I must give Freddie Garrity & the Dreamers their due - They found a way to set themselves apart from the huge pack of British Invasion groups (which including so many other talented types) in such a way that was provided good music (albeit, some novelty songs) and a darn good entertaining time...
Freddie and The Dreamers were musicians but they were also PERFORMERS. Whether or not you're entertained by it, there is a definite comedic commitment in their presentation. They didn't dabble.
Freddie Garrity never got the recognition he deserved. Countless Pantomimes and Shows,all over the Country, entertaining kids and adults with his Zany Humour,but he could sing as well. Now,they give honours to Nobodies,on a whim.
I was too young to remember the Beatles when they hit America, but I remember these guys a year later. The dance probably caught my eye. Freddie must have been quite athletic, he got up pretty high on his leaps. Great voice too. They were destined not to last, but they are remembered.
You have to give it to this amazing group. They all have great time keeping, and to be playing while doing all those movements as well as singing. Freddie has PERFECT breath control and a handsome strong voice.
Imagine if Keith and Mick had never met and Brian had never left Cheltenham . Charlie never learned Rock n roll and Bill had tried to learn the trumpet . We might have been stuck with these cretins .
I was on stage with him twice. Adelphi Slough,and Palladium during Pantomime. Him dressed as Fred Flintstone, swinging on a rope,and we changed places,with me returning on the rope from the wings,with the kids screaming. And singing You were made for me.
Very under-rated group with a sizeable discography, some of it on Spotify. Saw the original (real) line-up live in a summer season, probably Gt Yarmouth, early 1970s, I don't remember exactly. Back then you could see everybody on seaside piers, at pocket-money prices. No rip-off tickets in those days. This was pretty much their act, and Freddie was tiny but massive on stage. The group were big for a couple of years and sold albums in the US as well as UK. Freddie kept performing till 2001. "I'm Telling You Now" is a 1963 song by Freddie Garrity and Mitch Murray, though the group recorded/played covers and a lot of their releases were on the Columbia label.
I saw this show recently on Talking Pictures, they were the best thing on it. I have heard their records and remember then in a series called Oliver In The Overworld when I was very young. Never seen their proper stage act, they were great.
This group was phenomenal! I can't believe I never heard of them before. This is hilarious. Definitely got a British Jerry Lewis thing going on but at the time he was one of the Kings of comedy. This is just too funny
They did comedy routines to non comedy song's, when you think about it this isn't a comedy record. They had 5 top 5 hits and a top 5 album in the space of 2 year's and none of Thier songs were comedy record's. They did a couple on their albums and released those as singles but they didn't get anywhere in the chart's. They just wanted to be different than any of the other acts of the time
Really, that would not go over today, they wouldn’t even make on America got talent, the man could sing but the screaming and jumping around were a turn off part of the reason they didn’t last as long as other groups of their period 🤷♂️
LOOKING A LITTLE LIKE BUDDY HOLLY - - LIVE - - AND SOUNDING GREAT - - LOTS OF WONDERFUL CLASSIC ENERGY - - TREMENDOUS COMEDY - - I REMEMBER THEM WELL - - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS - - GREAT VOICE - - BAND SWINGS - - ON TIME - - GREAT DANCING - - THE BEAT GOES ON - - JOY TO THE WORLD - - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS WERE MADE FOR COMEDY - - DO THE FREDDIE ! ! ! ! ! !
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Freddie, Pete, and Derek were first getting together and Freddie was pitching this as their hook.
yeah hey? They also had some unique musical numbers like "A Windmill in Olde Amsterdam," & "A Little You" was a great rockin single that deserved top ten. They weren't the Beatles but deserved better chart success @ the time!!
@@albo2006 Do you know if F&TD's See You Later Alligator is here on youtube? I know there was a playlist for it last year but it got blocked in the US so I can't listen to it anymore.
@@albo2006 Do you know if their album "See You Later Alligator" album is anywhere on youtube? I know there was a playlist for it but it got blocked in the US which is where I live.
Can't beat the old artists or there music was wicked if tho I weren't brought up in those times Mt mom and dad always had this music playing even I'm these times now we live in
It boggles me why these guys didn't have more of a career ,ok as a band of course they are outstanding and Freddie sure can sing ,I don't know if there might of been a place for them in the age of Aquarius late 60s , but damm they easily could have had their own MontyPython type of absurd abstract comedy along with the great music, but more cutting edge than the Monkees .oh well.
@@pinedelgado4743 *All* the Dreamers were underrated and in the background, based on the videos I've seen. I suppose that's true of all the "and the" groups. I'd love to see or read more about the Dreamers. Freddie got lots of publicity but I'm curious about Bernie and Derek and Roy and Pete.
Pure entertainment...today's so called entertainers fake and mime when dancing. Try jumping like Freddy and sing. He really had a good range but people thought of him as a novelty , which he was , a brilliant comedic talent . He should've been the UKs Jerry Lewis .
I would be interested in how they did the sound. The instruments are live because they cleverly do not get tangled up with their cables, but do they have radio mics for the vocals? I wish all bands could be as talented and entertaining as this.
"Gimme Some Lovin" was definitely a direct attack on Hermans Hermits who was in the same musical bracket as Freddie during the British Invasion. Peter acts like a cute little boy onstage when singing "Mrs Brown" and a few others. It looks as though Freddie pretends to be Peter, can't hold back being Freddiness inside (the jumps), and then the band gives up on him. LOL
Holy-moly! Given all the wild theatrical gyrations the band endured---while wearing suits and dress shoes{!)---it might have actually been a Nighmare being a Dreamer. 😬
I'm pretty sure I can see the lead from Derek's guitar around 3:05. Just before the loud bit where they startle Freddie. The quality is so low it's hard to be sure at any other time.
Freddie's is clearly hanging round his neck at 7:34. I think the cables are just trailing round after them but they're very hard to see as the video quality is quite low.
@@MarkMcCluney yes how did they do those Turns without getting tangled in their cords ? It does sound live for sure . They didn’t miss a beat when they collapsed to the floor . Was there a band pit just off the stage ?
What a great band RIP Freddie
I must give Freddie Garrity & the Dreamers their due - They found a way to set themselves apart from the huge pack of British Invasion groups (which including so many other talented types) in such a way that was provided good music (albeit, some novelty songs) and a darn good entertaining time...
Freddie and The Dreamers were musicians but they were also PERFORMERS. Whether or not you're entertained by it, there is a definite comedic commitment in their presentation. They didn't dabble.
Freddie Garrity never got the recognition he deserved. Countless Pantomimes and Shows,all over the Country, entertaining kids and adults with his Zany Humour,but he could sing as well. Now,they give honours to Nobodies,on a whim.
Brilliant performance and a great singer.
I was too young to remember the Beatles when they hit America, but I remember these guys a year later. The dance probably caught my eye. Freddie must have been quite athletic, he got up pretty high on his leaps. Great voice too. They were destined not to last, but they are remembered.
Freddie was brilliant, always the entertainer.
His voice was amazing so incredibly talented
You have to give it to this amazing group. They all have great time keeping, and to be playing while doing all those movements as well as singing. Freddie has PERFECT breath control and a handsome strong voice.
Imagine if Keith and Mick had never met and Brian had never left Cheltenham . Charlie never learned Rock n roll and Bill had tried to learn the trumpet . We might have been stuck with these cretins .
@@bobgibb2781 Imagine if your parents never met. We wouldn't have to read your stupid comment.
I was on stage with him twice. Adelphi Slough,and Palladium during Pantomime. Him dressed as Fred Flintstone, swinging on a rope,and we changed places,with me returning on the rope from the wings,with the kids screaming. And singing You were made for me.
Back when music was still for fun.
I love Freddie and the Dreamers! May He'll have the same Fun (if Heaven really exists),that He gave to Us! RIP Freddie!
I bet the drummer was glad he was the drummer 😂😂😂
they recorded some great songs appealed to most of us teenagers great times
sang in his own accent, such a beautiful singer Freddy Garrity and his group
Very under-rated group with a sizeable discography, some of it on Spotify. Saw the original (real) line-up live in a summer season, probably Gt Yarmouth, early 1970s, I don't remember exactly. Back then you could see everybody on seaside piers, at pocket-money prices. No rip-off tickets in those days. This was pretty much their act, and Freddie was tiny but massive on stage. The group were big for a couple of years and sold albums in the US as well as UK. Freddie kept performing till 2001. "I'm Telling You Now" is a 1963 song by Freddie Garrity and Mitch Murray, though the group recorded/played covers and a lot of their releases were on the Columbia label.
Me too, they were top of the bill in a seaside variety show. They were great fun and they could really sing and play.
I saw this show recently on Talking Pictures, they were the best thing on it. I have heard their records and remember then in a series called Oliver In The Overworld when I was very young. Never seen their proper stage act, they were great.
This group was phenomenal! I can't believe I never heard of them before. This is hilarious. Definitely got a British Jerry Lewis thing going on but at the time he was one of the Kings of comedy. This is just too funny
They did comedy routines to non comedy song's, when you think about it this isn't a comedy record.
They had 5 top 5 hits and a top 5 album in the space of 2 year's and none of Thier songs were comedy record's.
They did a couple on their albums and released those as singles but they didn't get anywhere in the chart's.
They just wanted to be different than any of the other acts of the time
Love this band. So much more to them, musically, than the comedy.
Derek Quinn - terrific guitarist.
When music was fun
Derek was my cousin
I like him, too!! He looked so intelligent and so calm. :) :)
This band is everything thats missing in todays music.
Really, that would not go over today, they wouldn’t even make on America got talent, the man could sing but the screaming and jumping around were a turn off part of the reason they didn’t last as long as other groups of their period 🤷♂️
BRILLIANT 💖💖💖💖 GREAT group EVER 💖💖💖💖VERY under estimated 💖💖💖
Some bands changed the world, others became cabaret stars - Freddie and the Dreamers!
Never seen a rock band so in sync
Love forever Freddie
The Fab Four had their moments--but THESE GUYS take the cake!!!!! :-)
*coke
Are you effing serious?????
Some really clever comic timing.
LOOKING A LITTLE LIKE BUDDY HOLLY - - LIVE - - AND SOUNDING GREAT - - LOTS OF WONDERFUL CLASSIC ENERGY - - TREMENDOUS COMEDY - - I REMEMBER THEM WELL - - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS - - GREAT VOICE - - BAND SWINGS - - ON TIME - - GREAT DANCING - - THE BEAT GOES ON - - JOY TO THE WORLD - - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS WERE MADE FOR COMEDY - - DO THE FREDDIE ! ! ! ! ! !
The funniest group ever!
Lovely to see Bruce as well as Freddie and the dreamers
I could watch these guys all day!
brilliant and the fittest band anywhere .
Hard enough to play guitar without the calisthenics, now that's skill and their trademark.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Freddie, Pete, and Derek were first getting together and Freddie was pitching this as their hook.
Calling Hollywood: please do a film about these guys!
yeah hey? They also had some unique musical numbers like "A Windmill in Olde Amsterdam," & "A Little You" was a great rockin single that deserved top ten. They weren't the Beatles but deserved better chart success @ the time!!
Some other worthy sounds from these guys.
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& comedy
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@@albo2006 Do you know if F&TD's See You Later Alligator is here on youtube? I know there was a playlist for it last year but it got blocked in the US so I can't listen to it anymore.
@@albo2006 Do you know if their album "See You Later Alligator" album is anywhere on youtube? I know there was a playlist for it but it got blocked in the US which is where I live.
So original and inventive!!!
Comedy, great music and legends! Freddie and the Dreamers! :D
Can't beat the old artists or there music was wicked if tho I weren't brought up in those times Mt mom and dad always had this music playing even I'm these times now we live in
It boggles me why these guys didn't have more of a career ,ok as a band of course they are outstanding and Freddie sure can sing ,I don't know if there might of been a place for them in the age of Aquarius late 60s , but damm they easily could have had their own MontyPython type of absurd abstract comedy along with the great music, but more cutting edge than the Monkees .oh well.
really they're fucking awful, what's amazing is they had any career at all
It was a very fun performance.
You had to be in great shape in this band
😂 I think the same thing when I see them. Keeping this up for a full set in those suits must have been miserable
Especially if you're being dragged around by the drummer. Not many bands had to put up with that.
@@annemagee1182 Bernie Dwyer (the drummer) was so underrated having to be in the background like that--just like Ringo Starr on SOME occasions.
@@pinedelgado4743 *All* the Dreamers were underrated and in the background, based on the videos I've seen. I suppose that's true of all the "and the" groups. I'd love to see or read more about the Dreamers. Freddie got lots of publicity but I'm curious about Bernie and Derek and Roy and Pete.
I love how there is a woman laughing so hard she’s crying in the audience
Pure entertainment...today's so called entertainers fake and mime when dancing. Try jumping like Freddy and sing. He really had a good range but people thought of him as a novelty , which he was , a brilliant comedic talent . He should've been the UKs Jerry Lewis .
Ah, no. Jerry Lewis tended to take himself too seriously. These guys were pure fun.
Great English band, Thanks for posting.
The height of televisual comedy !
Loved Freddie garrity
Oh, wow!
Freddie and the Dreamers were very ... ...hum...A Real Live Act. 😁
such a ACE singer
We love your Fredie. We need more silliness in the world.
I remember my dad loved Freddie! They were brilliant musically brilliant and funny too! Miss you dad! Love you forever!
Great band
Not sure what was funnier -- Bernie picking up Derek and Roy, or Freddie picking up poor Pete. I bet they were all black and blue afterwards.
Who better to introduce F&TD on the stage than the one and only Sir Bruce Forsyth…… RIP Sir Bruce
and a good voice, and crazzzzy
love those Beatle boots.
I would be interested in how they did the sound. The instruments are live because they cleverly do not get tangled up with their cables, but do they have radio mics for the vocals? I wish all bands could be as talented and entertaining as this.
Brilliant
F****** brilliant.
Shame the happiness didn’t continue with the excellent group
nice the look so happy
A musical workout!
Brilliant entertainment.
"Gimme Some Lovin" was definitely a direct attack on Hermans Hermits who was in the same musical bracket as Freddie during the British Invasion. Peter acts like a cute little boy onstage when singing "Mrs Brown" and a few others. It looks as though Freddie pretends to be Peter, can't hold back being Freddiness inside (the jumps), and then the band gives up on him. LOL
PRIVILEGED
He had a good voice is the silly screaming and jumping that was a put off🤷♂️
When a reporter asked him what he was going to buy first now you have money His reply was " I'm going to look after my mother "
Innocent fun. So unlike today.
You’d have to be fit to maintain a set of 45mins or more 😳 WOW
It just occurred to me how much Derek must trust Bernie to catch him.
Holy-moly! Given all the wild theatrical gyrations the band endured---while wearing suits and dress shoes{!)---it might have actually been a Nighmare being a Dreamer. 😬
Sunday Night at The London Palladium
This episode was shown on the Yesterday channel just last week.
4:55
3:08
All the guys wore,"Beatle Boots."
lol remember this
The house band of ADHD
Why did Brucie need a mic and the group didn't?
😃👍
If they would have had smoke on the other side of the drummer also, it would be a pretty awesome set
Freddie looks like a young Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
He was ten years older than Gary Lewis according to Wikipedia
CZcams are very good at saying when videos are uploaded, but I for one am far more interested in when the original recordings are from.
This appearence By Freddie & The Dreamers was on ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, 22 March 1964.
I hope this info helps.
they were so kind of "uncool" guys...they kind of anticipated "nerdy" bands of the 80's like kraftwerk or devo for the way the were looking
Thank God for the Stones...
5:17. BURRRRRP!!!! LMAO!!!! :-) :-) :-) :-)
Freddy Garritty; clown prince
they get their daily jump in jacks.🏉
They were kinda a one-trick pony with this move, weren't they.
Didn't they try to start a dance based on that first song and called it the Freddy? with flapping arms and kicking your legs out?
売れるため、と言われても、コイツらの真似だけはしたくない･･･（笑）
What show is the footage from?
Sunday Night At The London Palladium ATV circa 1965.
Was that Bruce introducing them?
4:15
ZZ Top’s influence
The British Gary Lewis and the Playboys but Freddie sang better
of course its live, they couldn't mime to verbal part
the guitars are not plugged in so its part live
@@Artydrummer The guitars are plugged in. You can see the leads.
I'm pretty sure I can see the lead from Derek's guitar around 3:05. Just before the loud bit where they startle Freddie. The quality is so low it's hard to be sure at any other time.
Of course they were dancing, their. records were nothing but danceable.
Great songs. Worst job in early '60s rock 'n' roll LOL
Jerry Lewis imitation
Carl you're not far off.
Was that live? Where are the microphones?
playback
Over head on booms
Are there guitar leads hard to tell!
Freddie's is clearly hanging round his neck at 7:34. I think the cables are just trailing round after them but they're very hard to see as the video quality is quite low.
@@MarkMcCluney yes how did they do those Turns without getting tangled in their cords ? It does sound live for sure . They didn’t miss a beat when they collapsed to the floor . Was there a band pit just off the stage ?
!!! Why are the guitars, not plugged into anything, asking for a friend
creepy
Tough on the guitarists swinging about like that...!
would they be famous today i doubt it ... though i liked Freddie and the Dreamers i never heard him sing send me some lovin like an idiot
natural liverpuddlianes...... just like a The Beatles !!!!!!!!@@!!😂😂😂😂😂
They were a joke. They totally misread the times.