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Music of Washington, D.C.
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Music of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
, has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of
hardcore punk
,
house
,
bluegrass
, and a local
funk
genre called
go-go
. The first major musical figure from D.C. was
John Philip Sousa
, a military brass band composer. Later figures include
jazz
musicians, such as
Duke Ellington
, and
soul
singers, including
Roberta Flack
.
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