IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 391 
Expressing support for designation of August 22, 2015, as national ‘‘Chuck 
Brown Day’’ and honoring his contributions to music and to the District 
of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of August 22, 2015, as 
national ‘‘Chuck Brown Day’’ and honoring his contribu-
tions to music and to the District of Columbia. 
Whereas Chuck Brown, who was born on August 22, 1936, 
and passed away on May 16, 2012, at the age of 75, was 
a District of Columbia resident most of his life; 
Whereas Chuck Brown, who taught himself to play guitar, 
became a virtuoso singer, songwriter, guitarist, and band 
leader; 
Whereas Chuck Brown’s go-go beat gave the District of Co-
lumbia a musical identity of its own and reminds the Na-
tion that Washington, DC, has always been the home-
town of talented artists such as Duke Ellington and 
Marvin Gaye; 
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•HRES 391 IH 
Whereas Chuck Brown’s musical catalogue spans 22 studio 
albums over 3 decades; 
Whereas Chuck Brown’s hit ‘‘Bustin’ Loose’’ with his group 
the Soul Searchers was the top song on the Billboard 
Top 100 R&B Chart for 4 weeks in 1979; 
Whereas Chuck Brown earned a Grammy nomination in 2010 
for the song ‘‘Love’’, from his album entitled ‘‘We Got 
This’’, and was awarded a National Endowment for the 
Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 2005; 
Whereas Chuck Brown’s go-go has been passed from genera-
tion to generation with undiminished popularity; 
Whereas Chuck Brown has influenced jazz, rap, and go-go 
musicians such as the bands Trouble Funk, Rare Es-
sence, and Experience Unlimited (also known as E.U.); 
Whereas Chuck Brown was so committed to securing state-
hood and equal voting rights for the residents of the Dis-
trict of Columbia that he played a concert on a very hot, 
humid day on the Capitol grounds in 2010; 
Whereas the District of Columbia has named a street near 
the Howard Theatre and a park in Northeast DC for 
Chuck Brown; 
Whereas Chuck Brown is admired for having risen from 
humble beginnings and overcoming time in prison to be-
come a devoted father and family man; 
Whereas Chuck Brown was a great, multi-talented musician 
who brought joy through his music, never stopping until 
his death; and 
Whereas August 22, 2015, is Chuck Brown’s birthday and 
would be an appropriate date to designate as ‘‘Chuck 
Brown Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of ‘‘Chuck Brown Day’’, and honors 
Chuck Brown’s contributions to music and to the District 
of Columbia. 
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