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Washington, D.C., alongside The Soul Searchers and other influential groups. Sometimes referred to as "The Emperors of Go-Go," the band reformed in 2017 as The Young Senators Reloaded and resumed
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in 1965. The band consisted of percussionist Jimi
Dougans, guitarist Calvin Charity, vocalist Derek David, keyboaridst Frank Hooker, drummer James Johnson, saxophonist Leroy Fleming, and bassist Wornell Jones.
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style. In 1971, the group released their debut single, "Jungle," bundled with the song "The Way Things Are," on their label
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described The Young
Senators as a band that "generated a little energy on their own" but added "a lot of pizzazz" and served as "a perfect counter to the singer's easy style." On
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described them as having "the greatest influence on the development and evolution of go-go." The Young
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dance clubs and has since been credited as a proto-disco classic. The group later provided backing vocals on Eddie Kendricks's hit song "
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