NSU Homecoming performance featuring The Chuck Brown Band! – Norfolk, VA

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Food and Alcoholic beverages are not included in the reservation cost.

All reservations are subject to a food and drink minimum of $15 per guest.

Gratuity of 18% is automatically added to all food and beverage purchases.

We reserve the right to fill additional seats with other guests.

Reservations are non-refundable.

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“The Godfather of Go-Go,” Chuck Brown is the undisputed sole founder and creator of Go-Go music, a hypnotically danceable genre deeply rooted in funk and soul. He developed this genre in the early 70s, and it is the only form of expressive culture to originate in the District of Columbia. Chuck’s signature style foreshadowed many of the major popular R&B styles of the past three decades, earning him a place in American musical royalty. His legendary live shows, heavy on audience participation and built around “the beat,” created an unparalleled non-stop party atmosphere, maintaining his esteemed reputation.

In the 1960s, Chuck was searching for a sound to call his own. He found inspiration in artists like James Brown and was particularly drawn to the Latin percussion groove from the band he played with at the time, Los Latinos. Drawing from his roots and his love of blues, jazz, gospel, soul, and African rhythms, Chuck began to develop his own unique sound. While he initially played top forty, he would break it down between songs with percussion and audience call and response, keeping the music going and the dance floor packed.

Chuck Brown collaborated with a variety of artists including Thievery Corporation, Brian Culbertson, Jeff Majors, and Kindred the Family Soul. A street in Washington DC was renamed “Chuck Brown Way” in his honor. In September 2010, Brown released a three-disc set titled “We Got This,” which includes the Grammy-nominated song “LOVE” featuring Jill Scott with Marcus Miller. To support the new album, Brown made appearances on the Jimmy Fallon Show with The Roots, the Mo’Nique show, NPR’s Tiny Desk Unit, and NPR’s World Café. In September 2011, the National Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to Chuck Brown with two commissioned orchestral arrangements and a performance on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. The event, attended by an estimated 50,000 people, featured a performance by the NSO and Chuck Brown, followed by a concert by his band with guests Doug E Fresh and Sugar Bear. Chuck Brown passed away on May 16, 2012. Chuck Brown Memorial Park opened on August 22, 2014. Today, the Chuck Brown Band, which toured the world with the Godfather, continues to carry the torch and keep the beat and legacy alive.