Freda Payne - “Band Of Gold”; Talks About Berry Gordy, Motown, Hit Songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland, And Her Amazing Career!

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Freda Payne had a massive hit in 1970 with the song “Band Of Gold”. She went on to have a number of other hits, a film career, and even hosted her own TV talk show. We discuss all of this including her relationship with Berry Gordy, Motown, and the hit songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. And we do a Songfest too!

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In this episode Freda and I discuss:

She started out singing jazz and CabaretHer early heroes were Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena HorneShe was the first female protege of Berry Gordy pre-MotownShe signed with ABC Paramount via her agent Sid BernsteinHer experiences with Hitsville/MotownHolland-Dozier-Holland“Band Of Gold”

Freda and I do a Songfest featuring the following songs:

“Band Of Gold”

“Bring The Boys Home”

“Deeper And Deeper”

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

“They Can’t Take That Away From Me”

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