The official video for Without You by George Lamond
George Lamond was born George Garcia in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York. “Bad of the Heart” first appeared on the small New York independent Ligosa before Columbia signed him and took the single national in 1990, where it reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of freestyle’s late crossover hits. Read the full George Lamond biography.
The 12″ version of Play At Your Own Risk by Planet Patrol About Planet Patrol Planet Patrol was assembled in the studio by Arthur Baker and John Robie, the production team fresh off inventing the “Planet Rock” sound with Afrika Bambaataa. “Play at Your Own Risk,” released on Tommy Boy in 1982, put doo-wop-schooled group…
Official video for Fascinated by Company B About Company B Crafted in Miami by producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma, Company B delivered one of freestyle’s most infectious crossover hits—a song so irresistibly catchy it transcended the club scene and lodged itself in mainstream pop consciousness. Read the full Company B biography.
The official video for Temptation by Corina Corina Heading Corina, born Corina Katt Ayala, is an American singer-songwriter and actress known for her contributions to the freestyle music genre. She gained prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with several dance hits. Her most notable song, “Temptation,” peaked at number 6 on the Billboard…
The official video for Never Let You Go by Sweet Sensation Read a Sweet Sensation biography. About Sweet Sensation Sweet Sensation formed in the Bronx in the mid-1980s: Betty LeBron with sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Their debut album Take It While It’s Hot (1988) on Atco produced a run of freestyle radio and club…
The official video for Show Me by the Cover Girls About The Cover Girls In a genre dominated by solo acts and studio creations, The Cover Girls stood out as a genuine group—three voices harmonizing over some of freestyle’s most polished productions, delivering hit after hit through the late 80s and into the 90s. Read…
The radio version of Good Things Come To Those Who Wait by Nayobe About Nayobe Nayobe Gomez, Brooklyn-born and of Cuban descent, was singing at the very start of freestyle. “Please Don’t Go,” released in 1985, stands among Fever Records’ first singles and among the earliest records the genre can claim, cut when she was…