By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:27 am:

I just heard from Fred. He said his visit with DeAnne was fantastic and that she looks GREAT! She GAVE him her only copy of Head and Shoulders. DeAnne...you're aces sweetie. Fred told me he will jump on the forum as soon as he can.

By DeAnne (24.234.119.126 - 24.234.119.126) on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 05:16 am:

Fred looked great...but we don't want his head to swell any more...or his wife to think I was talking out of school...he hasn't changed a bit...what fun to see someone after thirty years. Oh...I love this place!!

By john lester (213.1.137.163 - 213.1.137.163) on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 06:57 am:

DeAnne...I think it would be fair to say your last few words are echoed by many of us!

By Dave f.. (62.253.144.96 - 62.253.144.96) on Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 04:14 pm:

Hi All,
Just playing some 45`s and noticed this by
"Lloyd W Williams" called "I need you now/Be mine tonight" on "Soul Beat" records,Produced by none other than "Fred Saxon",anyone have any info on this
i asumed this 45 was out of Chicago?.
Dave F..

By DeAnne (24.234.119.126 - 24.234.119.126) on Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 05:08 pm:

I just e-mailed Fred. I am sure that he will respond as soon as he checks his mail.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 07:12 pm:

DeAnne,
Hang in there. Fred will show because he said he would. I know he is extremely busy producing his new show right now.

By Fred Saxon (204.210.5.240 - 204.210.5.240) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 05:58 am:

Hello All:
Wow, I feel famous! What a pleasant surprise to drop in and see all my old friends and some new ones too. Yes Dave F., I did produce the LLoyd W. Williams single. I too have a copy, only one. It was done in Detroit. I just pulled it out and listened to it. Sounds pretty good. I'm trying to remember which studio we did that in.
Regarding "Head and Shoulders", in the next few days I'll post the story of how that record came about and how a tight budget forced us to re-edit the rhythm track and write a new song for it. It ended up as the B-side of "Street of Shame" a Tommy Frontera record on the Palmer label. Music magic!!!
More to come....

By Ian W (62.172.135.35 - 62.172.135.35) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 06:53 am:

Fred, that's because you ARE famous!

Ian

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 12:31 pm:

Fred,
My main man! Good to see you here.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 12:33 pm:

Oh Fred..I nearly forgot...if any of these guys bring up Rosie with you....remember the code of silence.

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.122.128.218 - 213.122.128.218) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 12:37 pm:

dave f i like the label name 'soul beat'.

any chance of a scan. thanks

By Dave f.. (62.253.146.139 - 62.253.146.139) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 04:00 pm:

Hi All,
Fred many thanks for your reply and info,i can now put it in my Detroit section:-),Fred you dont know how much it means to us Brits to have people like you and others on this forum to answer our questions about the music you made,and the music we love so much,Fred i hope you have`nt worn out the "Pattie Young" 45 yet:-).
David sadly i have not got a scanner yet but hoping to get one soon then i`ll be able to scan lables for the forum,the "Soul Beat" lable is orange with the
"Soul Beat records" in black along the top of the lable.
Regards
Dave f..

By john lester (213.122.200.199 - 213.122.200.199) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 08:14 pm:

Ralph...

Ok..so you beat me this time....but you better get up even earlier next time cos I am gonna get there beat you next time....

Now, where's that Russ.....I wanna a quiet word with him about something....


LOLOLOL

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 10:16 pm:

It's not everyday I can beat you to the punch John.

By Fred Saxon (204.210.5.240 - 204.210.5.240) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 12:19 am:

Ernie Stratton passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2002. He was 74 and a terrific guy.

I spoke to his brother today who told me that as recently as two weeks ago, Ernie was so sick and weak he could hardly get out of bed. Someone put on one of his old records, "I'm the Man" by the Dynamics. Ernie came to life, stood up and started dancing. He loved that song. (He wrote it)

Farewell Ernie and thanks for giving me the opportunity to get into the music business. We had some fun didn't we?

Fred

By DeAnne (24.234.119.126 - 24.234.119.126) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 12:48 am:

I will miss him. He was a wonderful man.

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.107.27.25 - 213.107.27.25) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 02:55 am:

thanks fred.

ernie R.I.P.

thanks to ralph for the tera shirma story whish helped to throw some light on the man.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 03:26 am:

Fred,
I got your e-mail regarding Ernie. He really was a great guy.I am sorry to hear this.

By Ian W (194.75.128.2 - 194.75.128.2) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 06:57 am:

That goes for all of us! Our loss!

By Millie (63.212.149.2 - 63.212.149.2) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 04:45 am:

Hi Fred!
I'm so sorry I haven't called you..how long has it been? A couple of years I guess. Have you talked to Robin Seymour lately? I really need to get in touch with Art Cervi...he'd love this site! Glad to hear life is treating you well...we should all stay in good health and count out blessings every day! Good to see you on the site!

By Mark Speck (65.56.61.8 - 65.56.61.8) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 04:49 am:

I'm curious--did Ernie have a hand in any other labels besides Ernstrat and Top Ten?

Best,

Mark

By Ian W (213.122.183.151 - 213.122.183.151) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 10:45 am:

Mark, have a look at the BLUEPOWER.COM topic on this forum. DeAnne has posted lots of label scans, pictures etc. to do with Ernie Stratton!

Ian

By Marilyn (67.217.199.29 - 67.217.199.29) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 05:52 pm:

Millie-
I'll tell Art & Robin both about this site. Who knows,maybe they'll both get on. That would be fun. I'm in touch with both of them regularly.
Marilyn
If you or anyone else needs to get in touch with me about anything,my number is:517-536-0891

By Marilyn (67.217.199.84 - 67.217.199.84) on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 11:19 pm:

Hey Fred!
I'm reminding you about those Teen Life's. You said I'd have to,so I am. What are the dates on them?
Marilyn

By Marilyn (67.217.183.202 - 67.217.183.202) on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 01:44 pm:

Fred-
Its Marilyn again. Have you been able to dig out your old Teen Lifes yet? After my big show on July 20th,I intend to put a LOT of time & energy into getting Detroit's museum started. I'll be doing a lot more of these shows too. Eventually,I want to have concerts at the museum
Marilyn
P.S. My number is 517-536-0891,if you need to call.