Saturday, May 20, 2006
Freddie and the Soul Patrol
--Jay at 11:52 AM--
Freddie Garrity, of Freddie and the Dreamers, has died at 69. I am familiar with the catchy song “Do The Freddie,” but was unaware of the background:
It was on an American television show that Mr Garrity was asked about his stage antics.
“It’s a dance,” he said, “It’s called the Freddie.”
Within weeks, the band was back in the charts with a song called Do The Freddie.
Naturally this made me think of pending American Idol season 5 winner Taylor Hicks (you could say he has it all sewn up). Perhaps he should come out with a similar song; “Do The Taylor, Woooh!”
All joking aside, I’m telling you now rest in peace Freddie.