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For a short period in the mid and late 80s, go-go appeared poised to take over the world At the head of the pack of bands getting national attention was E.U. Along with Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, and Rare Essence, E.U. is one of the original Washington D.C. go-go bands Its members all attended Ballou High School in the 1970s, and there formed a band they originally named “Experience Unlimited” – “Experience” a nod to the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and “Unlimited” to indicate no limit to the range of the group’s music. Fronted by founding member Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott, E.U. quickly gained a regional following for its energetic, groove-oriented live shows with William "Ju Ju" House’s drums, Ivan Goff’s keyboards, and Elliott's funky bass, go-go chants, and exuberant stage personality. The band got its big break in 1986 when it was booked to play a party celebrating the release of Spike Lee's debut film, She's Gotta Have It. Lee liked what he heard, and tapped E.U. to perform a song in his next movie, School Daze. "Da Butt" became a dance sensation and made #1 on Billboard's R&B chart (#35 Pop) and scored a Grammy nomination The group followed up with hits like “Buck Wild” and “Taste of Your Love,” recorded with Salt & Papa (“Shake Your Thang”) and with rap innovator Kurtis Blow (“Party Time”). But the band’s real strength was never captured on vinyl. What earned E.U. a large and devoted following were its energetic, groove-oriented live shows, not its records. As the fickle national market moved on to the next trend, E.U. and the other go-go groups refocused their energy locally Today E.U., with Sugar Bear front and center, still packs dance floors up and down the Eastern Seaboard behind its relentless groove The group is currently in the studio recording a new CD. |
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