Freddie North Explained

Freddie North
Birth Name:Frederick North
Alias:Freddie
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre:R&B
Occupation:Singer

Freddie North (born 28 May 1939, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American R&B singer.

North had experience as a disc jockey at WLAC-Nashville and in promotion for Nashboro Records, who released gospel music.[1] In 1971 he released an album, Friend, on Mankind Records (U.S. #179, U.S. R&B Albums #41).[2] The disc yielded two hit singles, "She's All I Got" (U.S. #39, U.S. R&B Singles #10)[3] and "You and Me Together Forever" (U.S. #116, U.S. R&B Singles #26).[4] A third single, "Sweeter than Sweetness" reached #107 on the U.S. Cashbox chart.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Biography
  2. Billboard
  3. Billboard Singles
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn . 2017 . Top R&B Singles: 1942–2016 . Record Research. 978-0-89820-222-9.

  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954–1982. Sheridan Books. 2015. 978-0-89820-213-7.