Ernestine on her daughter being called out by Chuck Brown

Although Byrd Hamilton’s daughter and her friends were too young to attend the Chuck Brown shows in their neighborhood, they were close enough to dance to the music from their front porch. She recalls the moment the “Godfather of Go-Go” caught wind of their fandom and acknowledged the group during a roll call - a distinctly Washingtonian honor.

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