An undated photo of Chuck Brown.
Jan. 1, 1993
Singer Chuck Brown.
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April 16, 1985
Singer Chuck Brown was a pioneer in go-go music.
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July 17, 1994
Chuck Brown prepares for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert venue in Rock Creek Park in Washington.
Tyler Mallory / For The Washington Post
July 17, 1994
Chuck Brown gets ready for a performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington.
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Jan. 14, 2004
Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington along with George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars.
Dudley M. Brooks / The Washington Post
Dec. 28, 2005
Chuck Brown plays a set at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
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Dec. 28, 2005
Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
Michael Williamson / The Washington Post
March 30, 2006
Chuck Brown performs with Parkdale High School's Groove Band in Riverdale Park.
Robert A. Reeder / The Washington Post
The cover of Chuck Brown's 2007 album "We're About the Business."
Courtesy of Raw Venture Records
Aug. 24, 2007
Chuck Brown performs as part of an all-star band of go-go and funk performers from the D.C. scene in a tribute to longtime morning DJ Donnie Simpson.
Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2010
Precious Moore, a fifth-grader at Martin Luther King Elementary in Southeast Washington, plays with Chuck Brown during a Reading Is Fundamental event in honor of Black History Month.
Mark Gail / The Washington Post
June 15, 1997
Chuck Brown heads to the stage at the IAAAM Awards gala to pick up his award at the Warner Theatre in Washington.
Larry Morris / The Washington Post
The cover art for Chuck Brown's 2010 album "We Got This."
Raw Venture Records
Au. 2009
Chuck Brown poses for a portrait for The Washington Post magazine.
Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post
April 24, 2010
DJ Kool and Chuck Brown open for Charlie Wilson at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Brandon Wu
Dec. 31, 2010
Chuck Brown performs during the inauguration gala for Mayor Vincent Gray at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Astrid Riecken / For The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2011
Chuck Brown attends the seventh annual Roots Jam Session hosted by Jimmy Fallon at the Music Box in Los Angeles.
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