Freddie James (born April 26, 1964) is a Canadian dance and rhythm and blues musician, most noted for his 1979 disco hit "(Everybody) Get Up and Boogie".
[1] The son of singer Geraldine Hunt,[2] he was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Montreal, Quebec in childhood.
In addition to his own work, he was a credited producer on "Murphy's Law", a single by his sister Rosalind Hunt's band Chéri.
He has not released any new recorded music since that time, but has continued to perform in the Montreal area, and selected touring dates.
In 2015, he went public with an accusation of racial profiling after being stopped by Montreal Police Service officers for driving while black.