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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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Judy in Disguise with Glasses
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Nov 4, 1967
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Indy Bowl Classic a Mint Print
John Fred & His Playboy Band, Joe Stampley, The Uniques
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Sep 30, 1965
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Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Aug 27, 1967
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Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (Sped Up)
Pop - Released by Prime Entertainment in cooperation with the Estate of John Fred on Apr 5, 2023
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What is Happiness / Sometimes You Just Can't Win
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Sep 16, 1968
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Hey, Hey, Bunny
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Sep 16, 1968
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Up and Down / Wind up Doll
Rock - Released by Paula Records on Nov 7, 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (Rerecorded)
Pop/Rock - Released by K-Tel on Jan 22, 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo