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Chuck Brown

Brown was a guitarist and singer and often called “the Godfather of Go-go”. Brown is also known for his “Go-go” covers of Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing If Ain’t Got That Swing”, “Moody’s Mood for Love”, Johnny Mercer’s “Midnight Sun”, Louis Jordan’s “Run Joe”, and T-Bone Walker’s “Stormy Monday”. (Go-go is a suggenre [...]

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Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy was the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They were married in 1994, and filed for divorce in 2010. After that, Mary was arrested for drinking and driving. The two had four kids together.
Mary, according to reports, committed suicide in her h…

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Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, dies 75

Chuck Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was a guitarist and singer who is affectionately called “the Godfather of Go-go”. Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid- and late-1970s. While its musical cl…

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Carlos Fuentes

Fuentes was a Mexican writer who was considered one of top essayists and novelists in the Spanish-speaking world. Some of his notable works include: Aura, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo, and Christopher Unborn.

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Mitchell Guist

Guist was an alligator hunter, who was featured on History Channel’s hit television show “Swamp People”, which is shot in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya swamp.

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Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

Dunn was a bass guitarist, song writer, and record producer. He is probably best known for his stint with Booker T. & the M.G.’s. During his career he played with the likes of The Blues Brothers, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Albert King, Levon Helm, Neil Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater [...]