John Fred and his Playboy Band

John Fred: The Long Career of a One-Hit Wonder

Retrospective and Interview by Steven R Rosen, One Shot, Fall 1987

IT SEEMED A BOW to novelty and nostalgia. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which features roots-music artists of all sorts, was sponsoring a ...

John Fred And His Playboy Band

Retrospective and Interview by Johnny Black, MOJO, January 1998

IF JOHN LENNON'S diction had been just a bit clearer, John Fred And His Playboy Band might never have scored their US Number 1 hit, ...