remember chuck brown?st like right now, i'm just enjoying every minute of -- of being on this planet. >> probably don't even have a permit for this and no idea how long it's going to go on or how many people are coming down. but for chuck brown you really don't need a permit. somebody once said that chuck brown is to d.c. what elvis is to memphis. back to you. >> bruce, thank you. >>> although brown is gone, you could still hear his music pounding from area nightclubs tonight. >> as generations of musicians he influenced demonstrated yet again the impact he had on the d.c. sound. gary is live on ninth street where you didn't have to listen very hard. >> reporter: it's everywhere. the name godfather really was one that was earned when you consider the number of musicians whom chuck brown helped. a long list with a lot of good examples. perhaps none better than the band e.u. which is performing right now. [ music ] ♪ say oh . >> reporter: that call and response making the audience part of the performance, gr

he talks about john brown at length. so, one, i think it contributes to him getting the other nomination and the other effect it has is that it begins the fury in the south. we can't trust any northerner, so that steven douglas, who has sort of seemed the likely democratic nominee, who could unite north and south, the party is split. douglas is one nominee. there is another democratic nominee, breckenridge. and then a whole other party forms. when you have the november election, there are four candidates in the field and lincoln wins with less than 40% of the vote. if i had to guess, i would say if you hadn't had the raid, probably douglas would have become president who was a northerner who was very conciliatory towards the south, and this whole war would have been deferred for at least another four years. and who knows. i mean, then any number of other scenarios could have unfolded. so that's just a guess. i mean, but it's a significant -- >> it's more than significant, and it's so compelling. because that, of course,

it is about the brown and wolf family about the greatest -- >> i went to brown university. i know all about the brown family. >> he ran the university and most of the north through the slave trade. >> right. right. >> and the documentary is available on youtube. it is a phenomenal story. i would like to enfold or have your opinion with regard to the greatest sin of slavery. i would like us to be absolved somehow in this little area of the world. >> in waterford, i'll absolve waterford. it was a quaker community. >> could you place the journey in the greater context of the slave trade? >> oh, gosh. i guess what i maybe just to restate. i was watching the leher hour the other night. there was a young african-american with a placard saying "end black history month." his point is we shouldn't set this apart. black history is part of american history. this is all our story. and i guess that's what i was saying. in this era, at least, slavery is so much a part of the national story. we continue to do this with the south right up to the present in a different way. we still, i thin

chuck brown. he loved the city, changed its music and will forever be remembered for it. >> he died today at age 75 after a battle with pneumonia. a look back on his life. ♪ ♪ ♪ you don't have a thing ♪ >> reporter: charles brown's career spanned 50 years seldom a moment he was not jamming in front of a crowd of bobbing heads and moving feet. the north carolina native got his start in the 60s playing the guitar for a d.c. based latin band. by the 70s. chuck brown was coming into his own. and go go was born. ♪ from the country >> reporter: the godfather of go go its what the world called brown, creator of a musical genre synonymous with d.c. >> they have heard funk before. another form of funky music. a lot of percussion, response, and audience participation. >> let me hear you say oh. >> got that latin, latin, and the -- that african feel to it. >> just one more time. >> in and out of trouble with the law in his youth, brawn taught himself to play the guitar in prison. he and his go go beat became

chuck brown.reporter: that is just one of the gentlemen who will be performing here today in just a few moments inside the convention center. i've got to tell you since we've been covering the passing and the celebration of chuck brown's life, i've heard so many wonderful stories about how he loved his fans and each and every one it seems has a picture with chuck brown. i'm told he carved out 30 minutes out of every single performance, even up until the last and final performances of his life just so he could sit with people, take some pictures, sign autographs so family members say listen, it is only fitting and appropriate that we share this final goodbye and farewell with all the fans that meant so much to chuck brown. back to you, lesli. >> if you would like to loner chuck brown's memory, his family asked that donations be made to the chuck brown foundation. the foundation is currently a maryland nonstock corporation but it's in the process of applying for federal nonprofit status. >>> it is a

no slow jams, just chuck brown. that's how important this man was tochl think about the in fact this was the music kroo cr for the people. it made sense that people gathered outside howard thart. they were playing chuck brown music and gathered in the streets while they danced. his daughter was here as well to say hello. it's fitting that it was here for chuck brown last night because first of all we're down the street from chuck brown way, the street named in his honor. and he also had to cancel a performance here cently due to his illness with pneumonia. that was also significant because he fought to keep the howard theater open in the '80s. he was very happy to see it was back up and running. but go-go music was music for the people and by the people. in a recent interview chuck brown explained how the audience basement so involved. >> anything that came off the radio that was a hit, we got into it. so we started to break it down. >>'s when he mentioned the wind me up chuck. that's what you say when they want him

what struck to john brown? >> john brown was born in 1800.-great-great whatever puritans are in new england. this is still a new country at this point, and they feel very connected the to the revolutionary generation. this is still an experiment. there's very much this sense that, you know, we need it to make this -- we need to fight to make this work. with slavery, i guess what struck me most of all, i will blame them, but i won't blame the individuals specifically. i'll blame the whole country. i think too often when we look back at pre-civil war america, we think of the south as a sort of society apart. this sort of strange or maybe this is the view in the north. this futile remnant that was clinging to plantation slavery, this aristocratic system that was destined to wither away as the country modernized and became industrialized. also kind of "gone with the wind" sometimes quite romantic view of this seemingly doomed world. when you immerse in the diaries and letters and news reports of this era, as you said, they don't know their living

>> with love. >> brown: with love.aley, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> brown: and there's more online, including an interview with doc watson. you'll find that on our home page. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: a new atrocity surfaced in syria. the bodies of 13 people, found bound and shot, in an eastern province. the discovery followed friday's massacre of 108 people in houla. and growing fears about europe's financial situation triggered a stock sell-off on both sides of the atlantic. the dow industrials lost more than 160 points. online, we have a look at the unprecedented conviction and punishment for liberia's former head of state. kwame holman explains. kwame? >> holman: margaret warner explores what charles taylor's 50-year sentence may or may no mean for africa. that's on our world page. judy and political editor christina bellantoni look at mitt romney's new ipad app. that's on this weeks political checklist on our homepage. and as part of our continuing climate change se

we thank this great city for loving chuck brown as much as they loved chuck brown.lease keep the family in your prayers. >> reporter: both of brown's sons played football at virginia tech. chuck would schedule his concerts around their games. it is that love of people that set brown apart. >> he made you feel like you were engaged and you were a part of his family and i loved you for that and it was wonderful. go-go and chuck brown, he truly was godfather of go-go. go-go. >> reporter: and chuck brown was hospitalized on april 18th for knew mope i can't. he was supposed to perform here april 21st at the howard theater just celebrating its grand reopening and then there was a concert rescheduled for later in june, june 29th to be exact. it was a sold-out show. right now, you can see behind me that the howard theater has a lot of pictures scrolling on the marquee and on the web site, it says the event has been postponed. >> thank you, melanie. >>> we have extensive coverage of chuck brown here all morning and on our web site. plenty of photos and stories including from

and we love chuck brown because chuck brown, he was family. did everything that he could for d.c. >> and when you come behind, you know, you'll see that chuck was the go go. and go go to like washington, d.c. and like jazz is to the new orleans. like country music is to nashville, tennessee. but he's the god father of go go. and today we'll stand here for the entire council in addition to columbia to say thank you to the families for sharing a wonderful man. i know it was hard and difficult, but you shared it with so many people. and he made d.c. what they are today. >> there are so many things that people say are the nation's capital. let me tell you it may be the nation's capital, but go go is the district of columbia's music, thanks to chuck brown. >> and so many people, they have come out today, but don't you think we need to find a way to remember him forever? his music will be here forever, but we need to find a way to remember him forever. and so council members, mr. chairman, in just a few days, i'm going to send over a piece of legisl

as they loved chuck brown. please keep the family in your prayers. lease remember he was more than go-go. he was a family man. >> he made you feel like you were part of the family and it was wonderful. >> reporter: in 2005, brown was named a national heritage fellow by the national foundation for the arts. but again, he is being remembered not only as a music ledge end but as a man would loved his music and his family and his community even more. >> all right. thank you. >>> by the way, we have posted lots of stories and photos of chuck brown on our web site. we want to hear from you. log onto myfoxdc.com and share your stories with us as well. >>> also making headlines this morning, another tragic death is making headlines. this one a member of a prominent political family. mary richardson kennedy, the estranged wife of robert f. kennedy, jr. was found dead yesterday at her home just north of new york city. so far, the cause of death has not been released but an autopsy is planned for today. kennedy had battle

legend, former member and council member and good friend of chuck brown, marion barry about chuck brown he was a musician genius. he gould from jazz to hip-hop to go-go to rock 'n' roll, anything in between that. >> reporter: though inside the howard theater they have video playing of chuck brown. of course, everybody's thoughts will be with him as they make arrangements and plans as to what's going to happen next. definitely the end of an era. d.c. will never be the same. tracee wilkins reporting life. >> as tracee mentioned, chuck brown's daughter took part in tell is bracing outside the howard theater. she said her father was more than just a musician to many d.c. residents. he was also their father. >> when he went around town, what did he say, i raised you, i raised you. >> he definitely raised you. >> the best person in the world. we lost something that d.c. can never replasz. >> never replace. >> never replace. >> brown's family has not yet finalized funeral arangements. >> and we'll have much more on the passing of chuck brown. big g. glover will join us live later this hour to

from those who love chuck brown the musician and chuck brown the person.huck was 16 years old when he first met chuck brown. >> i owe a lot to him. >> reporter: thompson says they got along great from the start. both personally and professionally. thompson played in chuck's band and produced chuck's grammy nominated album. >> one of the easiest people to ever work with in the studio. >> reporter: one day after the death of the godfather of go- go, thompson says chuck the person and chuck the performer will always be with him. >> right now, i feel like he's everywhere now, you know. i got the travel size. i have him whenever i need him. >> reporter: a father figure is how thompson described chuck brown. >> he was the nicest guy you could ever meet. >> reporter: brian mills described chuck in the exact same way. >> got a lot of people off the streets working for him, playing with him. >> reporter: chuck's long time piano and soxophone player talked about living a good life as much as he did playing good music. for all that he will always be grateful. >> i le

brown.he man who helped create the unique mix of funk and soul died yesterday after a long bout with pneumonia. he was 75 and today, the tributes continue to pour in. >> over the next hour and a half, we'll remember chuck brown through the music of the backyard band. a group that got their big break thanks to chuck brown. >> but first, matt joins us live from chuck brown way, that's the street in northwest d.c. with reaction from some of those who helped chuck brown create his great music. matt. >> reporter: to his many fans, chuck brown was the man who wowed them up and used like the howard theater. many of the people who worked with chuck, he provided wisdom, inspiration, and guidance. as we have been hearing a lot over the past 24 hours, chuck brown, known to generations of washington music fans as the god father of go-go. >> he was the nicest guy you could ever meet. >> one day after chuck's death, a lot of people are remembering the godfather more as a father figure. >> got a lot of peo

quickly tell me about what chuck brown meant to you. >> well, chuck brown, he meant d.c.. is he started go-go. he's the godfather of it and he set the blueprint for the bands to do the music called go-go. he took r&b, he took jazz, he took -- he just put it together where you kept the rhythm going. and so people's like what is this music? then you know a lot of fans picked it up like rare essence, backyard. that's how you got tcb today. when you hear that music it's like this is what we have -- ill you can go to new orleans, they have their music and you can go to california they have their music but when you hear that go go sound you know it came from d.c. and chuck brown started it. >> more about brown his life, legacy and his music coming up after the break when 9news now continues. ♪ some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ look! see that? this is all bayberry, and bayberry pollen is very allergenic. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms for 24 hours... you guys doing good? ... includin

brown proud.incent gray releaseed a statement saying it is a very sad day for music lovers the world over but especially in the district of columbia. he says without chuck brown, the world and our city will be a different place. what i aloss. and again, as we've been talking about all morning, as much as he is remembered for his music, he is also remembered very much as being a family man and for his commitment to his community. i think that is one of the nicest things that anyone can ever say about a person. back to you. >> thank you. certainly. >>> a look at this morning's other top stories now. fairfax county police investigating a homicide. a man found shot in his car about 11:30 last night at san lee and row and mendocino place just off route one in the mount vernon area. no word yet on a suspect. >>> maryland lawmakers wrap up their special session with new taxes. tax increases affect individuals who make more than $100,000 a year and couples earning more than $150,000. also, part of the dea

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brown's funeral. tributes are pouring in for the father of go-go who passed away after 2:00 this afternoon. his manager tells me chuck was surrounded by his wife, jocelyn, and his four children. he had been at hopkins for weeks after complaining of arthritis. they discovered blood clots in his legs that had to be removed and pneumonia and he never fully recovered. chuck brown dies at 75. he began performing in the 960s. in the 70s, d.c. had its own precushion driven sound called go-go. chuck's biggest hit soared up the r and b charts in 1978, but it remained a hit and today you can hear it played on every d.c. radio station. live concerts were family affairs. four generations turned out to hear chuck. if you are new to the area, you may know chuck from d.c. lottery commercials. you know, i talked to chuck last year when he and joe scott were nominated for the first grammy ever. here's what chuck had to say, derek. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for 49 years, he's been a musical icon in the area. chuck brown

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we assess what's behind the downward trend, and whether it's likely to continue into the summer travel season. >> woodruff: then, we update the battle for the presidency in egypt as a muslim brotherhood candidate wins a spot in the runoff elections next month. >> brown: ray suarez examines the lasting legacy of the case of the missing child etan patz. >> woodruff: miles o'brienrtrept reports on safety measures at u.s. nuclear plants, and asks are they ready for a worst-case scenario, a fukushima-like meltdown? >> the i anybodya against change and against improvement, i think it's something we have to be vigilant about and push so the regulator can make sure that change happens. >> david >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we talk to pulitzer prize winning author stephen greenblatt about his new book, the story of the rediscovery of an ancient manuscript and its influence even today. >> one day, it is on the shelf an

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the weekend's elections, and what's at stake across the continent. >> brown: then we turn to the presidential contest here in the u.s., as vice president biden stirs new questions over the politics of same-sex marriage. >> ifill: spencer michaels reports on a trendy gourmet treat of the crunchy, crawly variety. >> these are huge. they're usually super abundant and very good to eat. i can put it in barbecue. >> brown: and margaret warner examines the trial of five 9-11 suspects arraigned in a military courtroom on saturday. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the at&t network-- a living, breathing intelligence bringing people together to bring new ideas to life. >> look, it's so simple. >> in a year, the bright minds from inside and outside the company come together to work on an idea. adding to it from the road, improving it in the cloud, all in real time. >> good idea

we've been talking about -- our memories of chuck brown.if you're a local or you're a transplant like free and myself are. but taking a lot of phone calls from listeners and from fans. and surprisingly lot of young folks. >> 12 years old. a young man named malcolm just called and said when he and his dad are feeling down they get in the car and play chuck brown. that's just a beautiful story and brown is actually inside of ebony magazine this month on page 60 for music legends. this is just -- it's just crazy the timing but 12-year-olds. and -- this guy said his 4-year- old brother's knows. dancing on stage. really touch sod many people and i don't think it's just the music, his personality too. >> reporter: you interviewed him once and said he was a very humble person. >> i remember you. i remember him saying that. you're that girl in d.c.. when he said that i just was like yeah, yeah. >> reporter: oh my god chuck brown knows me. >> i felt you know honored and because go-go is such a big thing all the new artists in d.c. are coming up behi

brown from that. in may right up until september. >> a topic of conversation on may 3, 2009, did it cover political issues? >> it would have in general terms. there were probably lots of other people there at the lunch. >> i am not quite sure that my memory is correct, but i believe the european constitution debate was at large as was afghanistan at the time. >> we know that on the ninth of september 2000 and nine, mr. james murdock told mr. cameron that the sun would support the conservative party of the next election this headline was on the front page in september 2009. when did you first know that that shift would take place? >> to the conservative party? >> yes. when did you first know that shift would take place? >> if we put aside the timing of it, i think probably in the june mid 2009. i think by that stage it was post a campaign for election, the point of it was there did not seem to be one a senior politician including the prime minister who was willing to take tress the issues the military

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we go inside the courtroom at today's sentencing and explore the issues in a case that captured national attention. >> ifill: then, we examine a lawsuit filed by catholic leaders, institutions and schools against the obama administration for mandating birth control coverage for employees. >> brown: from our american graduate series, paul solman reports on a move to keep kids in school by teaching skills both inside and outside the classroom. >> high school dropouts here in bloomington, illinois building low income houses like those very homes behind me. is this the way to get kids back to school and into the work force? >> ifill: judy woodruff assesses the nato summit, as world leaders agree to hand over security in afghanistan by the middle of next year. >> brown: and we remember powerful german baritone dietrich fischer-dieskau. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the at&t

remembering chuck brown. next, a musician that played with chuck for years joins us live. >>> plus, the price of progress. a much needed highway expansion in virginia could come at the cost of a historic site. we have both sides of this brewing battle coming up next. just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. ♪ [ music ] >>> d.c. legend, chuck brown, is dead. in fact, he defined the go-go sound after battling pneumonia for weeks, he died of multiple organ failure. he was 75. joining me live, a musician, mr. brian mills. you played with chuck brown for more than a decade. i can't imagine what it must have been like for you, someone who worked with chuck, who knew chuck when you heard the news,

from chuck brown's manager. it reads in part, his family continues to be grateful for the outpouring of love and support and request respect for their privacy. chuck brown, the godfather of go-go in d.c. was 75 years old. >>> a 9news investigation into federal bonuses could result in a congressional hearing. our reports have been controversial because the data bank we use is public information and online, in fact, we have it on our website, wusa9.com. investigative reporter is just back from capitol hill as you have been following this story. russ. >> that's right. data bank covers about 70% of the federal work force. anyone can see what these workers earned last year by name, including bonuses, we identified $439 million in bonus payments for 2011. here at the department of agriculture, one of its workers earned $62,895 bonus that is in addition to his $179,700 salary. a spokesman identified the employee as the federal government's top veterinarian, but declined our request to profile how he qualified. we ident

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we analyze the new numbers, and assess the prospects of work for college graduates and other young people entering the job market. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez examines the apparent easing of the diplomatic crisis between beijing and washington over a blind activist, as chinese officials said today he can apply to study abroad. >> brown: margaret warner talks with author peter bergen about his new book "manhunt," a look at the long pursuit and final days of osama bin laden. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we close tonight with a look at a national effort to engage young people at the local level through the music of marvin gaye and their own artistic expressions. >> brown: and we close we're like a broken down city. it's not just the economy that is causing cleveland the problem right now. it's the attitude; it's the struggle. we need to make a change. that's what i am expecting people to hear in our music. >>

we thank this great city for loving chuck brown as much as they loved chuck brown.lease keep the family in your prayers. please remember he was more than go-go. he was a family man. >> both of his sons played football at virginia tech. he was would schedule his concert appearances and other engagements around their home games. after the tragedy, many concerts included a moment of prayer for the victims. it's that love of people that justine love says set brown apart. >> he made you feel like you were engaged and you are a part of his family and he loved you for that. it was wonderful. >> reporter: love has known brown for years. he sang at her high school prom. when she hears his songs, she's on her feet. >> he truly was the godfather of go-go. >>> last september, the national symphony orchestra paid tributes. and chuck was honored. brown and his band performed on the west lawn of the capitol, which was the highlight of the evening. funeral arrangements for chuck brown have not yet been announced. brian. >> d.c. council member has known chuck brown for decades. call

on chuck brown. i have been here over 30 years. so i said chuck, can i do a profile? he said of course. nobody asked to talk to me. we stood on u street. you can see some of the shots. people wanting a hug from him. chuck is the man. he started out, he went to lorton. that's where he got a chance to get his life together. he learned to play guitar, he got some education. he started this go go thing, except for busting loose, didn't go much further than d.c., but everybody samples their work. but chuck brown, you know, we love him and i got to show you this piece we did, derek, six years ago on chuck brown. that first piece that was done on him in a long time. >> when i say chuck brown, what do you think of? >> god father of soul. >> i thought that was james brown? >> no, that's chuck brown. >> he's been around for years. since i was a little boy. >> okay, i'm just happy to be here. i'm pushing 70. chuck brown, the father of d.c.'s go go sounds. he entertained three different general generations. he i