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DC MUSIC
HOMETOWN HEROS

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9353       ROOT BOY SLIM
INSECT SURFERS     BLACK MARKET BABY      PHIL FLOWERS
THE RAZZ      TRU FAX & THE INSAINIACS       URBAN VERBS

TINY DESK UNIT       NEON HARI       BIG BANG THEORY
THE FACTORY       BUTTHOLE SURFERS       BUTCH WILLIS
THE BRITISH WALKERS       BRAILLE PARTY       PHEREMONES

ROBERT GORDON       CRANK (70s)       CHERRY PEOPLE (70s)
LOWELL       NILS      FALLEN ANGELS       THE HANGMEN   -  all 70s
MEAT JACK


Ghost -  9353
9353 were formed in Washington DC

The Razz is best know for her banjo playing and
GOIN' UP CRIPPLE CREEK - The Stoneman Family



YA GOTTA TELL ME WHY - The Slickee Boys


WHEN I GO TO THE BEACH - The Slickee Boys


The Slickee Boys were a legendary 1970's Washington DC punk-psychedelic-garage rock band, they hold the record for the most performances at DC's 930 Club. In 1983, the group recorded the song and video for When I Go To The Beach - the video came in second place in MTV's Basement Tapes Competition.


MARTHA HIGH - You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me
Martha High was raised in Washington DC with her original name - Martha Harvin. She attended Roosevelt High School. In the 1960's she was a member of The Jewels. Before long her group was touring with James Brown - where she adopted the name Martha High. In the seventies she released several singles, and in 1979 she released a self-titled disco album on Salsoul Records. In more recent years, she has been performing with the Soulpower Allstars and touring with the James Brown Funky Divas Tour.

Big Bang Theory was b 


WILLIAM DeVA 

THE BLACKBY
The Urban Verbs was born in Washington DC in 1947. He is best known for his 





Tiny Desk Unit formed in Washington DC in 197 



BUSTIN' LOOSE - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers / Soul Train
Chuck


Neon Hari was b 
KNOCK ON WOOD - Amii Stewart


JOY WILL COME - The Richard Smallwood Singers


GET UP - Vernon Burch
I LOVE THE LORD - Richard Smallwood Singers


In 1977, Richard Smallwood formed the gospel group The The Richard Smallwood Singers. Smallwood had graduated from Howard University, where he was a member of The Celestials - the fist gospel group on the school's campus. Smallwood also was a founding member of the first gospel choir at Howard University. The 1982 debut album from The Richard Smallwood Singers spent on 87 weeks on Billboard's Gospel chart. His next two albums were nominated for a Grammy.


In 1957, Vernon Burch was born in Washington DC. He released several albums between
1975-1982, spawning  a few minor hits.


Robert Gordon & Link Wray  1978
Robert Gordon on SCTV  1984

Robert Gordon was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1947. In 1964 he recorded his first record with his Bethesda based group the Confidentials. He recorded several singles with the band before moving to New York City in 1970.




The Nighthawks on PM Magazine  1978


The Nighthawks formed in Washington DC in 1972, The bands early line-up was fronted by Jimmy Thackery. Since Thackery's departure in 1986, the lead position has been held by many, including Warren Haynes. 


BOOGIE WOOGIE WITH A CAN OF BEER - Danny Gatton
REMINGTON RIDE - Danny Gatton

Danny Gatton was born in Washington DC in 1945. He began his career in music as a teenager playing in Washington DC area bands. By the late 1970's, Gatton had made a name for himself in the area as a solo performer. Gatton, recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of all-time, turned down a bigger music career to raise his family.


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