Posted May 21, 200619 yr Freddie Garrity of 60s pop group Freddie & The Dreamers has died aged 65. He had recently been having circulation problems. He died in hospital near his home in Bangor, North Wales. He was born, Freddie Garrity on 14th November 1940 in Manchester. Before his stardom he was a milkman. The group had massive hits on both sides of the Atlantic so he sure hit a GOLD TOP there. Despite their lack of continued success on record their 'over-the-top' stage act maintained sufficient appeal to keep them in plenty of live bookings until the end of the 1960s. Garrity has since resurfaced with new 'Dreamers' and could still be seen throughout the 1990s, despite the passage of many years, prancing and dancing in a manner likely to 'do himself a mischief' as they say in Manchester. However, following a heart attack during 2000, since then the otherwise irrepressible Freddie had been forced into unscheduled retirement. UK HIT Singles Discography 1963 - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody #3 1963 - I'm Telling You Now #2 1963 - You Were Made For Me #3 1964 - Over You #13 1964 - I Love You Baby #16 1964 - Just For You #41 1965 - I Understand #5 1965 - A Little You #26 1965 - Thou Shalt Not Steal #44 US Top 40 hit singles: 1965 - I'm Telling You Now #1 1965 - I Understand #36 1965 - Do The Freddie #18 1965 - You Were Made For Me #21 R.I.P. Freddie http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/images/freddiedreamers.gif He's the guy looking at us Listen to his biggest UK hit and US #1 HERE Edited May 21, 200619 yr by Euro Music
May 21, 200619 yr A great summary, I've heard You Were Made For Me & I'm Telling You Now but that is it.
May 21, 200619 yr Author A great summary, I've heard You Were Made For Me & I'm Telling You Now but that is it. Hit other top ten hit I UNDERSTAND was a ballad
May 21, 200619 yr Shame, my favourite thing he did was singing "You were made for me" to Petra the dog on Blue Peter while the Dreamers did that weird foot dance. Speaking of weird dancing - check this out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DXj3thKJ2g
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