The Soul Searchers - We the People (1972)Sussex - Rare Soul(FLAC)

 Debut Album from the legendary band led by Chuck brown.  Charles Louis ‘Chuck’ Brown was fondly described as the ‘Godfather Of Go-Go’.  He hailed from , later becoming an accomplished guitarist and singer.Chuck was born in Gaston. North Carolina 1936. whilst his father was a U.S. Marine he was seldom at home, and the family were very poor.As a child, by the time he was 7 years old, Chuck had learned to play the piano.Leaving his poverty behind him, Chuck looked to Washington D.C. in 1942, to improve his situation.When he was 15 years old, he was living on the streets.He decided that the educational system was not for him, so he began taking on part time work, working as a shoe-shine at various stages and digging ditches.Things did not improve for Chuck, and during the Fifties, he had been convicted of murder, after an initial assault, which Chuck insisted was an act of self defence.Chuck served 8 years in Lorton Correctional Complex.In prison, he traded cigarettes for a guitar, and taught himself the instrument.On discharge from prison, Chuck returned to Washington, DC and took on various jobs, including work as a truck driver, a bricklayer, and a sparring partner at various boxing gyms.Chuck took up his guitar and began performing at various engagements, all of which were allowed, as long as the establishments were alcohol free venues, due to the terms of his parole conditions at that time.In the 60’s, Chuck found himself playing guitar with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm, joining the group, Los Latinos, in 1965.During the coming years, Chuck continued to perform live, developing his own sound and working with his group The Soul Searchers.“The Godfather of Go Go,” Chuck Brown is the undisputed sole founder and creator Go-Go music, a hypnotically danceable genre deeply rooted in funk and soul that he developed in the early 70’s , and  the only form of expressive culture  to originate in the District of Columbia.  Foreshadowing rap and many of the major popular R&B styles of the past three decades, Chuck's signature style earned him a place in American musical royalty.  This esteem was maintained by the reputation of his legendary live shows, heavy on audience participation and built around “the beat” to create an unparalleled non-stop party atmosphere.The Soul Searchers released 2 albums during the Seventies, including ‘We The People’ (in 1972) and ‘Salt Of The Earth’ (in 1974).In the late Seventies, Chuck, and his group, the Soul Searchers went to the top of the R&B chart for four weeks with the Go-Go influenced 'Bustin' Loose, Part 1'.They released the Source Records album 'Funk Express' in 1980.Further singles followed, and in 1984, following a label change, the group achieved a U.S. Soul Top 30 hit with 'We Need Some Money'.In 1985, at the height of the Go-Go scene in the U.K., 'Bustin' Loose' was re-released due to popular demand.The ‘Bustin Loose’ album (which was originally released in 1979), was reissued.In the later eighties, Chuck and the Searchers switched labels to the Future imprint and released four excellent Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers E.P.’s, including the excellent 'Go Go Swing' in 1986.Chuck returned to the studio in 1991 with '90's Goin' Hard' for the Goff imprint.He continued to release material up until 2010.  Chuck Brown died on the 16th of May 2012, at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital from multiple organ failure including heart failure.Chuck was 75 years old.His music has been "Sampled(Stolen?)Literally 1000,s of times by rap/Hip Hop Performers..With a very Chequered Life he has secured his place in Black Music History.

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