Still crazy but not dreaming after all these years.
By David Parker

He was top of the Hit Parade in the US, created uproar at the London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth and made people laugh with his antics on stage. Freddie Garrity believes in humour as the best medicine and he puts his belief into practice these days. He has been out of show business for three years, since he sang at the Clacton Ballroom. But he doesn't miss it, He said, he's past retiring age anyway and his health is less than top 10. "I missed it at first but I'm glad I'm away from it now. I didn't like the back-stabbing but we had a lot of fun," he said. He also made some good friends and his saddest moments come when he learns of yet another sad loss of one of the nice people from the music scene - Frankie Vaughan & Matt Monroe - for instance. Freddie still retains his humour and his sense of fun, despite his disabilities.

His final curtain came down after a show in Connecticut. Freddie & The Dreamers piled into a chauffeur driven car to rush to the airport to fly home and they were due to do a show in Nottingham the next day. The journey took nearly twice as long as expected and they missed the flight. They slept in the airport but on the way back, Freddie suffered a mild heart attack. Fortunately there was a doctor on board who treated him during the flight. "He couldn't have been very well paid; he was on the back of the aircraft," Freddie joked. At Heathrow, he was taken off the plane by paramedics and rushed to Ashford Hospital where he was kept in for a week.

Since then his health has deteriorated and he is now on 20 tablets a day and a nebuliser. When it is possible to keep him in a serious mood, he will explain that he has systemic sclerosis secondary to pulmonary hypertension. He is on what he calls 'Diabolical steroids' and gets out of breath, spends a lot of time in a wheelchair and therefore can't go upstairs. He and his wife Chris sold their big house and moved into a bungalow nearby which they have been improving gradually. "I'm a couch potato really, but Chris and I love caravanning. We've just bought a new motor home and plan to go over to Spain and Portugal. I was sent a disabled sticker so I went straight out and parked on double yellow lines - just because I could!" he said. He is writing his autobiography and has already penned 32,000 words; but the publishers wanted more, so he has to dig deep in his memory to come up with more recollections of his life history.

Freddie has been married three times and has three daughters and a son, called Matt after Matt Busby; they are Man United supporters. He is a grandfather three times over. One of his most cherished possessions is a photograph of Roy Orbison's unmarked grave which reminds him of some of his finest memories of being on tour with Roy. He tells jokes all the time and sometimes it's difficult to know whether he is serious or if there is a punch line coming up. He went to see the Everly Brothers in Bournemouth where he used to live. He met them in the bar afterwards; one drank everly and the other smoked everly. He went into a phonebox and instead of putting in his credit card, he put in his donor card; It cost him an arm and a leg ! He was a shoe salesman but got the boot; then he sold sweepers but got the brush-off. That's Enough Freddie Please!

Of course, Freddie And The Dreamers were known for their zany humour in their stage act - that famous high jump lifting Freddie above his normal five feet four inches, legs folded under him; Band member Bernie talking to his drums; Roy standing there doing nothing (allegedly); Derek and Pete trying to stay focussed (what both of us?); the one-liners "Oh! One eata banana (Oh Juanita)" and the dressing up of course. We made people laugh but they also enjoyed our songs and music," said Fred.

It's doubly sad, then, that Freddie has been defined as "Too Old" for the vital organ transplants he needs to keep him going. It's a pity we haven't any spares we can donate for him. If you would like to send good wishes to Freddie, we will pass them on to him.

My favourite Freddie and the Dreamers track is "A Little You", it got to No 26, in April 1965
(merseybeatlover1)

Article used with permission from David Parker (The Beat Magazine) - See Links page

"Freddie Garrity" was born on 14 November 1940 in Manchester, England. Freddie during his early years worked as a shoe salesman, a brush salesman, a milkman and he was an engineer. He first sang and performed in the skiffle group called "The Red Sox" with his brother Derek that made their first appearance at the Legion Hall in Chorlton, England. He later played in "The John Norman Four" and then "The Kingfishers" whom he joined after selling his amplifier to the group's rhythm guitarist "Roy Crewsdon". Roy was born on 29 May 1941 in Manchester, England. Other members of the group were "Pete Birrell", Bernie Dwyer", "Ernie Molloy" and "Derek Quinn". Pete was born 9 May 1941, Bernie was born 11 September 1940 and Derek was born on 24 May 1942. All the members of "The Kingfishers" were born in Manchester, England. Molloy left the group shortly after Garrity joined them to become a milkman himself.

In October 1961 Garrity takes over the band and they decide to rename themselves "Freddie & The Dreamers". They make their very first radio appearances in the UK this month on the BBC shows "Let's Go" and "Beat Show". They also performed on the ITV1 show "Thank Your Lucky Stars" this year. The show was also an exact copy of "The American Bandstand" from the US, with teens dancing to popular music and a rate a record segment they called "Spin a Disc". Freddie like to move around a lot while he was on stage and the other members decided to do funny stuff as well behind him and became known as a comedy and singing act. In 1962 they performed all throughout Manchester in clubs, pubs, seaside resorts and just about any place they could get booked into. They played at the Cavern Club on 12 September on a bill with "The Beatles".

They continued to tour northern England with dates in Dreamland, Kent, London, Margate and even some dates in Hamburg, West Germany. In March 1963 they were seen performing on a British children's TV show by "John Barry" who signed them to a contract with "Columbia" records "EMI" label. They began to record songs written by Garrity and some written by "Mitch Murray" who also composed songs for "Gerry And The Pacemakers". They appear on 31 May at London's Royal Albert Hall on the bill with "Shane Fenton & The Fentones", "Billy Fury", "Heinz", "The Tornadoes", "Mark Wynter" and others. Their first release on 22 June was "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody" written by "Rudy Clark". Washington, D.C. R&B artist, "James Ray" who took the song to #22 on the US pop singles chart and to #10 on the R&B chart in 1962 first recorded the song. The song rises quickly up the UK singles chart for them and peaks at #3 there.

On 31 August they release "I'm Telling You Now" co-written by Garrity and Murray and it goes to #2 on the UK singles chart. It is kept out of the top spot by "Bad To Me" by "Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas" that tops the chart for 3 weeks. It was co-written by "John Lennon" and "Paul McCartney" specifically for Kramer. On 13 September they perform on "Ready Steady Go!" on UK's ITV1 Network with "Kenny Lynch". They appear again on "Ready Steady Go!" on 22 November with "Gerry & The Pacemakers", "Kathy Kirby", "Kenny Lynch", "Mitch Murray" and "The Rolling Stones". Another Garrity and Murray song "You Were Made For Me" was released next on 7 December and it peaks at #3 on the UK singles chart. Their debut album "Freddie And The Dreamers" is also released in December and it peaks at #5 in the UK.

They also appear in the UK made Drama "What A Crazy World" starring "Joe Brown", "Avis Bunnage", "Dennis Coffey", Harry H. Corbett", "Marty Wilde" and others. On 21 February 1964 they are on "Ready Steady Go!" Again with "Jess Conrad", "The Dave Clark 5", "Francoise Hardy", "Big Dee Irwin" and "Johnny Quickly". On 7 March their 3rd single release "Over You" is released and peaks at #13 in the UK. The appear on "Ready Steady Go!" again on 8 April with "Cilla Black", "Georgie Fame", "Fourmost", "Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas", "Kenny Lynch", "Manfred Mann", "The Merseybeats", "The Rolling Stones", "The Searchers" and "Sounds Incorporated". They begin a UK tour on the 18th with "Roy Orbison" scheduled to end on May 16th.

On 1 May they take a break from their tour to appear again on "Ready Steady Go!". Also appearing are "Cilla Black", "The Four Pennies", "Billy Fury", "Lulu", "P.J. Proby", "Tommy Quickly" and "Bobby Shafto". On 13 June they cover a song written and released by "Paul Anka" in 1957 that he had only go to #97 on the US chart titled "I Love You, Baby" and it peaks at #16 for them in the UK. Their version includes a guitar solo by "Big Jim Sullivan" a very popular UK sessions artist who has appeared on records for "Cilla Black", "Marianne Faithfull", "Herman's Hermits", "The Kinks", "Lulu", "Cat Stevens" and many others. On 18 July they release another Murray composed song in "Just For You" and it goes to #41 on the UK singles chart. On 3 December they appear on "Top Of The Pops" on BBC-1 TV in the UK with "The Beatles", "Val Doonican", "Adam Faith", "Roy Orbison", "Gene Pitney", "P.J. Proby", "Jimmy Saville" and "The Searchers".

They appear again on "Top Of The Pops" on 17 December with "The Bachelors", "The Beatles", "Val Doonican", "Fourmost", "Elvis Presley", "P.J. Proby", "The Searchers", "Sandie Shaw" and "Twinkle". On 24 December they open at London's Hammersmith Odeon in Another Beatles Christmas Show. Other acts appearing with them and "The Beatles" are "Elkie Brooks", "Ray Fell", "Mike Haslam", "Mike Cotton Sound", "Sounds Incorporated" and "The Yardbirds". On the 26th they release "I Understand (Just How You Feel) a cover of the #9 pop hit by "The G-Clefs" in 1961 and it goes to #5 for them on the UK singles chart. They release their second album this month "You Were Made For Me" but it failed to chart. On the 31st they are on the New Years Eve special for "Ready Steady Go!" with "The Animals", "The Dave Clark 5", "The Kinks", "Kenny Lynch", "Manfred Mann", "The Rolling Stones", "Susan Maughan", "Sandie Shaw" and "Dusty Springfield".

The were also on "Big Beat '64" this year a BBC1 TV special in the UK with "The Beatles", "Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas", "Gerry & The Pacemakers", "The Hollies", "Kathy Kirby", "Manfred Mann", "The Merseybeats", "Cliff Richard", "The Rolling Stones", "The Shadows" and "The Swinging Blue Jeans". They appeared in the UK made Musical Comedy "Just For You" also with "The Bachelors", "Sam Costa", "Millie Small" and "Mark Wynter". They next begin a world tour in January 1965 beginning in the US to tape TV show appearances. On the 26th they are shown on "Hullabaloo!" on NBC TV with host "George Hamilton". Other guests are "Nancy Ames", "The Back Porch Majority", "Shirley Ellis", "The Florida State University Drill Team", "Hendra & Ullett" and "Diana Ross and The Supremes". Their next taped appearance is the next day on ABC TV's "Shindig" with "Susan Barrett", "The Blossoms", "Glen Campbell", "Duane Eddy", "Aretha Franklin", "Little Anthony & The Imperials", "Ray Peterson", "The Righteous Brothers", The Serendipity Singers", "Bobby Sherman" and "The Zombies".

On 16 February they appear again on "Hullabaloo!" with hosts "Frankie Avalon" and "Annette Funicello". Other guests included "A Band Of Angels", "The Brothers Four", "Dobie Gray", "The Kinks", "Andrew Loog Oldham" and "Sue Thompson". They are on "Shindig" again on the 24th with "The Barbarians", "Glen Campbell", "Joey Cooper", "Marianne Faithfull", "The Gauchos", "Stan Getz", "Donna Loren", "Jerry Naylor", "The New Yorkers", "The Poets", "Ruth Price", "Diana Ross & The Supremes", "Neil Sedaka" and "Bobby Sherman". On 8 March they begin a tour of Australia and New Zealand. After having seen the groups' antics on TV "Tower" records re-issues "I'm Telling You Now" on 15 March in the US and it goes all the way to #1 for 2 weeks on the pop chart and sells gold. "Mercury" records also decides to re-release "I Understand (Just How You Feel)" on the same day in the US and it goes to #36 on the pop singles chart.

They return to the UK and on 1 April are on "Top Of The Pops" with "The Animals", "Gerry & The Pacemakers", "Cliff Richard", "The Rolling Stones", "Them", "Unit Four Plus Two", "The Who" and "The Yardbirds". They return to the US again and on Sunday night, 25 April they appear live on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS TV. Other guests this night were "Allen & Rossi", "Shelly Berman", "Leon Bibb", "Sean Connery", "Xavier Cugat", "Topo Gigio" and "Eydie Gorme". Three days later they appear again on "Shindig" with "The Blossoms", "Dick & Dee Dee", "The Four Tops", "Donna Loren", "Manfred Mann", "Sandie Shaw", "Bobby Sherman", "Bettye Swan" and "Leroy Van Dyke". Also this month a major US Bubblegum manufacturer distributes gum with "Freddie & The Dreams" cards. The whole set consisted of 66 different pictures of the group and if you put them all together the back would form a 3' square picture of the group.

On 24 April "Do The Freddie" on "Mercury" is released exclusively in the US with backing tracks by US sessions musicians and it goes to #18 on the singles pop chart. This begins a new teen dance craze called "The Freddie". This leads "Tower" to re-issue "You Were Made For Me" in the US only on 1 May and it went to #21 on the pop singles chart. They appear again on "Hullabaloo! on 4 May with "Chuck berry", "Vikki Carr", "The Four Seasons", "Herman's Hermits", "Trini Lopez", "Martha Reeves & The Vandellas", "Sir Douglas Quintet" and "The Travellers Three". On 8 May "A Little You" composed by "Gordon Mills" and featuring orchestra backing, is released in the UK and it goes to #26 on the singles chart there. They begin a 8-week gig at the Queen's Theater in Blackpool, England on 5 June with "Tommy Cooper" and "Jewel & Warriss".

"Freddie And The Dreamers" released in December 1963 finally makes the US album chart and on 19 June it peaks at #19 here. "Do The Freddie" is released next in the US only and the album goes to #19 on the chart in July. On 31 July "A Little You" debuts on the US pop singles chart and would peak at #48 and become their final US charting single. They perform on "The Red Skelton Comedy Hour" on 14 September with "Paul Ford" on CBS TV. In October they begin a new US tour this time of college campuses. On 19 November they appear for the first time on "Where The Action Is" on ABC TV with "Glen Campbell". The next day their final charting single in the UK "Thou Shalt Not Steal" goes to #44 on the singles chart there. It was previously a #13 pop hit in the US for "Dick & Dee Dee" in 1964. In December "Sing Along" on "Columbia" is released but it fails to make any of the album charts.

They appear again on 15 December on "Where The Action Is" this time with "Bobby Rydell" and "Dee Dee Sharp". They also appeared this year in the UK made Comedy Movie "Cuckoo Patrol" with "Ernest Clark", "Peggy Ann Clifford", "Jack Lambert", "Victor Maddern", "Arthur Mullard" and others. They were also in the UK made Musical Comedy "Seaside Swingers" also known by the name of "Every Day's A Holiday". Others in the Movie were "Jennifer Baker", "Susan Baker", "Liz Fraser", "John Layton", "Ron Moody", "Michael Ripper" and others. On 17 January 1966 they are once again on "Hullabaloo!" with "The Everly Brothers", "Trini Lopez", "The Vogues" and "David Winters". "If You've Gotta Minute Baby" is there next single release in March but it fails to make any of the charts. They are on "Ready Steady Go!" on 15 July with "David & Jonathan" and "Dusty Springfield".

On 19 July they make an appearance on "Hippodrome" on CBS TV with "Woody Allen", "The Kessler Twins", "Libby Morris" and "The Olaffs". In August "Columbia" issues "In Disneyland" but it to fails to make any of the album charts. In August "Playboy" is released and it also fails to make any of the singles charts. They release "Turn Around" in November and once again the single fails to chart. They next appear on the West German TV Rock Music Show "Beat! Beat! Beat!" with "Tawney Reed", "The Searchers" and "Sten & Stanley". They also appeared in the Musical Comedy "Out Of Sight" this year with "The Astronauts", "Bob Eubanks", "Jamie Farr", "Gary Lewis & The Playboys", "Dobie Gray", "The Knickerbockers", "Robert Pine" and others. In March 1967 "King Freddie & His Dreaming Knights" is released but it fails to make the album charts.

"Hello Hello" is released in May and it fails to make any of the singles charts. On 17 June they perform on "The Piccadilly Palace" on ABC TV with "Millicent Martin", "Morecambe & Wise" and "Jimmie Rodgers". In November they release "Brown And Porter's (Meat Exporters) Lorry" but it becomes another non-charting single. They are on "Beat! Beat! Beat! Again this year with "Casey Jones & The Governors", "David Garrick", "The Mersey-Counts" and "Helen Shapiro". They next begin a long stint on the club and cabaret circuit. In January 1968 "Little Big Time" is their next release and it fails to make any of the single charts. It is followed in July with "It's Great" and once again it fails to make the singles charts. This year the original group decides to split-up. Garrity forms a new group of guys and continues to perform on the oldies and cabaret circuit.

One final single by the original group "Get Around Downtown Girl" is released in May 1969 but it fails to chart. In March 1970 "Starline" records released "Oliver In Overworld" a mostly kids songs album they had recorded years before but it to failed to chart. From 1971 to 1973 Garrity and Birrell starred in the UK children's show called "Little Big Time". Garrity put out a solo album in 1974 titled "Freddie Garrity" on "Bus Stop" records but it went nowhere. In 1976 Garrity put together the group once more with new members to tour on the oldies circuit in the US, the UK and Australia but it was very short-lived. Pete became a Taxi driver, Roy bought a bar in the Canary Islands and Derek went to work for a UK soft drink company. "Capitol" records issued "Best Of Freddie & The Dreamers" in 1977. On 14 November 1993 Garrity played "Tiny Weedon" on the British Crime Drama series "Heartbeat" in the episode titled "Father's Day".

Freddie next played himself on the UK Comedy Trivia Quiz show about music "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" on 17 September 1999. In 2000 the group was shown in old concert footage along with "Eric Burdon & The Animals", "Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders", "Gerry & The Pacemakers", "Herman's Hermits", "Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas", "The Searchers" and "The Troggs" on the PBS special "The British Invasion Returns". The concert special was also made into a video and includes 36 classic songs by those artists. Bernie died on December 4th 2002 at the age of 62. "Passport Video" in conjunction with "Koch Entertainment" released a 60 minute DVD of footage from old "Hullabaloo!" shows on 7 September 2004 titled "Sixties Soft Rocks". Besides footage from the groups' appearances it also included "The Association", "Len Berry", "The Dixie Cups", "The Everly Brothers", "Lesley Gore", "Herman's Hermits", "Johnny Rivers", "Nancy Sinatra", "Sonny & Cher", "The Toys", "The Turtles", "The Vogues" and "The Young Rascals".

Freddie And The Dreamers Do The Freddie lyrics
He's a happy feat
cause he's to the beat
of the Freddie Freddie
But a guy in front making a lining bop
can you ready? ready
Kick your feet up , swing your arms up too
move your head both ways, like you see me do
then just repeat through the swinging beat
Do the Freddie , Freddie
Do the Freddie, Freddie
It's easy to ask give your self a chance
Do the Freddie
Its a thing to do, kids will laugh at you
So do the freddie
Kick your feet up , swing your arms up too
move your head both ways, like you see me do
then just repeat through the swinging beat
Do the Freddie , Freddie
Do the Freddie, Freddie
Kick your feet up , swing your arms up too
move your head both ways, like you see me do
then just repeat through the swinging beat
Do the Freddie , Freddie
Do the Freddie, Freddie
Yes the Freddie X3

HE TALKED TO HIS DRUMKIT!

'If you got to make a fool of somebody' was the music played at the funeral of 'Dreamers' , Drummer, Bernie Dwyer, who died on December 4th 2002 aged 62.

Many stories about 'Bernie', contact email link for more info.

Freddie's still telling us now...
Freddie Garrity of  'Freddie & The Dreamers' fame is still telling jokes despite his desperate illness. He collapsed in early july while travelling in his new motorhome and was rushed to Bangor Hospital, Wales, where he was given extra oxygen and had a blood test. He sprained his groin when he fell which added to his discomfort. His wife Chris said: "He just stops breathing and goes." Freddie joked: " I feel as if I'm travelling round all these hospitals testing their food."

From the August 03  issue of ..'The Beat' mag,  see links page.

Freddie with friends, including PJ Proby. 2004
FREDDIE UPDATE 2 SEPTEMBER 2003

Freddie Rand, my friend, on 1st Sep 03 is in good spirits, he has been away in Wales with his wife and motor home. He is feeling better than he has for ages, he said, and is on new medication, although still on oxygen and in his wheelchair. His jokes don't improve! He met up with Gerry Marsden by chance while having a pint in a local pub in Anglesey.

STEADY FREDDIE
After Jim Proby's (P.J), Musical Heritage 'tribute' lunch in London last month (June 2004) one of the star guests was taken poorly. Freddie Garrity was taken ill and an ambulance was called. Being Freddie, he refused to go to hospital, saying once he was in hospital he might not come out again, so the ambulance crew treated him at the venue and got him through the difficulties. Freddies daughter Victoria said, Freddies is taking each day as it comes. Freddie is in a wheelchair and on oxygen 24 hours a day. To send Freddie your good wishes email on this site, they will be sent onto Freddie and his wife Christine.

DISCOGRAPHY

ORIGINAL ALBUMS:
 1.  FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS (Columbia 33SX 1577, 1963)
 2.  YOU WERE MADE FOR ME (Columbia 33SX 1663, 1964)
 3.  SING ALONG PARTY (Columbia SX1785, 1965)
 4.  IN DISNEYLAND (Columbia SCX 6069, 1966)
 5.  KIND FREDDIE AND THE DREAMING KNIGHTS (Columbia SX 6177, 1967)
 6.  OLIVER IN THE UNDERWORLD (Starline SRS 5019, 1970)
 7.  BREAKING OUT (Arny's Shack Records, AS 025, 1978)


FREDDIE GARRITY SOLO:
FREDDIE GARRITY (Bus Stop Records 5002, 1974)


COLLECTIONS:
 1.  BEST OF FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS (EMI NUT 11, 1977) 
 2.  THE BEST OF FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS (C5 503, 1987)
 3.  THE E.P. COLLECTION (See For Miles SEE 299, 1990) 
 4.  THE BEST OF THE EMI YEARS (CD only) (EMI 0777, 99715 2 7, 1992)


EPs:
 1.  IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY (Columbia SEG 8275, 1963)
 2.  SONGS FROM "WHAT A CRAZY WORLD" (Columbia SEG 8287, 1964)
 3.  YOU WERE MADE FOR ME (Columbia SEG 8302, 1964 )
 4.  OVER YOU (Columbia SEG 8323, 1964) 
 5.  READY FREDDIE GO (Columbia SEG 8403, 1965)
 6.  FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS (Columbia SEG 8457, 1965)



SINGLES:
 1.  If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/Feel So Blue (Columbia DB 7032) 1963 3
 2.  I'm Telling You Now/What Have I Done To You? (Columbia DB 7086) 1963 2 
 3.  You Were Made For Me/Send A Letter To Me (Columbia DB 7147) 1963 3 
 4.  Over You/Come Back When You're Ready (Columbia DB 7214) 1964 13 
 5.  I Love You Baby/Don't Make Me Cry (Columbia DB 7286) 1964 16 
 6.  Just For You/Don't Do That To Me (Columbia DB 7322) 1964 41 
 7.  I Understand/I Will (Columbia DB 7381) 1964 5 
 8.  A Little You/Things I'd Like To Say (Columbia DB 7526) 1965 26 
 9.  Thou Shalt Not Steal/I Don't Know (Columbia DB 7720) 1965 44 
10.  If You've Gotta Minute Baby/When I'm Home With You (Columbia DB 7857) 1966 
11.  Playboy/Some Day (Columbia DB 7929) 1966 
12.  Turn Around/Funny Over You (Columbia DB 8033) 1966 
13.  Hello, Hello/All I Ever Want Is You (Columbia DB 8137) 1967 
14.  Brown And Porter's (Meat Exporters) Lorry/ 
15.  Little Brown Eyes (Columbia DB 8200) 1967 
16.  Little Big Time/FREDDIE GARRITY: You Belong To Me (Columbia DB 8496) 1968 
17.  It's Great/Gabardine Mac (Columbia DB 8517) 1968 
18.  Get Around Downtown Girl/What To Do (Columbia DB 8606) 1969 
19.  Susan's Tuba/You Hurt Me Girl (Philips 6006 098) 1970 
20.  Here We Go/I Saw Ya (Polydor 2059 041) 1978 


REISSUES:
     FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS EMI, 1A 052 06566, 1983)
     Import-only cassette available from The Netherlands.

Track Listing for the most complete Freddie and the Dreamers collection on CD: 
     FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS - THE BEST OF THE EMI YEARS

 1. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody 
 2. Feel So Blue 
 3. I'm Telling You Now 
 4. What Have I Done To You 
 5. You Were Made For Me 
 6. Send A Letter To Me 
 7. The Viper 
 8. Yes I Do 
 9. Sally Anne 
10. Money 
11. Over You 
12. I Love You Baby 
13. Come Back When You're Ready 
14. Don't Make Me Cry 
15. I Understand 
16. Just For You 
17. Jailer Bring Me Water 
18. It Doesn't Matter Anymore 
19. See You Later Alligator 
20. Tell Me When 
21. I Think Of You 
22. I Don't Love You Anymore 
23. A Little You 
24. Things I'd Like To Say 
25. Thou Shalt Not Steal 
26. Silly Girl 
27. Do The Freddie 
28. A Love Like You 
29. If You've Got A Minute, Baby 
30. When I'm home With You 
31. Playboy 
32. Turn Around 
33. Brown And Porters ( Meat Exporters) Lorry 
34. Gabardine Mac 

Thanks to Kenny Winston for help compiling this list.

STEADY FREDDIE 2
Celebrating his 65th birthday at the beginning of November, Freddie Garrity 'entertained' about 30 guests, mostly relations he hadn't seen for 20 years. "They are all waiting to see me die" he joked. "I sat in my wheelchair and everyone served me drinks. Then i went to bed at about 11pm. I was knackered" he added. celebrating 65 years in the trade on...November 14th 2005........Happy birthday Freddie, you have gave us great music.&...fun.... Brian & Kath

But he was particulary pleased to see his old mate Dave Buckley from The Ivy League. Freddie presented 'Dreamer' Nick St John Foti with a guitar which he strummed a bit then rattled off 'I'm Telling You Now'. Freddie tells me he has written his obituary and eulogy. He is going to be cremated  and his gravestone will state 'Flambie Freddie'. Having been refused treatment for his heart and lungs problem, the funny man of pop is bravely resigned to his fete. Yet Freddie is still full of fun and mischief despite his cruel disabilities. And his jokes don't really get any better, either.
Special Christmas Greetings to you. Fred.
 

Just called 'David Parker'...editor of...'The Beat Mag'..(a bloody goog magazine!)  25 December 2004 1:35pm, talked to David, and all that... was surprised to know that 'Freddie Garrity', of The Dreamers  has looked at my site over 5 times now................well Freddie...  enter my guestbook, at merseybeatabd.co.uk....all the best to you Freddie and Chris.
Best wishes, Brian & Kath.    

Information from David Parker. The Beat Magazine - See Links Page

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