Host: DJ Soul Sister
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time: 3:05pm - 4:35pm
Location: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Congo Square Stage
Street: Fair Grounds Race Course
City/Town: New Orleans, LA

Chuck's 1st Jazz Fest performance will be legendary. It's another of his extremely rare New Orleans performances. Please do not miss this! Chuck is THE MAN!

More at windmeupchuck.com . See y'all on the final Sunday of Jazz Fest!!!

--dj soul sister*new orleans*usa
"a virgo who likes to go-go!"

p.s. I'm not "hosting" this show, but I plan to party down @ it! (Plus I am going to wind it up beforehand. ;-) 2:45pm on Congo Square Stage.)

From Wikipedia:
Chuck Brown (born 1934) is an African-American r&b & jazz guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid- and late 1970s. Brown is regarded as the fundamental force behind the creation of go-go music.

Brown's early hits include "I Need Some Money" (1984)and "Bustin' Loose" (1978). "Bustin' Loose" has been adopted by the Washington Nationals baseball team as its home run celebration song.

He has influenced other go-go bands such as Rare Essence, E.U., Little Benny and the Masters, and Trouble Funk.

The song "Ashley's Roachclip" from the Soul Searchers' 1974 album Salt of the Earth is considered one of the greatest hip hop breakbeats ever.

Brown is considered a local legend in Washington, D.C., and has appeared in television advertisements for the Washington Post, D.C. Lottery, and others.

In technical terms, go-go music's essential beat is characterized by a syncopated, dotted rhythm ...ornamented by the other percussion instruments, especially by the conga drums, timbale, and hand-held cowbells.

With few exceptions, go-go bands have seen little success outside of the Washington, D.C., metro area (Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland), yet the style lives on and continues to evolve.

Go-go's first national chart action came when Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers released their "Bustin' Loose" single in late 1978; it reached the #1 spot on Billboard's R&B chart and held it for a month during February and March of 1979 (peaking at #34 on the Pop chart).