Freddie and the Dreamers

Freddie and the Dreamers were an English pop band from Manchester. The Dreamers had songs including "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me". They also created the dance "The Freddie". The band was started in 1959 and was originally a skiffle group, but the name change to Freddie and the Dreamers came in 1962. The members of the band were singer Freddie Garrity, guitar players Derek Quinn and Roy Crewdson, bass player Pete Birrell and drummer Bernie Dwyer. Freddie Garrity was a milkman before he became a singer in the band. 

The band were famous in the United Kingdom and the United States in the early and mid 1960s. The band ended for the first time in 1971, but Garrity remade The Dreamers with a new group of musicians in 1974. Freddie Garrity retired in 2000 and later died in 2006. 

 Members 

 Freddie Garrity: singer. Born 14 November 1936 in Crumpsall, Manchester – died 19 May 2006 in Bangor, Wales.
 Derek Quinn: lead guitar. Born 29 May 1942 in Manchester – died 22 October 2020.
 Roy Crewdon: guitar. Born 29 May 1941 in Manchester – died 13 March 2025 in Tenerife.
 Pete Birrell: bass guitar. Born 9 May 1941 in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
 Bernie Dwyer, drummer. Born 11 September 1941 in Manchester – died 4 December 2002 in Manchester.

 References 

Category:English pop music groups
Category:1960s music groups
Category:1970s music groups