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Posted By: Joah King on November 01, 2005 Rapper: Frederick Williams A production team comprising Robert Clivillés (b. New York City, New York, USA) and David Cole (b. 1963, Tennessee, USA, d. 24 January 1995, USA), who first recorded as A Black Man And A Dominican with "Do It Properly" on their own label in 1987. As C & C Music Factory they reached US number 1 and UK number 3 in 1990 with "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)'. Although this was credited to C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams (a rapper who also appeared on records by New Kids On The Block and Grace Jones), the duo were solely in charge of matters, hiring vocalists and musicians and programming the backbeat. Over the next two years guest singers included Zelma Davis (b. Liberia), whose contribution was lip-synched, with the vocal actually provided by Martha Wash of the Weather Girls, Q Unique and Deborah Cooper. Though they enjoyed six further UK Top 40 hits during 1991 and 1992, including a re-recording of U2"s "Pride (In The Name Of Love)", only "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm ...", again jointly credited with Williams, reached the Top 10. The latter also provided the duo with their third consecutive US Top 5 hit, following the number 3 hit "Here We Go". It was later widely played during a television advertising campaign. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Which school did he attend?
Thursday, November 10th 2005 at 1:51PM |
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Hampton U
Wednesday, December 7th 2005 at 7:09PM |
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Greetings Freedom... "Mike-C" said that he saw you & you were "still" carrying your backpack & wearing that Army Jacket... what do you have in that thing?...LOL ;).... hey looking to hear some more great things from you.... BE PROFITABLE... Rhonda Gayle Turner
Thursday, September 28th 2006 at 1:05PM |
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