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Artist
Shannon
12+ albums
celticfolkdancefreestylepolish
about
There are, multiple artists using this name: 1) A pseudonym of freestyle artist Brenda Shannon Greene. 2) A French melodic hard rock. 3) A Polish Irish folk band. 4) A Finnish melodic metal band. 5) A Czech Republic Irish folk band. 6) A 60s solo project by Marty Wilde, best known for Abergavenny. 7) A Japanese vocaloid producer. 8) Shannon Williams, a British-Korean K-pop soloist in the 2010s - 1) A pseudonym of Brenda Shannon Greene (b. 1958 in Washington, DC, USA), the freestyle artist who released Let the Music Play (Jul 1983), hitting gold with this trend-setting, pulsating dance classic & others similar. She grew up in Brooklyn & whilst at college, joined the New York Jazz Ensemble as a singer, subsequently meeting drummer Lenny White & sang with Brownstone (a group she started with Russell Taylor), leading to some recording. Her first single, "Let the Music Play" (issued as a 12" on Emergency, New York). Produced by Mark Liggett & Chris Barbosa - the track's upfront heavy, staccato beats & synth bass, marked it as an electro single, The record became a monster club, pop & world hit, pumping its way to #8 pop, on the Billboard chart, selling sold eight million copies. Her début album, Let the Music Play (Feb 1984), went gold, peaking at 32 pop (Mar 1984). She followed that with the Top Ten rnb hit Give Me Tonight & My Heart's Divided. Do You Wanna Get Away (May 1985), was Shannon's second Mirage album - The title track single hit number 13 R&B in spring 1985. Her
