someone the teenagers admire. Just outside the hall at D.C.'s H.D.
"I ain't never seen him before," says one of the guards. "You've seen him on TV," her taller co-worker says. "Only on the Lottery Board," she answers, by which she means his TV spot for the D.C. "She's been living here 30 years and ain't never seen Chuck," her co-worker says, shaking her head. Right on time, Brown drives his silver Mercedes coupe into the parking lot. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers Page. Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers comprised of: Chuck Brown (b. 22nd August 1936, Gaston, North Carolina, U.S.A. d. 16th May 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.)
John Buchanan (trombone, vocals) Donald Tillery (trumpet, vocals) Leroy Fleming (saxophone, flute, timbales) Le Ron Young (guitar) Chris Johnson (organ) Skip Fennell (keyboards) Jerry 'Wildman' Wilder (bass) Ricardo 'Tricky Sugar' Wellman (drums) and Gregory 'Bright Moments' Gerran (congas, percussion). Chuck Brown had begun his musical career in the early 60’s playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining Los Latinos in 1965.
CarrCee Productions produced and arranged both of these albums and kick-started Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers' career on Sussex Records with Clarence Avant. Chuck Brown - Music - Review. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers Discography at Discogs. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers. The Official Chuck Brown Website!