Freedom (Wham! song) Freedom (Wham! song) "Freedom" is a hit song by British pop duo Wham!. It became the group's second number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and reached number three in America. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo. Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time "Freedom" was released in August of the year. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" had given them their first UK number one and had then reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. George had then gone to number one with
Fred Louis Wham Fred Louis Wham Fred Louis Wham (June 15, 1884 – February 2, 1967) was a United States federal judge. Born in Marion County, Illinois, Wham received an LL.B. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1909. He was in private practice in Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas from 1909 to 1915. He was an Assistant solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. from 1915 to 1917. He was in private practice in Centralia, Illinois from 1917 to 1927. Wham was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Wham was nominated by