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In Memoriam: Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go Music, dies at 75

Chuck Brown, the 75-year-old father of D.C. Go-go music, died on Wednesday, Tom Goldfogle, Brown’s manager confirmed.
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Chuck Brown, who was dubbed the father of D.C. Go-go music, died on Wednesday, Tom Goldfogle, Brown’s manager confirmed. He was 75.

Chuck Brown dies at 75

Brown had been treated in the intensive care unit of Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, according to sources.

He had been missing from the stage for about two months, prompting rumors on the Internet that he had died earlier this year.

Earlier this month, Brown was at Hopkins where he was admitted after complaining of arthritis.

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Doctors discovered blood clots in his legs. The blood clots were removed, but Brown also contracted pneumonia while hospitalized.


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