The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop [Inscribed and Signed by Lornell, Stephenson, and Go-Go musician Chuck Brown]
- SIGNED
- New York: Billboard Books / Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001
New York: Billboard Books / Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. Very Good. New York: Billboard Books / Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. First Edition, First Printing with full number line. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's glossy photo-illustrated card wrappers; xii,260pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Light wear to margins, else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed "To Rachelle" on title page by both authors ("Thanks for supporting Go-go, "Keep go-go alive") as well as the "Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown.
History and celebration of Go-go, "the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C." Laid in is the eight-page program to the Smithsonian's Black History Month event "Go-Go: Symbol of Washington's Neighborhood Pride." The event included a discussion and book signing for "The Beat," as well as a performance by Chuck Brown and his band.
History and celebration of Go-go, "the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C." Laid in is the eight-page program to the Smithsonian's Black History Month event "Go-Go: Symbol of Washington's Neighborhood Pride." The event included a discussion and book signing for "The Beat," as well as a performance by Chuck Brown and his band.