/tags/chuck-brown Chuck Brown en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:30:05 GMT /2012-05-16/chuck-brown-go-go-funk-pioneer-dies The man known as the Godfather of Go-Go has died. Chuck Brown pioneered a musical style of percussion-heavy funk that was born in Washington, D.C. Brown died at age 75 after suffering from pneumonia. Robert Siegel has this remembrance. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:30:05 GMT /2012-05-16/chuck-brown-go-go-funk-pioneer-dies /npr-news/2012-05-16/remembering-go-go-legend-chuck-brown James Brown's biographer calls D.C. legend Chuck Brown "the square root of funk." Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-16/remembering-go-go-legend-chuck-brown RJ Smith /npr-news/2012-05-16/chuck-brown-the-godfather-of-go-go-dies Brown's signature was a gravelly voice and his ability to lean effortlessly into a groove. The musician was known as the pioneer of a style of music born in Washington, D.C. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:05:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-16/chuck-brown-the-godfather-of-go-go-dies Eyder Peralta /2012-05-16/chuck-brown-tiny-desk-concert In Washington D.C., Brown is revered as the Godfather of Go-Go. So to have Brown play in a corner of the NPR Music offices with an 11-member group was dream come true for a lot of NPR staffers. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT /2012-05-16/chuck-brown-tiny-desk-concert Frannie Kelley /2011-02-03/chuck-brown-on-world-cafe The Godfather of Go-Go died in 2012. In 2011, Brown stopped by World Cafe to talk about what was to be his final album, We Got This. Hear Brown discuss his music and career with host David Dye . Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:30:00 GMT /2011-02-03/chuck-brown-on-world-cafe