FRED, JOHN LP SIGNED AUTOGRAPH HIS PLAYBOY BAND LOVE MY SOUL

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Description: THIS IS AN AUTHENTICALLY AUTOGRAPHED LP BY JOHN FRED.. JOHN FRED AND HIS PLAYBOY BAND(UNI STEREO 73077)LOVE MY SOUL. LP HAS ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE. COVER IS SIGNED BY JOHN FRED. TRACKS:THE BIG SHOW, HE WAS MY FRIEND, WHERE WILL YOU BE, THREE DEEP IN A FEELING, SWEET SOUL MUSIC, BACK IN THE USSR, WHERES EVERYBOD GOING, OPEN DOORS, CANDYS CANDY KISSES, LOVE MY SOUL, LEO OUR HERO, SADIE TROUT. CONDITION OF THE VINYL,COVER, AND AUTOGRAPH IS VERY GOOD. John Fred (born John Fred Gourrier, 8 May 1941 - 14 April 2005) was a blue-eyed soul, Cajun swamp pop and bubble-gum pop performer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for the song, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)".[1] His group John Fred and the Playboys were formed in 1956; their first hit single was 1958's "Shirley". He appeared on Alan Freed's show, but when Dick Clark asked him to sing on American Bandstand, Fred had to turn him down because he had to play in a basketball game. In 1967 Fred and band member Andrew Bernard co-wrote "Judy in Disguise", a parody of The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The song became enormously successful, ironically knocking another Beatles song ("Hello, Goodbye") out of the #1 chart position on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in January 1968.[2] Although Fred actually had a well-rehearsed and talented group honed by years on the road, now known as John Fred & His Playboy Band, he was branded as a novelty act and never had another success. Only after years of struggles did Fred obtain full legal rights to "Judy in Disguise" and its royalties. Fred continued to perform in bands, coached high school basketball and baseball, remained a fixture at concerts and shows in his hometown, and hosted a popular local radio show, The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll. In 2002 he released his final album, Somebody's Knockin. In 2004 his health began to fail and he received a kidney transplant. Complications ensued, culminating in a long hospital stay, and finally, death in 2005. Fred was survived by his wife, Sandra, and a son. In April of 2007, The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame honored John Fred (Gourrier) for his contributions to Louisiana music by inducting him into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame.

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