Freddie North (born 28 May 1939, in

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) is an American R&B

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. North had experience as a

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-Nashville and in promotion for Nashboro Records, who released

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. In 1971 he released an

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, ''Friend'', on Mankind Records (

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#179, U.S. R&B Albums #41). The disc yielded two

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s, " She's All I Got" (

#39, U.S. R&B Singles #10) Billboard Singles Allmusic.com and "You and Me Together Forever" (U.S. #116, U.S. R&B Singles #26). A third single, "Sweeter than Sweetness" reached #107 on the U.S. Cashbox chart.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:North, Freddie 1939 births Living people American male singers Singers from Tennessee