Freddie North
Birth nameFrederick North
Also known asFreddie
Born1939 (age 8384)
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresR&B
Occupation(s)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]

References

  1. Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. Billboard, Allmusic.com
  3. Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2017). Top R&B Singles: 1942–2016. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-222-9.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954–1982. Sheridan Books. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
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