Black Heat
Black Heat was a 1970s funk band founded by King Raymond Green and discovered by Phillip Guilbeau. Their albums include Black Heat (with guest artist David “Fathead” Newman), No Time To Burn and Keep On Runnin’. The group had one hit single, “No Time to Burn”, which reached #46 on the U.S. Billboard Black Singles […]
The Soul Searchers
Washington DC based, musician Chuck Brown, along with his lively poly-rhythmic backing band the Soul Searchers were known as the founders of the soul funk musical genre offshoot known as Go-Go. Their influential sounds had been making people get up and dance since the early 1970’s, and have been sampled by hip hop artists such […]
The Young Senators
In 1965, seven teenagers blended their musical talent to form one of Chocolate City’s earliest go-go bands, The Young Senators.The Young Senators made musical history by being the very first road band to record with a major Motown act, Eddie Kendricks. On February 24, 2002, The Young Senators were inducted into the “Go-Go Hall of […]
