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John Fred, Judy in Disguise with Glasses, 1968 Cover by J. Friedmann

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John Fred & His Playboy Band - Hey Hey Bunny (1968)

John Fred’s big hit Judy in Disguise unfairly labeled him a novelty act.  This was their unsuccessful follow-up, and more representative of their sound - tight, rocking blue eyed soul.

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John Fred and His Playboy Band - Judy in Disguise (HQ Audio)

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Andrew Bernard, the co-writer of John Fred and His Playboy Band’s No. 1 song from 1968, “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses),” died Thursday morning at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 77.

As co-producer and co-writer with Playboy Band leader John Fred Gourrier, Bernard made major creative contributions to “Judy In Disguise” and the singles that preceded it, “Up and Down” and “Agnes English.” He was also the band’s arranger and saxophonist.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/music/article_7935fed6-aed0-11eb-bdee-d3398bf0627d.html

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Billboard Hot 100 #1: John Fred and His Playboy Band

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The #1 song from 50 years ago, John Fred and His Playboy Band with “Judy in Disguise”.

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Judy in disguise (with glasses) - John Fred and his Playboy Band

From Agnes English (1967)

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John Fred & His Playboy Band – “Judy in Disguise” Song written by John Fred Gourrier and Andrew Bernard.

Offbeat magazine gives some background on Gourrier: “The group’s leader–John Fred–scored his first minor hit in 1959 with ‘Shirley,’ a track that he recorded at Cosimo Matassa’s New Orleans studio with the help of Fats Domino’s backing band. The 17-year-old was invited to perform the tune on American Bandstand, but turned down the opportunity because it conflicted with an important high school basketball game (Fred went on to play the sport at both LSU and Southeastern Louisiana University).”