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    "comment": "Born on this day, Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader, and singer known as \"The Godfather of Go-Go.\" Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C., area in the mid-1970s.\n\nBrown was born on August 22, 1936, in Gaston, North Carolina. Brown's mother, Lyla Brown, was a housekeeper. His father, Albert Louis Moody, was a United States Marine. Brown's father, however, was not present in his life, and Brown lived in poverty.\n\nWhen Brown was six years old, he moved to Washington, D.C., and at 15 he started living on the streets. He did not graduate high school; after quitting school he decided to perform odd jobs to make money, including shining shoes.\n\nIn the 1950s, Brown was convicted of murder and served eight years in Lorton Correctional Complex. At first, the case was tried as aggravated assault; however, it was moved up to murder once the victim died. Brown stated that his actions were in self-defense.\n\nIn prison, he traded cigarettes for a guitar, which was how his love for the instrument began. When Brown completed his sentence, he moved back to Washington, D.C., and worked as a truck driver, a bricklayer, and a sparring partner at multiple boxing gyms. He also started to perform at parties throughout the area; however, he could not play at venues that served liquor because his probation officer would not allow it.\n\nBrown received his first Grammy Award nomination in 2011 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for \"Love\" (with Jill Scott and Marcus Miller), from the album We Got This. https://tinyurl.com/y6ppsdkv",
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