Freddie James is a Canadian dance and rhythm and blues musician, most noted for his 1979 disco hit (Everybody) Get Up and Boogie. At age 14, he released the four song EP Get Up and Boogie in 1979. He received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 1980, for Single of the Year for (Everybody) Get Up and Boogie, and for Most Promising Male Vocalist.In the same year, he won the Canadian Black Music Award for Best Album.