Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942[1][2][3][nb 1]) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single "Band of Gold". Payne was also an actress in musicals and film as well as the host of a TV talk show.[4] Payne is the older sister of Scherrie Payne, a former singer with the American vocal group the Supremes. She also acted in living single.
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Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s through...
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gospel, blues, rock, folk and pop genres. His duet, No Payne, No Gain, recorded with FredaPayne, charted at #1 on Great Britain's Soul/R&B charts in 2016...
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musical is written by Lee Summers and stars Rhythm and Blues/Jazz singer FredaPayne, known best for her 1970 hit, Band of Gold and "Brings The Boys Home"...
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itself), "(I Just Wanna) Testify" by the Parliaments, "Band Of Gold" (FredaPayne), "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (The Chairmen of the Board), and...
left the group and was replaced by Scherrie Payne, the sister of Invictus Records recording artist FredaPayne. The group's strained relationship with Motown...
Songs of this period, with her lyrics, were recorded by Chris Connor, FredaPayne, Nancy Harrow and Alice Babs, among others. Popular music passed Guryan...
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