Freddie Gorman
Singer-songwriter
Died when: 67 years 63 days (806 months)Star Sign: Aries
Freddie Gorman (born Frederick Cortez Gorman, April 11, 1939 – June 13, 2006) was an American musician and record producer, most famous as a singer, songwriter for the Motown label in the late 1960s and mid 1970s.
He was a native of Detroit, Michigan.A member of the Motown quartet The Originals, Freddie Gorman was also a vital unsung component of the Motown label's formative development.
He co-wrote the label's first #1 pop hit "Please Mr.Postman", by the Marvelettes.In 1964 the biggest selling group of all time, the Beatles released their version, and in 1975 the Carpenters took it back to #1 again.
This was the second time in pop history (after "The Twist" by Chubby Checker) that a song reached #1 in the US twice.
In 2006, "Please Mr.Postman" was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
