Fonda Rae

R'n'B - disco - house music singer
Born in Ossining, New York, U.S. Her seminal single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fonda-Rae-Over-Like-A-Fat-Rat/release/136396]"Over Like A Fat Rat"[/url] (1982, No.22 U.S. Club Play chart, No.75 U.S. R'n'b Chart) has been sampled by [a=Eric B. & Rakim] in their 1986 single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Eric-B-Featuring-Rakim-Eric-B-Is-President-My-Melody/release/4817125]"Eric B. Is President"[/url], by [a=Grand Puba] in "Fat Rat" (1991) for the soundtrack of [url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Strictly-Business-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/1950236]"Strictly Business"[/url], by [a=SWV] in their 1996 single [url=http://www.discogs.com/SWV-On-On/release/750096]"On & On"[/url] and by [a=Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo] in their 1996 single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Kool-G-Rap-DJ-Polo-Lifestyles-Of-The-Rich-Famous/release/100990]"Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous"[/url]. Her other classic single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Wish-3-Featuring-Fonda-Rae-Touch-Me-All-Night-Long/release/249804]"Touch Me (All Night Long)"[/url] as lead vocalist of [a=Wish (3)] (No.70 in U.S. R'n'B charts, No.49 in U.K. chart) in 1984 would become a huge success with [a=Cathy Dennis] in 1991. She charted again with [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fonda-Rae-Heobah-Hey-O-Bah/release/165564]"Heobah (Hey-O-Bah)"[/url] (No.19 in U.S. Club Play chart in 1983) and she was the lead singer for [a=Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Don-Armandos-Second-Avenue-Rhumba-Band-Im-An-Indian-Too-Deputy-Of-Love/release/67707]"Deputy Of Love"[/url] (1979) and [a=Fantasy (2)]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fantasy-Youre-Too-Late/release/341041]"You're Too Late"[/url] (1980). She has sang as well for [a=Rainbow Brown], [a=Players Association], [a=Fat Boys], [a=Kurtis Blow], [a=Taka Boom], [a=Deborah Harry] etc.

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