Freda Payne

...Jazz Pianist, Harpist and Singer Releases New CD of Timeless Romantic Ballads Featuring Singers Corky Hale, Sally Kellerman, Freda Payne, Ariana Savalas, Tricia Tahara and Brenna Whitaker The performers on the new album are backed...

In this article: Corky Hale, Sally Kellerman, Ariana Savalas, My Romance, The More I See You, Howard Dietz, and Harry Warren

...style, with a headlining performance by the Tops; supporting appearances by the Contours with Joe Billingslea, the Original Vandellas, Freda Payne and the Dramatics, and the Supremes' Mary Wilson as host. 8 p.m., Sound Board at MotorCity...

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...Primettes and the Supremes, and she also is seeking any news of another early Supreme, Betty McGlowan. Freda Payne is just back from England where she took part in a show by and about David Gest, a longtime friend of the Jackson 5 and...

In this article: Motown, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy Jr., and Mary Wilson

...and 1940s. The final track is a medley of two songs, both of which were not featured on ''An Evening With Freda Payne. Inside the album cover is an essay by Freda on her life and career and life in general and her special thank-yous.

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...the years, and briefly was the host of her own TV talk show. Freda is the older sister of former Supremes member, Scherrie Payne. Freda Payne grew up listening to different jazz singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. As a...

In this article: Band of Gold, Scherrie Payne, Leslie Uggams, In Motion, Edmund Sylvers, New York, TV Talk Show, Christmas album, and Broadway

...Tyson (Ian and Sylvia) is 69. Golfer Jane Blalock is 64. Singer David Bromberg is 64. Actor Randolph Mantooth is 64. Singer Freda Payne is 64. Rock singer-musician Lol Creme (10cc) is 62. Former NFL running back Larry Brown is 62. Actor...

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FREDA PAYNE - SOUL STARS SET SAIL TO MARK MOTOWN'S 50TH Caption: Freda Payne (Picture) Ebony Pre-Oscar Celebration - Take 4 held at Boulevard 3 Hollywood, California USA .... SOUL STARS SET SAIL TO MARK MOTOWN'S 50TH Motown soul...

In this article: Motown, Four Tops, All rights reserved, The Contours, Duke Fakir, The Miracles, The Dramatics, and Hollywood

...written by Holland/Dozier/Holland, under the pseudonym Edith Wayne and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne. A smash hit for Payne in 1970, the song has been covered by numerous artists, notably dueling 1986 versions by contrasting...

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by Gil Kaufman With a name like an '80s professional wrestler's and a voice that's still silky-smooth, 66-year-old Freda Payne might have seemed out of place on the youth-obsessed "American Idol" on Wednesday night. But the diva - whose...

In this article: American Idol, Motown, Band of Gold, Berry Gordy Jr., Thelma Houston, TV Talk Show, Deeper and Deeper, Fever, and Total Eclipse of the Heart

Saluting Ella Fitzgerald With Scatting and Swinging Rachel Papo for The New York Times Freda Payne singing tunes from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook. When one singer pays tribute to another, you often learn as much about the object of...

In this article: Ella Fitzgerald, Band of Gold, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Norman Granz, and Leslie Uggams