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Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in Washington, D.C., during the mid-1960s to late-1970s. Go-go has limited popularity in other areas, but maintains a devoted audience in the Washington metropolitan area as a uniquely regional music style and was named the official music of Washington, D.C., in February 2020. [2]
Rare Essence is a Washington, D.C.–based go-go band formed in 1976. [4] [5] Rare Essence has been amongst the most prominent musicians of the D.C. music scene, producing numerous hit songs in the local D.C. market and several hits nationwide, including the charting hit "Work the Walls".
The song was released in response to the dramatic increase in violent and drug-related murders in D.C. during the crack epidemic in the late-1980s. During this time period, D.C. was labeled the "Murder Capital of the United States" and go-go and hip hop culture received much of the blame for the increasing crime rates. The "Go Go Posse" united ...
With go-go music gaining in popularity, and the band gaining local notoriety, the band began booking performances at schools, recreation centers, fundraisers, and government agencies. The band was often seen performing for tourists on the streets of Washington, D.C.
Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go". [1] Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C., area in the mid-1970s.
Live at Breeze's Metro Club is a live album recorded and released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. [1] [2] [3] [4] The album was ...
Trouble Funk is an American R&B and funk band from Washington, D.C. [1] The group helped to popularize funk and the subgenre go-go in the Washington metropolitan area. [1] Among the band's well-known songs is the go-go anthem "Hey, Fellas".
Go-Go Crankin' (also titled as Go-Go Crankin': Paint the White House Black) is a compilation album originally released in 1985. [6] [7] The compilation consist of ten original songs by prominent Washington, D.C.–based go-go bands of that time period.