Ish Ledesma

Ish Ledesma

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About Ish Ledesma

Ish "Angel" Ledesma is a Cuban born American artist that produced and composed latin-funk/disco/hi-NRG music and who was highly active as lead singer / guitarist /songwriter in the 70s and 80s with Foxy who had the smash hit Get Off. Ledesma was born in Cuba and migrated to Miami as a child and was influenced by the ubiquitous Latin sounds, popular within his community. He also enjoyed the rock and roll revolution that was playing out both nationally and internationally. In the early 1970s, Ledesma was hired by Henry Stone as a session artist. His credits include guitar on Gwen McCrae's disco hit "Rockin' Chair". In 1976, Ledesma convinced Stone to record a band he was forming, resulting in the band Foxy's release of their self-titled debut album. The album, produced by Ray Martinez, had two 12" singles released, "People Fall In Love While Dancing" and "Let's Love." Both songs were regional hits, but with only minor appeal nationally. However, the band's follow-up album, Get Off was a major breakthrough, featuring the title track, which went to number one on the R&B chart and also cracked the top ten on the pop chart. Although the group would score another hit the following year with the tune "Hot Number," follow-up releases were less successful. Foxy disbanded early in the 1980s, as disco began to wane and Hi-NRG, a electronic synth-driven version of disco began to take shape. Ledesma then spent the years as a solo artist, doing studio appearances as a session artist, and expanding his endeavors into production aspects. He is credited on Abba's Voulez Vous, Miami Sound Machine's "Bad Boy," Latimore's "Goodbye Heartaches," and Fred Schneider's "Monster". He also either produced, or composed the hit songs "Something Tells Me", by Tiger Moon, "Through The Night" by Blue Moderne, and "Be Mine Tonight" by Promise Circle. In the early 1980s, Ledesma formed the band Oxo, who scored a minor hit with "Whirly Girl." Ish Ledesma is also distinguished as having written and produced two one hit wonders with the songs "Fascinated", by Company B, and the aforementioned "Whirly Girl" by OxO. These accomplishments secured Ledesma's role in disco music as an important part of its history. As of 2013, Ish Ledesma remains an active musician, currently appearing mostly within the Florida area.

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