The band, formed in March 1962 in
West Didsbury,
Manchester, consisted of vocalist
Freddie Garrity, guitarist Roy Crewdson, guitarist/harmonica player Derek Quinn, bassist Peter Birrell, and drummer Bernie Dwyer. Although the band was grouped as part of the
Merseybeat sound phenomenon centred around
Liverpool, they came from Manchester. They had four Top 10 UK hits: a cover of
James Ray's hit "
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached number 3 in the
UK Singles Chart in mid-1963, "
I'm Telling You Now" (number 2 in August), "
You Were Made for Me" (number 3 in November) and a
cover of
The G-Clefs' "I Understand", which hit the number 5 spot in November 1964. Garrity and Birrell formed a new version of Freddie and the Dreamers in the mid-1970s, releasing three albums on the Arny's Shack label in 1976, 1978 and 1983, although Birrell had left before the third release. == Legacy ==