,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #i1 #bjac
 ,ms4 ,norton submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 contributions of musician ,chuck       
,brown1 the ,godfather of ,go-,go1 to   
music and to the ,district of ,columbia 
and expressing support for the          
designation of a ,chuck ,brown ,day4    
,whereas ,chuck ,brown is known as the  
,godfather of ,go-,go because he was the
 chief architect of the musical genre   
known as go-go1 which is a unique mix of
 funk1 soul1 and ,latin party sounds2   
,whereas ,chuck ,brown was a virtuoso   
singer1 songwriter1 guitarist1 and band 
leader2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown's go-go  
beat gave the ,district of ,columbia a  
musical identity of its own and reminds 
the nation that ,washington1 ,,dc1 is   
more than just a government town2       
,whereas ,chuck ,brown's musical        

catalogue includes #bb albums released  
over a four-decade period2 ,whereas     
,chuck ,brown's song ,bustin' ,loose1   
recorded with his group the ,soul       
,searchers1 was the top song on the     
,billboard ,top #ajj ,r,b ,chart for    
four weeks in #aigi2 ,whereas ,chuck    
,brown earned a ,grammy nomination in   
#bjaj for the song ,love from his album 
,we ,got ,this2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown  
was awarded a ,national ,endowment for  
the ,arts ,national ,heritage           
,fellowship in #bjje2 ,whereas ,chuck   
,brown's go-go beat has been passed to  
new generations with undiminished       
popularity2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown has  
influenced jazz1 rap1 and go-go         
musicians1 including the bands ,trouble 
,funk1 ,rare ,essence1 and ,experience  
,unlimited 7also known as ,e4,u472      
,whereas ,chuck ,brown was born on      
,august #bb1 #aicf1 and passed away on  
,may #af1 #bjab1 at the age of #ge2     
,whereas ,chuck ,brown was a resident of
 the ,district of ,columbia almost his  

entire life and was committed to        
securing statehood and equal voting     
rights for the residents of the         
,district of ,columbia2 ,whereas the    
,district of ,columbia has named a      
street near the ,howard ,theatre for    
,chuck ,brown2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown is
 admired for having risen from humble   
beginnings and overcoming time in prison
 to become a model leader1 devoted      
father1 and family man2 and ,whereas    
,chuck ,brown brought joy to millions of
 people through his music and never     
stopped performing until his death3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes 
the contributions of musician ,chuck    
,brown1 the ,godfather of ,go-,go1 to   
music and to the ,district of ,columbia2
 and  7#b7 expresses support for the    
designation of a ,chuck ,brown ,day4