Shannon ~ Let The Music Play 1983 Funky Purrfection Version

There are three songs that carried the spirit of disco into the future, Taana Gardner’s “Heartbeat“, Indeep’s “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life“ and the sparkling energy of Shannon’s “Let The Music Play“. They continued the dance pop sensibility that disco had established, the sing a long style with killer beats and booty movin’ bass lines. “Let The Music Play“ hit #1 disco for six amazing weeks and introduced a new genre of dance music called “freestyle“, an electronic version of latin rhythms. Shannon was born Shannon Brenda Greene on May 12, 1957 in Washington DC. A move to Brooklyn NY brought her closer to the music scene and she attended York University majoring in accounting with a minor in music as she had already studied voice and dance lessons for years. Her professors wholeheartedly supported her music career while Brenda was not so sure. Finally, in 1978 she joined the New York Jazz Ensemble as their vocalist and met Lenny White