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Freedom (2)

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 [l=Malaco Records], Freedom hit the radio stations and clubs in NYC with their second single "Get Up and Dance" from their debut album [m=326799] 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 [a21715], [a1637929] (DJ Darryl C) of [a30785], just to name a few (the song was also covered by [a18200] 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.

Members: Robert Black (2), David Thigpen, Victor Mason, Tyrone Armstrong, Adolph Adams, Larry Addison, and Ray Smith (6)

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