Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American

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who worked with

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in the

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and

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, and

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in the second half of the 1970s.

Biography

Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and

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leader in

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, and was raised in

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. As a child, he took piano and later trumpet lessons. He played

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and trombone in school, and when he was around 12, his father brought a trombone home, whereupon he switched (eventually permanently) to trombone. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was a pivotal member of

's bands, playing on many hit recordings including " Say it Loud – I'm Black, and I'm Proud," " Mother Popcorn" and co-writing tunes such as " Hot Pants." His slippery

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s and precise solos, complementing those of saxophonist

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, gave Brown's R&B,

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, and

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tunes their instrumental punch. In the 1970s, he also was band leader and musical director of Brown's band the J.B.'s, and did much of the group's composing and arranging. His name was credited on 'Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s' recording of " Doing It to Death," which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a

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by the R.I.A.A. in July 1973. He left Brown's band in 1975 and spent several years playing with George Clinton's various

projects, even recording a couple of albums as the leader of a spin-off group, The Horny Horns. Wesley became a force in jazz in 1978 when he joined the

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Orchestra. He released his first jazz album as a leader, ''To Someone'', in 1988. It was followed by '' New Friends'' in 1990, ''Comme Ci Comme Ca'' in 1991, the live album ''Swing and Be Funky'', and ''

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'' in 1994. In the early 1990s, Wesley toured with his colleagues from the James Brown band,

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and Maceo Parker, as the JB Horns. With the departure of Ellis, the band became the Maceo Parker Band. Wesley was featured as a trombonist with Parker until 1996 when he formed his own band, The Fred Wesley Group, now known as Fred Wesley and the New JBs. Wesley recorded an album with

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soul-jazz luminaries The Greyboy Allstars in 1994 called ''West Coast Boogaloo'', and toured with the band in 1995, 1996 and again in 2012. Fred wesley-02

Wesley's career includes playing with and arranging for a wide variety of other artists including

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, Cameo,

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, Socalled and rappers

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, to name a few. Many other artists have sampled his work. In 2002 Wesley wrote ''Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman'', an autobiography about his life as a

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. Also in 2002 he recorded an album entitled ''Wuda Cuda Shuda.'' Wesley was an adjunct professor in the Jazz Studies department of the School of Music at the

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from 2004 to 2006, and now works with students as a visiting artist at numerous other schools, including

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and Columbia College of Chicago. In addition to performing with his own band, he tours as part of a collaboration called Abraham Inc. along with

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artist David Krakauer and Klezmer/hip-hop artist Socalled. In 2007, Wesley accepted an invitation to contribute to '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (

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). He participated with

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, the Rebirth Brass Band, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Pee Wee Ellis and Maceo Parker to contribute their version of Domino's "Whole Lotta Lovin'." In 2010, Wesley contributed to ''Kings'' (Freestyle Records), the fourth album by Israeli funk and groove ensemble the Apples. Specific sessions on the album were dedicated to working with Wesley, one of the group's heroes. Wesley contributes to several tracks.

Discography

As leader

*'' Damn Right I Am Somebody'' (1974) * '' Breakin' Bread'' (1975) * '' A Blow for Me, a Toot to You'' (Atlantic, 1977) * '' Say Blow by Blow Backwards'' (Atlantic, 1979) * ''

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'' (RSO, 1980) * '' Blow Your Head'' (Urban, 1989) * '' To Someone'' (Hi Note, 1990) * '' New Friends'' (Minor Music, 1990) * ''Comme Ci Comme Ca'' (Antilles 1991) * '' Swing & Be Funky'' (Minor Music, 1993) * ''

'' (Minor Music, 1994) * '' The Final Blow'' (Sequel, 1994) * '' Full Circle'' (Victor, 1998) * '' Wuda Cuda Shuda'' (Hip Bop Essence, 2003) * '' It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing'' (Sons of Sound, 2006) * '' Funk for Your Ass'' (Columbia, 2008) * ''

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'' (BHM, 2010) * ''Studio Live Session'' (LoEnd, 2018)

As sideman

With

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* ''

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'' (CTI, 1976) * '' Pacific Fire'' (CTI, 1983) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1978) With

* '' Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud'' (Polydor, 1969) * '' Sex Machine'' (Polydor, 1970) * ''

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'' (King, 1970) * ''

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'' (King, 1970) * '' Hot Pants'' (Polydor, 1971) * '' Love Power Peace'' (Polydor, 1971) * '' Soul Power'' (Polydor, 1985) * ''CD of JB'' (Polydor, 1985) * '' In the Jungle Groove'' (Polydor, 1986) * ''CD of JB II'' (Polydor, 1987) * '' Motherlode'' (Polydor, 1988) * ''Slaughter's Big Rip-Off'' (P-Vine, 1990) * '' Star Time'' (Polydor, 1991) * ''The Payback'' (Polydor, 1993) * '' Get On the Good Foot'' (Polydor, 1993) * '' Revolution of the Mind'' (Polydor, 1993) * ''Hell'' (Polydor, 1995) * ''Reality'' (Polydor, 1996) * '' Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang'' (Polydor, 1996) * '' Make It Funky'' (Polydor, 1996) * '' Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68'' (Polydor, 1998) * ''Get On Up The James Brown Story'' (Polydor, 2014) * ''Get Down with James Brown: Live at the Apollo Volume IV'' (Polydor, 2016) * ''Live at Home with His Bad Self'' (Republic/UMe 2019) * ''Live at Home with His Bad Self: The After Show'' (Republic/UMe 2019) With George Clinton * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1982) * '' You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish'' (Capitol, 1983) * '' R&B Skeletons in the Closet'' (Capitol, 1986) * '' Hey Man...Smell My Finger'' (Paisley Park, 1993) With

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* '' Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * '' Ahh...the Name Is Bootsy, Baby!'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * '' Bootsy? Player of the Year'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * '' This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * '' Ultra Wave'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''F-Encounter'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * '' What's Bootsy Doin'?'' (Columbia, 1988) * '' Jungle Bass'' (4th & Broadway, 1990) * '' Blasters of the Universe'' (Rykodisc, 1993) * '' Fresh Outta 'P' University'' (Black Culture/(WEA, 1997) * '' Live in Louisville 1978'' (Disky, 1999) * '' Christmas Is 4 Ever'' (Shout! Factory, 2006) * ''

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'' (Mascot, 2011) With

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* '' Hank Crawford's Back'' (Kudu, 1976) * '' I Hear a Symphony'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''Cajun Sunrise'' (Kudu, 1978) With

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* ''

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'' (Elektra, 1990) * '' Infinity Within'' (Elektra, 1992) * ''Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities'' (Elektra, 1996) With

* ''A New Shift'' (Minor Music, 1996) * ''What You Like'' (Minor Music, 1997) * ''Live and Funky'' (Skip, 2001) * ''The Spirit of Christmas'' (Minor Music, 2013) With J.B. Horns * '' Doing It to Death'' (1973) * ''Pee Wee, Fred & Maceo'' (Gramavision, 1990) * ''Funky Good Time/Live'' (Tokuma, 1992) * ''I Like It Like That'' (Soulciety, 1993) * ''Bring the Funk On Down'' (ZYX Music, 1999) With

* '' Roots Revisited'' (Minor Music, 1990) * ''For All the King's Men'' (4th & Broadway, 1990) * '' Mo' Roots'' (Verve, 1990) * '' Life on Planet Groove'' (Minor Music, 1992) * ''Horn Riffs for DJ's'' (Tuff City, 1992) * ''Horn Riffs for DJ's Volume 2'' (Tuff City, 1993) * '' Southern Exposure'' (Minor Music, 1993) * ''Maceo'' (Minor Music, 1994) * '' Funkoverload'' (ESC, 1998) * ''My First Name Is Maceo'' (Minor Music, 2003) * ''Live in Funky Good Time'' (Sounds of Ordinary Madness, 2008) * ''Roots Revisited The Bremen Concert'' (Minor Music, 2015) * ''Life On Planet Groove Revisited'' (Minor Music, 2018) With

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* ''

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'' (Casablanca, 1975) * ''

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'' (Casablanca, 1976) * '' Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome'' (Casablanca, 1977) * ''

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'' (Casablanca, 1977) * '' Motor Booty Affair'' (Casablanca, 1978) * '' Trombipulation'' (Casablanca, 1980) * '' Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980'' (Casablanca, 1993) * '' Mothership Connection Newberg Session'' (P-Vine, 1995) * '' Dope Dogs'' (Fonomusic, 1995) With

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* '' All the Woo in the World'' (Arista, 1978) * '' Blacktronic Science'' (Gramavision, 1993) * '' Pieces of Woo: The Other Side'' (CMP, 1993) With others *

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, ''Our Time in Eden'' (Elektra, 1992) *

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, ''Pushing the Envelope'' (Heads Up, 2010) * The Apples, ''Kings'' (Freestyle, 2010) * Susanne Alt, ''On Track'' (Venus, 2009) * Allan Barnes, ''The Caretaker'' (Riza, 1986) * Scott Bomar, ''Dolemite Is My Name'' (Netflix/Masterworks/Milan, 2020) * Bonerama, ''Live from New York'' (Mule Train Music, 2004) *

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, ''34th N Lex'' (ESC, 2002) * The Brides of Funkenstein, ''Live at the Howard Theatre 1978'' (Sequel, 1994) * Tom Browne, ''S' Up'' (Cheetah 2010) * Vernon Burch, ''Steppin' Out'' (Chocolate City 1980) * Bobby Byrd, ''Finally Getting Paid'' (Rhythm Attack, 1988) *

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, ''Music for the Knee Plays'' (ECM, 1985) *

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, ''Turn You to Love'' (Elektra, 1979) * Cameo, ''Machismo'' (Atlanta Artists, 1988) *

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, ''Trust Me'' (Motown, 1982) *

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, ''Dangerous'' (ATCO, 1985) * Color Me Badd, ''Time and Chance'' (Giant, 1993) *

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, ''Dem Bones'' (Maxjazz, 2001) *

, ''Naked and True'' (WEA, 1995) *

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, ''Brnging Back the Funk'' (GRP, 2008) * David Helbock´s Austrian Syndicate (ACT, 2023) *

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, ''On the One'' (Motown, 1982) *

, ''Buhloone Mindstate'' (Tommy Boy, 1993) * Karl Denson, ''The Bridge'' (Relaxed, 2002) *

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, ''This Is an E.P. Release'' (Attic, 1991) * Dr. John, ''Creole Moon'' (Blue Note, 2001) *

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, ''What Does It Take'' (N-Coded, 1999) *

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, ''First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate'' (C Kunspyruhzy, 2014) * Gap Band, ''Gap Band V Jammin' '' (Total Experience, 1983) *

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, ''Faces'' (ARC/Columbia, 1980) *

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, ''Flakes I 1980'' (Magic Disc, 1980) * General Caine, ''Girls'' (Tabu, 1982) * Godmoma, ''Here'' (Elektra, 1981) *

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, ''Whatever It Takes'' (Warner Bros., 1995) *

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, ''The Deepest End'' (Evangeline/ATO, 2003) * Greyboy Allstars, ''West Coast Boogaloo'' (Greyboy, 1994) * Groove Collective, ''People People Music Music'' (Savoy, 2005) * The HeadShakers, ''Architect Of Funk'' (SDRM, 2019) * Michael Henderson, ''Bedtimes Stories'' (EMI, 1986) * Martha High, ''It's High Time'' (Diaspora Connections, 2009) * Hocus Pocus, ''Place 54 Onandon'' (Motown, 2007) * Javon Jackson, ''Easy Does It'' (Palmetto, 2003) *

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, ''Milt Jackson + Count Basie + the Big Band Vol. 1'' (Pablo, 1978) * Milt Jackson & Count Basie, ''Milt Jackson + Count Basie + the Big Band Vol. 2'' (Pablo, 1978) * Jazzkantine, ''Heiss & Fettig'' (RCA, 1995) * Jonathan Jeremiah, ''A Solitary Man'' (Island, 2011) * Jestofunk, ''The Remixes'' (Irma, 1997) * Jestofunk, ''Universal Mother'' (Dance Pool, 1998) * Nils Landgren, ''5000 Miles'' (ACT, 1999) * Frankie Lee, ''Face It!'' (Demon, 1985) * Webster Lewis, ''Let Me Be the One'' (Epic, 1981) *

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, ''The Third Power'' (Axiom, 1991) *

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, ''M2'' (Telarc, 2001) * Mop Mop, ''Isle of Magic'' (Agogo, 2013) * Jamie J. Morgan, ''Walk On the Wild Side'' (Tabu, 1990) *

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, ''House of the Rising Sun'' (Kudu, 1976) *

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, ''Platinum City'' (Ariola, 1979) *

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, ''(Urban Dancefloor Guerillas'' (CBS, 1983) *

Parlet Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadel ...

, ''Pleasure Principle'' (Casablanca, 1978) * Parlet, ''Play Me or Trade Me'' (Casablanca, 1980) *

Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Washington; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. ...

, ''For All We Know'' (Kudu, 1976) *

St. Clair Pinckney St. Clair Pinckney (September 17, 1930 – February 1, 1999) was an American saxophonist who performed with James Brown as a member of the James Brown Orchestra and The J.B.'s. He played tenor and baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (so ...

, ''Private Stock'' (Ichiban 1989) * Rad, ''Getting Down Is Free'' (7 Bridges/P-Vine, 2009) *

Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, consisting of Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (musician), Flea (bass), John Frusciante (guitar), and Chad Smith (drums). Their music incorporates elements of a ...

, ''Freaky Styley'' (EMI, 1985) *

Terry Reid Terrance James Reid (born 13 November 1949), nicknamed "Superlungs", is an English rock vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist best known for his emotive style of singing in appearances with high-profile musicians as vocalist, supporting act and s ...

, ''Seed of Memory'' (ABC, 1976) *

The S.O.S. Band The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written as S.O.S. Band; abbreviation for Sounds of Success) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B and Boogie (genre), electro-funk musical ensemble, group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs ...

, ''S.O.S.'' (Tabu, 1980) * The S.O.S. Band, ''The S.O.S. Band Too'' (Tabu, 1981) * Oumou Sangare, ''Seya'' (World Circuit, 2009) * Poncho Sanchez, ''Out of Sight'' (Concord, Jazz/Elemental Music 2015) * Socalled, ''Ghettoblaster'' (Bleu Electric, 2006) * Socalled, ''Peoplewatching'' (Dare to Care, 2015) * Soulive, ''Doin' Something'' (Blue Note, 2001) * Soulive, ''Steady Groovin' '' (Blue Note, 2005) * James Taylor Quartet, ''Wait a Minute'' (Polydor, 1988) * Hans Theessink, ''Call Me'' (Blue Groove, 1992) *

The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...

, ''Surface Thrills'' (Motown, 1983) *

Robert Trowers Robert Trowers (born 1957) is a jazz trombonist who has recorded two albums and performed with The Count Basie Orchestra, Randy Weston and George Gee (bandleader), George Gee. Trowers was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957.Phil Upchurch Phillip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American soul music, R&B, jazz and blues guitarist and bassist. Career Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the Dells, and the Spaniels, before going on to work with Curtis Mayfiel ...

, ''Whatever Happened to the Blues'' (Go Jazz, 1992) * Marva Whitney, ''Live and Lowdown at the Apollo'' (King, 1969) *

Larry Williams Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to ...

, ''That Larry Williams'' (Fantasy, 1978) *

Lenny Williams Leonard Charles Williams (born February 16, 1945)"Biography by Alex Henderson"
AllMus ...

, ''Changing'' (Rocshire, 1984) *

, ''The Right Stuff'' (Polydor, 1988) *

Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack ( ; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's ...

, ''The Poet II'' (Beverly Glen Music, 1984) * Stevie Woods, ''The Woman in My Life'' (Ariola, 1982) * Nanette Workman, ''Nanette Workman'' (Pacha 1977) * Michael Wycoff, ''Love Conquers All'' (Big Break, 2008) * Young Disciples, ''Road to Freedom'' (Talkin' Loud, 1991)

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