John Fred & His Playboy Band
John Fred (b. John Fred Gourrier, 8 May 1941, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, d. 15 April 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) was a 6 foot 5 inch, blue-eyed soul singer who originally formed John Fred And The Playboys in 1956. This unit made their first record (‘Shirley’) two years later with Fats Domino’s backing group. During the early 60s various versions of the Playboys recorded for small independent record labels such as Jewel and N-Joy, and eventually became known as John Fred And His Playboy Band. It was not until the end of 1967 that success finally came with the international hit, ‘Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)’. An amusing satire on the Beatles’ ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’, the single beat off a rival version by Amboy Dukes. Unfortunately this meant the Playboy Band were unfairly perceived as a novelty group, when in fact they were a tight, well organized and long-serving unit. Fred’s blue-eyed soul vocals were most evident on Agnes English, which included a rasping version of ‘She Shot A Hole In My Soul’. By the end of the 60s the band had split-up, with Fred going on to record with a new group and work as a producer for RCS in Baton Rouge.
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Judy in Disguise with Glasses
Rock - Lançado por Paula Records em 04/11/1967
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Indy Bowl Classic a Mint Print
John Fred & His Playboy Band, Joe Stampley, The Uniques
Rock - Lançado por Paula Records em 30/09/1965
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Judy in Disguise (Remastered)
Rock - Lançado por New World em 30/04/2017
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Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)
Rock - Lançado por Paula Records em 27/08/1967
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (Sped Up)
Pop - Lançado por Prime Entertainment in cooperation with the Estate of John Fred em 05/04/2023
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What is Happiness / Sometimes You Just Can't Win
Rock - Lançado por Paula Records em 16/09/1968
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Hey, Hey, Bunny
Rock - Lançado por Paula Records em 16/09/1968
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (Rerecorded)
Pop/Rock - Lançado por K-Tel em 22/01/2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo