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Sugar Bear & E.U. (Jazz Funk & Go-go Jam at BlackRock)

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD

Oct 22, 2022

Sugar Bear & E.U. (Jazz Funk & Go-go Jam at BlackRock)

For over half a century, Experience Unlimited—commonly known as E.U.—has been synonymous with the funky, quintessentially Washington, D.C., dance music known as Go-go.

Originally influenced by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (the group’s namesake), Sugar Bear formed E.U. as a rock band in 1971 with William “Ju Ju” House and Ivan Goff while attending Southeast D.C.’s Ballou High School. After opening for Chuck Brown—a prize for winning their school talent show—the young musicians were inspired to develop a funkier sound, quickly gaining a regional following alongside Brown and their contemporaries Trouble Funk and Rare Essence. E.U.’s big break came ... view more »

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