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Chuck Brown dies at 75

The “godfather of go-go” has died.

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Sept. 20, 1984

Chuck Brown, left, with sound engineer Tom McCarthy.

Harry Naltchayan / The Washington Post

An undated photo of Chuck Brown.

An undated photo of Chuck Brown.

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Press photo that ran Jan. 1 1993 of singer Chuck Brown. (Courtesy of CD Enterprises) (TWP Archives)

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Press photo that ran Jan. 1 1993 of singer Chuck Brown. (Courtesy of CD Enterprises) (TWP Archives)

Courtesy of CD Enterprises

Singer Chuck Brown was a pioneer in go-go music.

April 16, 1985

Singer Chuck Brown was a pioneer in go-go music.

Douglas Chevalier / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown prepares for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert venue in <strong>Rock</strong>
<strong> Creek </strong>Park in Washington.

July 17, 1994

Chuck Brown prepares for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert venue in Rock Creek Park in Washington.

Tyler Mallory / For The Washington Post

Chuck Brown gets ready for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington.

July 17, 1994

Chuck Brown gets ready for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington.

Tyler Mallory / For The Washington Post

Chuck Brown heads to the stage at the IAAAM Awards gala to pick up his award at the Warner Theatre in Washington.

June 15, 1997

Chuck Brown heads to the stage at the IAAAM Awards gala to pick up his award at the Warner Theatre in Washington.

Larry Morris / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington along with George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars.

Jan. 14, 2004

Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington along with George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars.

Dudley M. Brooks / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown plays a set at the 9:30 Club in Washington.

Dec. 28, 2005

Chuck Brown plays a set at the 9:30 Club in Washington.

Michael Williamson / The Washington Post

ST-Brown Photos by Michael Williamson NEG#175958 12/28/05 -- The 'Godfather of Go-Go Music,' Chuck Brown, during his set at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday night.

ST-Brown Photos by Michael Williamson NEG#175958 12/28/05 -- The "Godfather of Go-Go Music," Chuck Brown, during his set at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday night.

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Chuck Brown performs with Parkdale High School's Groove Band in Riverdale Park.

March 30, 2006

Chuck Brown performs with Parkdale High School's Groove Band in Riverdale Park.

Robert A. Reeder / The Washington Post

The cover of Chuck Brown's 2007 album 'We're About the Business.'

The cover of Chuck Brown's 2007 album "We're About the Business."

Raw Venture Records

Chuck Brown performs as part of an all-star band of go-go and funk performers from the D.C. scene in a tribute to longtime morning DJ Donnie Simpson.

Aug. 24, 2007

Chuck Brown performs as part of an all-star band of go-go and funk performers from the D.C. scene in a tribute to longtime morning DJ Donnie Simpson.

Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown poses for a portrait for The Washington Post magazine.

August 2009

Chuck Brown poses for a portrait for The Washington Post magazine.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown, left, is joined onstage by 'Mayor For Life' Marion Barry at the Stone Soul Picnic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 15, 2009

Chuck Brown, left, is joined onstage by "Mayor For Life" Marion Barry at the Stone Soul Picnic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Kyle Gustafson

Chuck Brown performs at a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Aug. 23, 2009

Chuck Brown performs at a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Fans during the ceremony where they renamed a local street to Chuck Brown Way in his honor in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 23, 2009

Fans during the ceremony where they renamed a local street to Chuck Brown Way in his honor in Washington, D.C.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown attends a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Aug. 23, 2009

Chuck Brown attends a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, left, joins hands with Chuck Brown at a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Aug. 23, 2009

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, left, joins hands with Chuck Brown at a ceremony where the District of Columbia names a street after him.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

The District of Columbia names a street after Chuck Brown. The street bears the name Chuck Brown Way in honor of the Godfather of go-go music in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 23, 2009

The District of Columbia names a street after Chuck Brown. The street bears the name Chuck Brown Way in honor of the Godfather of go-go music in Washington, D.C.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Overcome with emotion, Chuck Brown pulls his daughter, left, and wife Jocelyn, right, close to him and embraces them with a tight squeeze as the Chuck Brown Way street sign is revealed in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 23, 2009

Overcome with emotion, Chuck Brown pulls his daughter, left, and wife Jocelyn, right, close to him and embraces them with a tight squeeze as the Chuck Brown Way street sign is revealed in Washington, D.C.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown performs on his 73rd birthday at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 23, 2009

Chuck Brown performs on his 73rd birthday at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Chuck Brown and his wife Jocelyn at the Panorama Room, where he performed in the 1960s.

Aug. 27, 2009

Chuck Brown and his wife Jocelyn at the Panorama Room, where he performed in the 1960s.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Precious Moore, a fifth-grader at Martin Luther King Elementary in Southeast Washington, plays with Chuck Brown during a Reading Is Fundamental event in honor of Black History Month.

Feb. 19, 2010

Precious Moore, a fifth-grader at Martin Luther King Elementary in Southeast Washington, plays with Chuck Brown during a Reading Is Fundamental event in honor of Black History Month.

Mark Gail / The Washington Post

The cover art for Chuck Brown's 2010 album 'We Got This.'

The cover art for Chuck Brown's 2010 album "We Got This."

Raw Venture Records

DJ Kool, left, and Chuck Brown perform at DAR Constitution Hall, opening for Charlie Wilson.

April 24, 2010

DJ Kool, left, and Chuck Brown perform at DAR Constitution Hall, opening for Charlie Wilson.

Brandon Wu

Chuck Brown performs during the inauguration gala for Mayor Vincent Gray at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Dec. 31, 2010

Chuck Brown performs during the inauguration gala for Mayor Vincent Gray at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Astrid Riecken / For The Washington Post

Chuck Brown attends the seventh annual Roots Jam Session hosted by Jimmy Fallon at the Music Box in Los Angeles.

Feb. 12, 2011

Chuck Brown attends the seventh annual Roots Jam Session hosted by Jimmy Fallon at the Music Box in Los Angeles.

Toby Canham / Getty Images

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