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American disco-funk band from Jackson (MS), formed in the late 1970s. Core members are: Larry Addison: Keyboards & Lead Vocals Ray Smith: Bass, Percussion & Vocals Robert Black: Trumpet & Percussion David Thigpen: Saxes, Percussion & Vocals Joe Short: Lead Vocals & Percussion (d. 1981) Tyrone Armstrong: Guitars Victor Mason: Drums & Percussion Adolph Adams: Lead Vocals & Percussion. Additional Members: Charles Gilliam: Flute Carl Marsh: Synthesizers Chalmers Davis: Keyboards Robert Scott: Moog Synthesizers Richard Morgan: Trombone Henry Rogers: Trumpet Founded by Victor Mason, Caleb Armstrong and Ray Smith in 1976 while they were students at Jackson State. Signed up by Malaco Records, Freedom hit the radio stations and clubs in NYC with their second single "Get Up and Dance" from their debut album Farther Than Imagination in 1979. The track immediately found its way into the old school hip-hop community as being one of the key samples used by the DJ's like Grandmaster Flash, Darryl Calloway (DJ Darryl C) of The Crash Crew, just to name a few (the song was also covered by West Street Mob in 1981). "Dance Sing Along" was a minor hit from the same album. The group released three more albums into the 80's, however without success. They slowly dissolved in the mid-80's after the percussionist and falsetto vocal Joe Leslie Short was tragically killed in 1981.
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There is more than one artist under this name: 1. Freedom were a UK Hard Rock outfit from the early 70's, with Bobby Harrison, Roger Saunders and Walt Monaghan. They however also existed in an earlier incarnation again with Bobby Harrison following his departure from Procol Harum. They toured the USA with Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull but disbanded in 1972. 2. Freedom, a soul-funk-R&B-jazz band formed in Jackson, MS, in 1975. Members are Caleb Tyrone Armstrong (lead guitarist), Ray Smith (bass), Joe Leslie (lead singer and bongos), David Thigpen (sax), Victor Mason (drums), Larry Addison (keyboards and vocals), Adolph Adams (sax and vocals), and Robert Black (trumpet). They're best known for the R&B hit Get Up and Dance. The group slowly disbanded in 1981 after lead singer Joe Leslie was killed. 3. Freedom is a D-Beat/Crust band from Portugal influenced by the Scandinavian scene, and they sound a lot like Wolfbrigade. 4. Freedom is a five piece band from Columbus, Ohio. 5. Freedom was a hardcore punk band from Japan. They only released one 7'' E.P. titled Last Revolution on AA Records, which was owned by Laughin' Nose, and produced by Pon, their bass player. 6. FREEDOM, another band that DEDDY DORES played in is basically the same band as Prog-Rockers FREEDOM OF RHAPSODIA. FREEDOM OF RHAPSODIA made two albums and this is their 3rd album TAK PERNAH BAHAGIA which they put out under the name FREEDOM. 7. Freedom, a Danish DJ and singer. His name is Hans-Henning Terp-Hansen and was born in 1973. He got his music debut with double platin selling hit called "Hang On" in 2001. 8. Freedom is a Detroit Straight Edge band. http://freedomxxx.bandcamp.com/ 9. A female fronted ska band
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