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Welcome to the second installment of "Blast From the Past." Some people were unsure of who my last subject was. This time around I'm going to make it a little easier for you. Most everyone that reads this blog is about my age, and should have no issues remembering one Freedom Williams. If the name Mr. Williams bears is not ringing a bell, it's for good reason. It's because the multi-platinum selling C+C Music Factory was the name of the group he was in. You remember such hits where Freedom was coaxing us to "jump to the rhythm, jump jump to the rhythm" or commanding us to "hit the dance floor" because "it's gonna make you sweat till you bleed." I've busted a move in my day, but never to the point of bleeding. That must be why Freedom's abs are still in tip top shape. They also prompted 80's/90's talk show host Arsenio Hall to have a segment in his show titled "Things That Make You Go Hmmm" lifted from the title of their other hit song.
I was always disappointed they didn't go with their first name, 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man and A Dominican. I was also disappointed that the group was unable to duplicate their hit making abilities beyond the early 90's. The group faced controversy when the woman lip syncing in the video for "Gonna Make You Sweat" got busted and could not overcome the untimely death of founder and second 'C' David Cole in 1995. Despite all of this Freedom has a MySpace page that is quite detailed. You can even check up on Mr. Williams's abs and make it your desktop background.
And there you have it, your next blast from the past, Freedom Williams.
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