| TWIN
SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS? |
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Chuck
Brown
"me" |
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Chuck
Brown
"the godfather" |
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| Once
upon a time...shortly after I graduated from high school...there
was a guy who, along with his band The Soul Searchers, had a
radio hit called "Bustin' Loose". And this gentleman,
who continued to be a popular bandleader in the Washington DC
area for at least the next 25 years, was named Chuck Brown.
He is affectionately known to his fan as "The Godfather
of Go-Go". |
| Meanwhile,
there was me...who, never having heard of the aforementioned
Chuck Brown, didn't have the foresight to legally change my
name before releasing my first album. |
| Now...while
I am forced to admit that we do look alike...I find it a bit
hard to understand why the folks who create content for certain
internet music information services can't tell that we are not
the same person. The result of this confusion has led to my
face, web site and partial album list being posted on sites
as prominent as MTV and VH-1...intermingled with The Godfather's
bio, news articles and album list. I mean, the chances of me ever even showing up on either of those sites was pretty unlikely in the first place. But, if they were going to include me... |
| THE
TRUE KING OF ALL MEDIA...? |
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| me/him
on MTV |
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me/him
on VH-1 |
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| I
have attempted to contact the people who made the mistake in
order to get it corrected. But after being roundly ignored,
I am forced to laugh a bit. And then, a bit more. |
| I
don't think I've ever heard any of his music, but I'm sure he's
very good. Great name, for sure. And, he made an album some
years back with one of the finest voices of our generation,
Eva Casssidy. But, if you have ended up at my site while searching
for Chuck Brown, "The Godfather of Go-Go"...he and
I are NOT the same person. you'll find his site here. |
| update (8/06): I stumbled across a link to a TV performance of Bustin' Loose back in the Seventies on YouTube. Not my style...but the groove is fun, and I do love the horns!) |
| update (11/07): both the MTV and VH-1 sites have been updated somewhat now...and they fixed some of the problems...but still can't tell us apart (sigh) |
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| And, here's another case of mistaken identity... |
