Mayor Vincent Gray Unveils Chuck Brown Memorial Park

  By Kato Hammond August 22, 2012

DC’s mayor has unveiled plans for a park to honor the Godfather of Go-Go on what would have been Chuck Brown’s 76th birthday.

Wednesday, Mayor Vincent Gray proclaimed August 22nd “Chuck Brown Day,”  and released renderings of the proposed park.

The mayor propose

d legislation earlier this year for a park in Brown’s honor. Wednesday, he announced that Chuck Brown Memorial Park would be a part of Langdon Park in Ward 5. Renderings of the park show a memorial bust or

statue at the amphitheater.

In statement released on Wednesday, Gray said: “We thought a memorial focused on performance venue would be a fitting tribute to Chuck, and this

park is already a place where people from all backgrounds and all ages gather to enjoy the outdoors and music…This will create a lasting and appropriate reminder of Chuck’s legacy.”

*** Photo Above: The Brown family at the Mayor’s press conference.

Kato Hammond

About Kato Hammond

Kato Hammond is an American musician and journalist. He is the owner and creator of Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Inc. (TMOTTGoGo), editor and publisher of Take Me Out To The Go-Go Magazine, executive producer of TMOTTGoGo DVD Magazine, and webmaster of TMOTTGoGo.com and creator of TMOTTRadio.com. Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as 'the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture.' Such magazines as Vibe have made Kevin Hammond and Take Me Out to the GoGo Magazine a significant source of information about the go-go music culture. His history as a musician includes performing and recording with the go-go bands Pure Elegance, Little Benny and the Masters, and Proper Utensils, as well as serving as music director to such bands as Fatal Attraction.
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