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Freddie Garrity - vocals (born November 14th 1940, Manchester) Roy Crewsdon - guitar (born May 29th 1941, Manchester) Derek Quinn - guitar (born May 24th 1942, Manchester) Pete Birrell - bass guitar (born May 9th 1941, Manchester) Bernie Dwyer - drums (born September 11th 1940 , died December 4th 2002)
Formed in 1959 in Manchester, when Garrity, who had played in several "skiffle" groups in the late 50s, decided to put his own group together. In 1961, the Dreamers successfully auditioned for BBC radio, resulting in appearances on programmes such as "The Beat Show". Although they were still working on a semi-professional basis, they also toured England and secured a residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg. In late 1962, following some further BBC appearances they were offered a recording contract by Columbia and turned professional. The first record "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", released in May 1963, was an instant success and the group were set on a career singing lightweight beat ballads with some comedy thrown in. Like many of the other beat groups, they didn't write much original material themselves and therefore had to rely on professional songwriters like Mitch Murray who provided them with their next two hits "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me". By the end of '63 The Dreamers' had had three top three hits and had toured with Roy Orbison. More chart success follwed in '64 and they ended that year appearing in The Beatles' Christmas Show at Hammersmith Odeon. Despite continuing to have occasional hits they progressed more and more towards the panto and cabaret circuit and Garrity eventually disbanded The Dreamers in 1970 and became an entertainer on children's TV. Singles May '63 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/ Columbia DB 7032 UK#3 Aug '63 I'm Telling You Now/ Columbia DB 7086 UK#2 Nov '63 You Were Made For Me/ Columbia DB 7147 UK#3 Feb '64 Over You/ Columbia DB 7214 UK#13 May '64 I Love You Baby/ Columbia DB 7286 UK#16 Jul' 64 Just For You/ Columbia DB 7322 UK#41 Oct '64 I Understand/ Columbia DB 7381 UK#5 Mar '65 A Little You/ Columbia DB 7526 UK#26 Oct '65 Thou Shalt Not Steal/ Columbia DB 7720 UK#44 1966 If You've Got A Minute Baby/ Columbia DB 7857 - May '66 Playboy/ Columbia DB 7929 - Oct '66 Turn Around/ Columbia DB 8033 - E.P.s 1963 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - Columbia SEG 8275 1964 Songs From "What A Crazy World" Columbia SEG 8287 1964 You Were Made For Me - Columbia SEG 8302 1964 Over You - Columbia SEG 8323 1964 Freddie Sings Just For You Columbia SEG 8349 1965 Ready Freddie Go! Columbia SEG 8403 1965 Freddie & The Dreamers - Columbia SEG 8457 L.P.s 1964 Freddie & The Dreamers - Columbia 33SX 1577 1965 Sing Along Party - Columbia SX 1785 Oct '66 In Disneyland Columbia SCX 6069 Re-issues 
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The Very Best Of Freddie & The Dreamers - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/Yes I Do/I'm Telling You Now/What Have I Done To You/You Were Made For Me/Send A Letter To Me/Over You/Come Back When You're Ready/I Love You Baby/Don't Make Me Cry/Just For You/Tell Me When/I Think Of You/I Don't Love You Anymore/I Understand/Do The Freddie/A Little You/Things I'd Like To Say/Love Like You/How's About Trying Your Luck With Me/If You've Got A Minute Baby/When I'm Home With You/Playboy/Turn Around/Brown And Porters (Meat Exporters) |