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Freda Payne

Real Name:
Freda Charcelia Payne
Profile:
b. 19th September 1945, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A

Freda Charcelia Payne was born September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan to Frederick and Charsilee Payne. She attended Palmer Elementary School and Crossman Elementary School. Payne also modeled and took ballet and Afro-Cuban dance. In 1956, while at Hutchins Middle School, she appeared on the nationally televised Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour. Singing jingles, Payne was featured on WJR radio's Make Way for Youth and many other local television and radio shows. Payne's mother spurned a contract from, then unknown, Barry Gordy. When she graduated from Central High School in 1959, Payne toured with Pearl Bailey's musical review and sang with the Duke Ellington Band. Her first album was After the Lights Go Down for ABC's Impulse Records in 1962.

Moving to New York City in 1963, Payne made appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show and The Dick Cavette Show. In 1964, she joined the Four Tops, Billy Eckstine, and Nipsey Russell on the Quincy Jones Tour. Payne was understudy for Leslie Uggams in Broadway's Hallelujah Baby! in 1967. She also performed in the Equity Theatre production of Lost in the Stars. Stardom for Payne began when she signed with Invictus Records, ran by her old Detroit friends, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr. and Lamont Dozier (formerly of Motown) in 1969. Payne's smash single "Band of Gold" in 1970 was ranked #1 in the U.K. and #3 in the U.S.A., her first gold record. Other hits included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought Me Joy" and the anti-war, "Bring the Boys Home". As her star kept rising, Payne appeared in television specials and toured the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Although she left Invictus in 1973, to date she has recorded 21 albums including several remakes of "Band of Gold". In 1974, she made the cover of Jet magazine after she was dubbed a Dame of Malta, by the Knights of Malta and the Sovereign Military and Hospital Order of St. John of Jerusalem by the Prince of Rumania. Payne hosted Todays Black Woman, a talk show, in 1980 - 81 before joining the cast of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies in 1982. She also starred in productions of Ain't Misbehavin' with Della Reese, The Blues in the Night, Jellies Last Jam with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover into the 1990's. Payne film appearances include: Private Obsession (1995), Sprung (1997), Ragdoll (1999), The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) and Fire and Ice (2001).

Returning to her jazz roots, Payne recently toured with Darlene Love in a critically acclaimed revue entitled "Love and Payne". With a son from her 1976 marriage to Gregory Abbott, the fitness conscious Payne lives in the Hollywood Hills. Her sister, Scherrie Payne, also a singer, was a member of Glass House and the last lead singer of the Supremes.

Payne was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on April 28, 2005.
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Discography

Releases:
After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!! (Album) (2 versions)   Impulse! 1963
Band Of Gold (Album) (2 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1970
Band Of Gold (Single) (4 versions)   Invictus ... 1970
Deeper & Deeper (7", Single)   Invictus 1970
Unhooked Generation / Come Back (7", Single)   Invictus 1970
Unhooked Generation / Deeper & Deeper (7", Single)   Invictus 1970
Bring The Boys Back Home / I Shall Not Be Moved (7", Single)   Invictus 1971
Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You) / The World Don't Owe You A Thing (7")   Invictus 1971
Contact (2 versions)   Invictus 1971
I'm Not Getting Any Better / The Road We Didn't Take (7")   Invictus 1971
Let It Be Me (Vinyl, Album)   Mgm/Polydor Records Lltd. 1971
Rock Me In The Cradle (Of Your Lovin' Arms) (7", Single)   Invictus 1971
You Brought The Joy (7")   Invictus 1971
Reaching Out (Album) (3 versions)   Invictus ... 1973
Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right / We've Got To Find A Way Back To Love (7")   Invictus 1973
It's Yours To Have / Run For Your Life (7", Sin)   ABC Records 1974
Payne And Pleasure (Album) (2 versions)   ABC Records ... 1974
Out Of Payne Comes Love (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1975
Lost In Love (7")   ABC Records 1976
I Get High (On Your Memory) (Single) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1977
Love Magnet (12")   Capitol Records 1977
Sky Islands / Love Magnet (12", Promo)   Capitol Records 1977
Stares And Whispers (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1977
Happy Days Are Here Again / Happy Music (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1978
Supernatural High (LP, Ste)   Capitol Records 1978
Hot (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1979
I'll Do Anything For You (12")   Capitol Records 1979
In Motion (2 versions)   Sutra Records ... 1982
Band Of Gold (12", Blu)   Champagne Records (5) 1983
Band Of Gold (12")   Champagne Records (5) 1983
Band Of Gold (7")   HDH Records 1984
Bands Of Gold (LP)   HDH Records 1984
Band Of Gold (Extended Mix) (3 versions)   I.R.S. Records ... 1986
Band Of Gold / Give Me Just A Little More Time (7")   BR Music 1986
Deeper And Deeper (The Best Of Freda Payne) (LP)   HDH Records 1989
Band Of Gold (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Almighty Records ... 1993
Band Of Gold - The Best Of Freda Payne (CD)   Castle Music 2000
Band Of Gold (7", Single)   Inferno (4)  
Greatest Hits (LP)   BR Music  
Appears On:
I'm Not In Love (Girl, You're In Love) (12")   Record Shack Records 1982
I'm Not In Love / Girl, You're In Love (12")   Altair Records 1982
Kashif (LP, Album) The Mood Arista, Arista 1983
Band Of Gold (7")   I.R.S. Records 1986
Belinda (CD, Album, RE)   I.R.S. Records 2003
The Goddess Is Here! (2xCD) I Ain't Been Licked Goddess Empire Record Label 2003
Friends & Family (CD) Lullabye Of Birdland, ... SRI Jazz 2008
The World Of Duke Ellington Box (3xCD)   BHM Productions 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Invictus' Greatest Hits (LP) Band Of Gold, Bring Th... Invictus 1972
Soul Train Hall Of Fame (LP) Band Of Gold Adam VIII Ltd. 1973
Super Bad (LP, Ltd, Comp) Band Of Gold K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1973
Today's Super Greats - 3 Record Set (3xLP, Comp) Band Of Gold K-Tel 1973
Today's Super Greats: Part-2 (LP, Comp) Band Of Gold K-Tel 1974
Capitol Soul Special (LP, Promo, Ltd) I Can't Live On A Memory Capitol Records 1977
A Taste Of Tower (LP, Comp) Love Magnet Capitol Records 1978
Capitol Disco Volume II (12", EP, Promo) I'll Do Anything For You Capitol Records 1979
Disco '79 (LP) Happy Days Are Here Ag... Som Livre 1979
March 86 - The Mixes (12") Band Of Gold DMC 1986
Goud Van Oud (2xLP) Band Of Gold Dino Music 1987
Penetentiary III (LP) You & I RCA 1987
History Of The 70's (LP, Comp) Band Of Gold BR Music 1988
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) The Easiest Way To Fall Street Beat Records 1989
Golden Memories 7 (LP) Band Of Gold Fun Records (5) 1990
Summer Dance Classics (2xLP) Band Of Gold Arcade 1990
Summer Dance Classics Volume 2 (CD) Band Of Gold Arcade 1990
That Loving Feeling Volume II (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Dino Entertainment 1990
Soul Hits Of The '70s - Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Rhino Records (2) 1991
Soul Hits Of The '70s - Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Deeper & Deeper Rhino Records (2) 1991
Sounds Of The Seventies - Seventies Top Forty (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1992
Gay Happening 2 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold (Pop'd Up... Dance Street Records 1994
The Almighty 12 Inches Volume Five (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold (Pop'd Up... Almighty Records 1994
Gay Anthems (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Almighty Records 1995
Now And Then - Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Columbia 1995
And This Time It's For Real (2xCD, Comp) Bring The Boys Home Debutante 1996
Classic Dancefloor Labels Volume 2 - The Best Of Sutra (CD) In Motion (12" Mix) Deepbeats 1996
The Love Collection Volume Four (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Tring International PLC 1996
CD Collection 180 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold DMC 1997
It's The 70's (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Music Collection International (MCI) 1997
Premier Cuts 4 Hip Hop DJ's Choice (CD, Comp) Unhooked Generation, T... P-Vine Records 1997
Selection Of The 70s (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold De Luxe 1997
The Megamixes 180 (2x12") Band Of Gold DMC 1997
Absolute Almighty 2 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold (Pop'd Up... Almighty Records 1998
Get Down Saturday Night - Vol. 1 - Ring My Bell (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Bellevue Entertainment 1998
Pop Mixes 181 (12") Band Of Gold (The Fres... DMC 1998
Seventies Collection (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Crimson 1998
Sounds Of The 70's (4xCD, Comp + Box) Band Of Gold Castle Communications 1998
The CD Collection 181 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold (The Fres... DMC 1998
Tribe Vibes Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) We've Gotta Find A Way... Strictly Breaks Records 1998
And The Beat Goes On - Dance Hits Of The Seventies And Eighties (2xCD) Band Of Gold Castle Pie 1999
Broken Hearted (CD) Band Of Gold Musicbank Records Ltd. 1999
Funk Phenomena (Comp) (2 versions) Unhooked Generation Logic Records 1999
Invictus Club Classics (CD) The Unhooked Generation Sequel Records 1999
Invictus Club Classics (2xLP, Comp) The Unhooked Generation Sequel Records 1999
Ultimate Love - Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Cosmopolitan (2) 1999
We Got The Funk (CD) Unhooked Generation Castle Pie 1999
Simply More Of The 70's (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold BMG UK & Ireland, BMG Direct 2000
Super Breaks Volume Two (Comp) (2 versions) Unhooked Generation BGP Records 2000
100 Hits Of The 70's (4xCD, Comp + Box) Band Of Gold Time Music International Limited 2001
75 Disco Hits (3xCD) Band Of Gold Musicline, Musicline 2001
Airwave Invasion (CD, Mixed) Unhooked Generation Triple Threat Mix Tapes 2001
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience (Box + 6xCD, Comp, RM) Band Of Gold, Deeper &... Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Club Classics II - Come Together (2xLP) Mother Misery's Favour... Castle Music 2001
Digital DJ - Series 4 Vol 5 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Band Of Gold CD Pool 2001
Disco Generation (3xCD) Band Of Gold Disky 2001
Hits über 30 (3xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Ariola Express 2001
The Soul Years 1966-1999 Volume 2 1970-1971 Blues & Soul (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Connoisseur Collection 2001
Allstars Deejay's (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Unhooked Generation EMI Music 2002
Breakdown - Funky Beats, Jazzy Breaks & Soulful Samples (2xVinyl, Comp) Unhooked Generation Castle Music 2002
Comprehensive School Classics (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Castle Music 2002
One Hit Wonders (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold BMG (Netherlands) 2002
Sampled Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp) Unhooked Generation Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2002
We Got The Funk (CD) Unhooked Generation Disky 2002
50 Years Of The Greatest Hit Singles - Platinum Collection (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Virgin, Virgin 2003
Almighty 1's - 30 Pop'd Up No.1 Hits (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Band Of Gold Almighty Records 2003
It's The Same Old Song - More Songs Of The Motor City (2xCD, Comp) Suddenly It's Yesterday Castle Music 2003
Joey & Norman Jay MBE Present Good Times 3 (Comp) (3 versions) Unhooked Generation React ... 2003
70's Soul Sessions (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Sessions 2004
Death Disco Ltd (CD, Comp) Band Of Gold Discotheque (2) 2004
Disco Funk (6xCD, Comp) Unhooked Generation Wagram 2004
Party People Present: Phat 'n' Funky (2xCD) Unhooked Generation Party People 2004
Soul Classics (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Universal Music TV 2004
Soul Diva Sessions (2xCD, Comp) The Easiest Way To Fall Sessions 2004
This Is Soul! (6xCD) Band Of Gold Warner Music UK Ltd. 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) The Easiest Way To Fal... All The Breaks 2005
Funky Sensation (CD, Comp, Mixed) In Motion Wagram 2005
Soul Divas Vol.1 (2xCD, Comp) Unhooked Generation Wagram 2005
The Document III (2 versions) Unhooked Generation Discotheque (2) 2005
100 Soul Classics (5xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Cheap'O'Lata 2006
Gayfest 2006 (CD + CD) Save The Best For Last... Klone Records 2006
Hot Tracks - Queen Mum's Almighty Medley (File, MP3, Mixed) Band Of Gold (Pop'd Up... Almighty Records 2006
Marc's Almighty Mix (File, MP3, Mixed) Band Of Gold (Pop'd Up... Almighty Records 2006
Revenge Of The Pusherman - Baad Asssss Soul! (3xCD) Mothers Misery's Favou... Disky 2006
The Trip 2 (CD, Album, Promo, Smplr) Unhooked Generation Family Recordings (UK) 2006
45AREpm (Staple Design・10th Ann) (CD, Comp, Promo, Mixed) I Get High (On Your Me... Staple Design 2007
Soul Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Band Of Gold Cristal Collection 2007
Almighty Presents Gay Anthems 2 (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Band Of Gold (Almighty... Almighty Records 2008
Here Come The Girls (3xCD, Comp) Unhooked Generation Universal Music TV 2008
Band Of Gold / Bong Bong (I Love You Madly) (7") Band Of Gold Oldies 45  
Dance Sounds Of The Seventies (CD) Band Of Gold Tring International PLC  
Disco Inferno (CD) Band Of Gold QED  
Unofficial Releases:
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) The Easiest Way To Fall Street Beat Records 2006
Tehdään Se Yhdessä Mixtape 3 (CDr, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) I Get High (On Your Me... Not On Label 2008
L4D Presents: Lady B's Re-Edits Völ. 2 (7xFile, MP3, Album, Promo, P/Unofficial, 320 + Fil) Livin' For The Beat (L... Lust 4 Dust 2009
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