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Chuck Brown’s youngest son, Wiley Brown (right) of the Chuck Brown Band, performs with Doug E. Fresh on Chuck Brown Day at Chuck Brown Park in northeast D.C. on Aug. 20. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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by WI Web Staff August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

In a conversation with The Washington Informer, go-go legend Sugar Bear shared his views about his friend and mentor Chuck Brown, to whom hundreds of fans paid tribute during last weekend’s annual birthday celebration, Aug. 22, which honored the Godfather of Go-Go.

From left: Go-go legends E (Optimystic Tribe/Lissen), Sugar Bear (EU), Bubba (Backyard Band), James Funk (RE and Proper Utensils) and Buggie (Backyard Band) attend the ceremonial signing of a bill making go-go the official music of the District of Columbia. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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