Like all of the Go-Go dynasties, and so many of the top artists in the DC area yesterday and today, what we can offer you from our little corner of The Record Industry--essential as it is--isn't going to reflect the full impact of Backyard Band.
Much as Chuck Brown is often credited with the 20th Century birth of Go-Go, and rode atop its pyramid of performers in those days, Backyard Band--along with long-established families like Rare Essence and Junkyard--had the biggest roles in the music’s 21st Century re-birth, the birth of The Crank, and have been at the forefront ever since.