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Go Go - Alternate meanings: See Go go (disambiguation)
Go-go is a form of funk music which arose in the 1980s in Washington, D.C.. In the late 1970s, funk had gone electronic, influenced by then-popular disco acts, and began using drum machines, synthesizers and other instruments that many purists derided. Go-go arose as an alternative that stuck to the James Brown-inspired roots of funk, with the psychedelic rock influences of George Clinton intact. History Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, released in 1979, is considered to be the first go-go LP. The title track reached #34 on the charts. Soon artists such as EU (Experience Unlimited), Rare Essence, and Trouble Funk gained fame in the Washington, D.C. area, though perhaps only EU matched the national success of Brown. EU had a #35 hit in 1988 with "Da Butt" from the movie School Daze. Artists such as D.C. Scorpio began mixing the sound with hip-hop, followed by hip-hop/go-go hybrids by Salt-N-Pepa and Body and Soul. In 1986, at the pinnacle of go-go's popularity, the D.C. area's top go-go performers gathered together on one stage for a performance called Go-Go Live at Washington's Capital Centre. Held in the same arena that was home to the Washington Bullets, artists such as DC Scorpio (sang "Stone Cold Hustler"), Arye Rayde (sang "Everybody's Got their Thang"), Little Benny and the Masters (sang "Cat in the Hat"), Rare Essence (sang "55 dollar Motel" and others), EU, and Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers (sang "I'm Bad" and others) performed for the last time as a united front on one stage. This original scene in the 1980s was accompanied by an epidemic of PCP (or, locally, "Love Boat") abuse, which remains extraordinarily high in the Washington, D.C. area. Go-go performers Go-go recordings Albums - Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, 1979, Source Records/MCA
- Any Other Way to Go? by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, 1987 Rhythm Attack Records, Germany
- EU Live: 2 Places at the Same Time by EU, 1986 TTED/Island Records
- Drop the Bomb by Trouble Funk, 1982 Sugar Hill Records
- Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There by Trouble Funk, 1987 TTED/Island Records
- Go Go Crankin': Paint the White House Black by various artists, 1985 4th & Broadway Records/TTED/Island Records
- The Go Go Posse by various artists, 1988 I Hear Ya! Records
- Go Go Live at the Capital Centre by various artists, 1988 I Hear Ya! Records
- Good to Go: Jump to the Beat original motion picture soundtrack, various artists, 1986 TTED/Island Records.
Singles - "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Body and Soul with Trouble Funk, 1989 Delicious Vinyl/Island Records
- "That'll Work 2001" by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, 1988, I Hear Ya! Records
- "We Need Some Money" by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, 1984, TTED Records
- "Da Butt" by EU, 1988, Virgin Records
- "Buck Wild" by EU, 1989, Virgin Records
- "Happy Feet" by Mass Extension, 1985, 4th & Broadway/TTED/Island Records
- "Shake Your Thang" by Salt-N-Pepa with EU, 1988, Next Plateau Records
- "Say What?" by Trouble Funk, DETT Records
- "Good to Go" by Trouble Funk, 1986, TTED/Island Records
- "Still Smokin'" by Trouble Funk, 1985, Island Records
- "Trouble Funk Express" single by Trouble Funk, borrowing heavily from Kraftwerk, DETT Records
- "Straight Up Funk Go Go Style" 2 disc single, 1981 blank label
Recordings influenced by go-go music External links
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