Let the Music Play
Shannon
1984
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About Shannon
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Shannon, born Brenda Shannon Greene, grew up in Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn before singing with the New York Jazz Ensemble while at college. A meeting with drummer Lenny White led to recording sessions and the emergence of her dance career. Let the Music Play, produced by Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa for Emergency, placed her voice over emphatic electronic rhythms and synthesizer bass, making her an important early presence in freestyle dance music.
Artist background sources
iHeart - Shannon artist biography
Visible professional biography: singer identity, jazz-ensemble background, Lenny White connection and early freestyle recording context. Other similarly named catalog rows ignored. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Let the Music Play by Shannon appears at number 49 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1984. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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