Go-Go Archive at DC Public Library

VISIT THE GO-GO ARCHIVE
See updated information about visiting the People's Archive here. Images below are representative items of the full collection - check out show flyers, ticket stubs, cassette tape and cd sleeves and listen or watch recordings of produced go-go albums, documentaries and live shows. 
  DONATE TO THE GO-GO ARCHIVE
To expand the Go-Go Archive, we are accepting materials relating to the history of Go-Go venues past and present. This includes:

• CDs and audio recordings of Chuck Brown and other Go-Go musicians
• flyers and posters
• photographs
• concert-ticket stubs
• videos or DVDs
• letters that describe attending a Chuck Brown/Go-Go concert

If you would like to contribute to our archive, please contact us at peoples.archive@dc.gov or call at 202-727-1213. Items donated to the archive will be reviewed by library staff. Selected items will be organized, preserved and made accessible for generations to come. By sharing your Go-Go memories, students, researchers and historians will be able to access the rich history of the archive free of charge.

LEARN

The Beat: Go-Go Music in Washington, D.C.	Go-Go Live: the life and death of a chocolate city	Take Me Out To The Go-Go: the autobiography of Kato Hammond	Pump Me Up: DC subculture of the 1980's (reference copy only, email for appointment)

LISTEN 

Derek Gray, Archivist

Go-Go As DC History Panel Discussion
Moderated by Marcus Dowling 

Go-Go Music on Freegal