Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid–1960s through the mid–1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". Payne was also an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of a TV talk show. Payne is the older sister of Scherrie Payne, a former singer with the American vocal group The Supremes.
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Peel played her track, 'Band Of Gold', on some of his shows, sometimes to mark his and Sheila's anniversary, although current tracklistings from this site does not state whether he played the song in 1970 when it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. On his special 40th birthday programme, broadcast on 30th August 1979, Peel chose the track as one of the songs that he would like to play at his birthday party, rather than being one of his all time favourites.
Shows Played[]
- 30 August 1979: 'Band Of Gold (7 inch)' (Invictus)
- 13 March 1984: Band Of Gold
- 31 August 1996: Band Of Gold