Freda Payne - “Band Of Gold”; Talks About Berry Gordy, Motown, Hit Songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland, And Her Amazing Career!

Freda Payne had a massive hit in 1970 with the song “Band Of Gold”. She went on to have a number of other hits, a film career, and even hosted her own TV talk show. We discuss all of this including her relationship with Berry Gordy, Motown, and the hit songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. And we do a Songfest too! My featured song in this episode is “Because She Said So” from the Project Grand Slam album Play. Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4yZcXZ3jdDQimNkmoJOJLw?si=aUYqltfWTxakrGePOXGqbQ --------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast: Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here . To subscribe to the podcast click here . To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here . To Rate and Review the podcast click here . “Dream With Robert”. Click here . —---------------------------------------- In this episode Freda and I discuss: She started out singing jazz and Cabaret Her early heroes were Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne She was the first female protege of Berry Gordy pre-Motown She signed with ABC Paramount via her agent Sid Bernstein Her experiences with Hitsville/Motown Holland-Dozier-Holland “Band Of Gold” Freda and I do a Songfest featuring the following songs: “Band Of Gold” “Bring The Boys Home” “Deeper And Deeper” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review the podcast. Just click here . Robert’s “Follow Your Dream Handbook” is an Amazon #1 Bestseller. It’s a combination memoir of his unique musical journey and a step by step how-to follow and succeed at your dream. Available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Get your Complimentary DREAM ROADMAP with Robert’s 5 steps to pursue and succeed at YOUR dream. Just click here: https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/dreamroadmap Connect with Freda at: https://www.fredapayne.com/ Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website: www.followyourdreampodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ fydpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/FollowYourDreamPodcast Email Robert: [email protected] Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website: https://www.projectgrandslam.com Store: https://www.thepgsstore.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PGSjazz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectgrandslam/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04BdGdJszDD8WtAFXc9skW Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/project-grand-slam/274548453 Email: [email protected]