Outdoor Mural featuring Chuck Brown, Ben's Chili Bowl

ID: 5325 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Archive ~ Creator: Fontana Micucci ~ Date: January 2023

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Outdoor Mural featuring Chuck Brown, Ben's Chili Bowl

Photograph of a large mural painted outside of Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street NW. The mural features numerous famous African American figures, including the 'godfather of go-go' Chuck Brown.

This file appears in: Exploring DC’s Go-Go and Punk Music Scenes Tour: The Maverick Room

Exploring DC’s Go-Go and Punk Music Scenes Tour: The Maverick Room

Cited as the club where Chuck Brown first crafted the go-go genre, the Maverick Room – on 4th Street NE, just north of Rhode Island Avenue – is seen as the birthplace of go-go music. While the year has been debated, Chuck Brown and the Soul…