,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #af1        
#bjai,ms4 ,norton submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing      
support for the designation of ,august  
#bb1 #bjai1 as national ,chuck ,brown   
,day and honoring his contributions to  
music and to the ,district of ,columbia4
  ,whereas ,chuck ,brown is known as the
 ,godfather of ,go-,go because he was   
the major architect of the musical genre
 known as go-go1 a unique mix of funk1  
soul1 and ,latin party sounds2 ,whereas 
,chuck ,brown1 who was born on ,august  
#bb1 #aicf1 and passed away at the age  
of #ge on ,may #af1 #bjab1 was a        
resident of the ,district of ,columbia  
most of his life2 ,whereas ,chuck       
,brown1 who taught himself to play      
guitar1 became 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 the ,district of ,columbia 
has always been the hometown of talented
 artists1 among them ,duke ,ellington   
and ,marvin ,gaye2 ,whereas ,chuck      
,brown's musical catalogue spans #bb    
studio albums over #c decades2 ,whereas 
,chuck ,brown's hit ,bustin' ,loose1    
with his group1 the ,soul ,searchers1   
was the top song on the ,billboard ,top 
#ajj ,r,b ,chart for #d weeks in #aigi2 
,whereas ,chuck ,brown earned a ,grammy 
nomination in #bjaj for the song ,love1 
from his album entitled ,we ,got ,this1 
and was awarded a ,national ,endowment  
for the ,arts ,national ,heritage       
,fellowship in #bjje2 ,whereas ,chuck   
,brown's go-go has been passed from     
generation to generation with           
undiminished popularity2 ,whereas ,chuck
 ,brown influenced jazz1 rap1 and go-go 
musicians1 such as the bands ,trouble   
,funk1 ,rare ,essence1 and ,experience  
,unlimited 7also known as ,e4,u472      

,whereas ,chuck ,brown was so committed 
to securing statehood and equal voting  
rights for the residents of the         
,district of ,columbia that he played a 
concert on a very hot1 humid day on the 
,united ,states ,capitol ,grounds in    
#bjaj2 ,whereas the ,district of        
,columbia has named a street located    
near the historic1 modernized ,howard   
,theatre for ,chuck ,brown2 ,whereas the
 ,district of ,columbia has named a park
 located at #bija #bjth ,street1 ,,ne1  
for ,chuck ,brown2 ,whereas go-go serves
 as the soundtrack for the ,don't ,mute 
,d4,c4 movement2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown 
is admired for having risen from humble 
beginnings and overcoming time in prison
 to become a devoted father and family  
man2 ,whereas ,chuck ,brown was a great1
 multitalented musician who brought joy 
through his music1 never stopping until 
his death2 and ,whereas ,august #bb1    
#bjai1 is ,chuck ,brown's birthday3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives supports the        

designation of ,chuck ,brown ,day and   
honors ,chuck ,brown's contributions to 
music and to the ,district of ,columbia4