Freeman Brothers

The Freeman Brothers were a Motown duo active 1964–1970, Johnny Mitchell, one of doo wop group The Majestics lead singers, and orchestra leader Gerald Williams.^[1] The duo left Motown after their single "My Baby" (1965) failed to achieve commercial success and continued until the single "Sally Goes Up The Ladder" on Sprout in 1970.

The Motown Freeman brothers had no connection to another band led by Rogers Freeman ex-Joey Dee and the Starliters.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Graham Betts Motown Encyclopedia 1311441549 2014 "THE FREEMAN BROTHERS Johnny and Jerry weren't actually brothers, with the duo being formed by Johnny Mitchell and Gerald Williams, who was really an orchestra leader."
^ Jimmi Mayes The Amazing Jimmi Mayes: Sideman to the Stars 2013- Page 52 "While I was living with Cookie, I had done a few gigs with a band called the Freeman Brothers. The leader of the Freeman Brothers was Rogers Freeman. He used to be a Starliter, but had formed his own band. I remember one really crazy gig ..."

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[1] Graham Betts Motown Encyclopedia 1311441549 2014 "THE FREEMAN BROTHERS Johnny and Jerry weren't actually brothers, with the duo being formed by Johnny Mitchell and Gerald Williams, who was really an orchestra leader."

[2] Jimmi Mayes The Amazing Jimmi Mayes: Sideman to the Stars 2013- Page 52 "While I was living with Cookie, I had done a few gigs with a band called the Freeman Brothers. The leader of the Freeman Brothers was Rogers Freeman. He used to be a Starliter, but had formed his own band. I remember one really crazy gig ..."

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