Biography
Bill Fredericks was one of the many featured vocalists with the Drifters who had crossed over from the rhythm 'n' blues to the pop market. He helped enable the Drifters to survive the late Sixties and find a new audience in Britain in the early Seventies. Most famously, Fredericks's rich, smooth baritone propelled the soulful, yearning "Like Sister and Brother" into the British Top Ten in 1972. In 1975, he went solo but remained in London. He worked the supper-clubs of Scandinavia, Germany, and Britain. In the last few years, Bill Fredericks found a lucrative niche doing voice-overs. William Fredericks, singer: born New York 23 August 1941; died London 28 April 1999.
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