Sons Of Fred

Band Members In The Sons Of Fred Were Ray Redway Lead Vocals Alan "Boh" Bohling Rhythm Guitar And Vocals Mick Hutchinson Lead Guitar Pete Sears Bass Guitar And Tim Boyle Drums . Alan Bohling Wrote 5 Of The 6 Songs On Their Three Singles "Baby What You Want Me To Do" Is The Jimmy Reed Blues Standard. Pete Sears Was Just 16 When He Joined The Band. The Sons Of Fred Are Described By Allmusic As An "obscure But Intense British Beat Band". The Sons Of Fred Released Their First Single "Sweet Love" B/w "I'll Be There" In 1964 On Columbia Records – Not The Same As Our Columbia Records Outside The U.S. And Canada Their Releases Are On CBS Records Due To The Name Conflict But Rather A Subsidiary Of EMI Records. This Was An R&B Record. For Their Second Single They Moved To Another EMI Label Parlophone Records The Beatles' Record Company In Britain And Adopted A More Pop-Oriented Sound Reminiscent Of Another Parlophone Band The Hollies Releasing "I I I Want Your Lovin'" B/w "She Only Wants A Friend". For The Final Single By The Sons Of Fred For Parlophone In 1966 They Went Back To R&B For "Baby What You Want Me To Do" B/w "You Told Me". The Sons Of Fred Performed "Sweet Love" On The Pioneering British Rock/pop Program Ready Steady Go! Probably In June 1965 And Also Lip-Synched "Baby What You Want Me To Do" On Another TV Show Thank Your Lucky Stars On March 5 1966. read less