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Performers associated with the development of the style include [[Rare Essence]], [[Experience Unlimited|EU]], [[Trouble Funk]], and singer-guitarist [[Chuck Brown]].<ref>"'Godfather of Go-Go,' Chuck Brown Dies". The Washington Informer. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012.</ref>

Modern artists like Charles "Shorty Corleone" Garris continue the go-go tradition in D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wartofsky |first=Alona |date=2021-01-14 |title=Crank Radio Will Give Go-Go a National Platform |url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/506004/crank-radio-will-give-go-go-a-national-platform/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>.

Notable Legacy Producers significantly instrumental in refining the sound (technical fidelity advancements) and impact of the DC Go Go genre was Square One Productions (a.k.a J.J.&J.) credited for producing a significant number of Washington DC’s most popular early Go Go recording artist e.g. Chuck Brown (a.k.a The Godfather of Go Go) The Soul Searchers, Experience Unlimited (E.U.) Little Benny & The Masters, Rare Essence and D.C. Scorpio, just to name a few.  Square One’s three person songwriting, arranging and production team consisted of its founder and CEO Jonathan Ranard Smith and partners Jon Mitchel Bebbs (also Drummer for the Atlantic Records’ DC based R&B/Funk band Black Heat) and Darrell Johnson (who later became keyboardist for popular R&B Artist and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Frankie Beverly’s ).

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