Freedom Williams
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Frederick Brandon "Freedom" Williams (born 13 February 1966, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip hop and Club/Dance performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.
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[edit] Career
His rapping can be prominently heard on many of C+C's songs from their debut album, including Billboard Hot 100 #1 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)," as well as other major hits "Here We Go" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..." All three of those songs hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Williams also released solo material. Williams solo debut, Freedom was released on June 1, 1993 on Columbia Records. The single, "Voice Of Freedom" hit #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993, and its follow-up, "Groove Your Mind," also charted on the Club Play chart, peaking at #33. Williams has since continued to work, writing solo material and performing.
He is the majority owner of the Continental Basketball Association's Atlanta Krunk franchise.[1]
Williams is a victim of Bell's palsy, an acute nervous disorder that causes paralysis of facial muscles resulting in inability to control the muscles on the affected side.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Freedom (1993) Columbia Records
- Sweat Everybody Dance Now! (2004) Mega Bop
[edit] Singles
- "Voice of Freedom"
- "Groove Your Mind"
- "Proud Warrior"
- "Back In"
- "Sweat The Remixes"
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[edit] See also
- Zelma Davis
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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