634 Freddie (1936-2006) and the Dreamers “I’m Telling You Now” 1963

Freddie And The Dreamers had been traveling the live circuit since 1959 and—though they came from Manchester—rode into the charts on the back of the Merseybeat boom. Having seen the Beatles perform If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody in The Cavern, Freddie and co purloined the arrangement for their own recording, which took them to No 3 in the singles chart in 1963. From here, the group made an easy transition as a family entertainment group, with appearances in UK pantomimes and the US charts. In fact, they proved so popular stateside that Chubby Checker released Do The Freddie in 1965, cashing in on singer Freddie Garrity’s renowned hyperactive stage antics” (Ian Shirley, Record Collector, 2013).

Freddie and the Dreamers “I’m Telling You Now”