Dubbed the Godfather of go-go (a type of funk music), legendary musician Chuck Brown passed away on May 16 at age 75. The Washington, D.C. native had a charismatic stage presence and performed up until his final years, finally receiving his first Grammy nomination in 2010. “As long as I can walk up on that stage, I want to make people happy," he said in 2006. "I want to make people dance.”

Dubbed the Godfather of go-go (a type of funk music), legendary musician Chuck Brown passed away on May 16 at age 75. The Washington, D.C. native had a charismatic stage presence and performed up until his final years, finally receiving his first Grammy nomination in 2010. “As long as I can walk up on that stage, I want to make people happy," he said in 2006. "I want to make people dance.”