Chuck Brown, the “Godfather of Go-Go” music, passed away Wednesday at the age of 75. Brown, a legend within the D.C. nightclub scene, was the creative genius behind the new kind of funk music with nonstop percussion that competed with disco for much of the 1970s. Brown’s early years were marked by poverty and brushes with crime. While in prison for murder, he taught himself to play guitar. The singer performed well into his later years, saying “I’m not retired because I’m not tired. I’m still getting hired and I’m still inspired.”
