Author Topic: Singer Freddie dies in hospital (Read 1560 times)

Clive · « **on:** May 20, 2006, 16:57 »

Freddie Garrity, the lead singer of the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, has died in hospital.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5000396.stm

GillE · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2006, 06:06 »

That's a shame - I used to like him when I was little. Wasn't his career cut short by a scandal? My other half seems to think it was, but I was too young at the time to be aware of such matters.

Clive · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:47 »

Oh gosh - you have me thinking now Gill.

chorleydave · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2006, 11:30 »

The only scandal I can think of happened when I saw him playing in a charity football match at Stanley Park, Blackpool. Freddie scored, but was ruled offside, so he dropped his shorts and mooned at the linesman in full view of several thousand spectators.