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RIP Freddie Houston

David Cole from In The Basement on-line magazine gave me the news that Freddie Houston has died. Lou Johnson got the news and passed it on.

 

Freddie typified NYC soul of the early 60s and is best known for his big beat ballads such as 'If I Had Known' (featured on the attached CD scan) and 'Chills And Fever' on Old Town, 'Soft Walking' on Toto and 'Love, Love, Love' on Whiz-On. He was also a very popular artist on the Popcorn scene with his Carlton and Captain releases. He sang with the popular vocal group the 'Laddins in his early career.

 

 



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Very Sad News takes me back to the 100 club early 80s and hearing all those Big Voiced Big City 

Soul Records for the First time 

RIP Freddie

 

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"If I Had Known" is an epic big beat ballad...one of the finest examples of the genre...and as with others it is still one of my fave discs of all time.

What a voice...hope DJs will be blowing the dust off that one this coming weekend.

RIP.

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