Shannon (American singer)

Shannon
Birth nameBrenda Shannon Greene[1]
Born (1958-05-02) May 2, 1958 (age 66)
Washington, D.C., U.S.[2]
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1983–present
Labels

Brenda Shannon Greene (born May 2, 1958),[1][2][3] known professionally as Shannon, is an American singer and songwriter of freestyle and dance-pop music. She is best known for her single "Let the Music Play", which topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 1983 and was certified gold.[3][4]

Her studio albums include Let the Music Play (1984), followed by Do You Wanna Get Away (1985) and Love Goes All the Way (1986). In 1999, Shannon appeared in a segment of VH1's One-Hit Wonders,[2] and returned to music with her fourth studio album The Best Is Yet to Come (2000).[5] Her most recent studio album, A Beauty Returns, was released in 2006.[6]

  1. ^ a b "UNSUNG: Shannon Went Independent After A Clash With Sylvia Rhone". Unsung. May 22, 2020. Event occurs at 39.00. TV One. Retrieved March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22).
  2. ^ a b c Hogan, Ed. "Shannon | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 494. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Shannon Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Shannon - The Best Is Yet to Come Album". Sing365.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "Shannon - Beauty Returns CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 22, 2012.