Fred Bridges

Fred Bridges (born 1938-died Jan 2018 was an American record producer and musician. His parents Thomas Jones and Clara Law moved to Detroit as part of the Great Migration. Bridges became interested in music at an early age and created his first band in middle school, called the Melody Skylarks. Throughout high school, Bridges created other bands and joined singing competitions. In 1956, Bridges married and soon had two children. In 1958, he entered the United States Air Force where he also created a band, THE MARCELS. In 1960, Bridges left the Air Force and traveled back to Detroit where he got a job as a machine operator. This lasted for four years, but Bridges spent most of his time trying to enter into the music industry. He started writing music in 1961. Bridges son met up with Robert Bateman. In 1963, Bridges met up with Aron Hicks and Bridges soon produced many albums of his own. Richard Knight (soon to be replaced by Ben Knight), Robert Eaton, and Bridges were now a powerful group producing albums. In 1967, during the riots in Detroit, the group felt they were writing a hit, "Dream". They showed it off to Ricardo Williams who was impressed. Williams opened up a label for the group. Bridges knew they needed a new name, which they came up with Brothers of Soul. The peak years for the group were from 1968 to 1969. The group was able to put more than 40 songs on disc. In 1970, Bridges married for the second time and had three more children. By 1980, Bridges decided to leave the Brothers of Soul and become the road manager of the Four Tops. Fred Bridges still resides in Detroit today. ^[1]

8 relations: Detroit, Four Tops, Great Migration (African American), Music industry, Musician, Record producer, United States, United States Air Force.

Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Four Tops

The Four Tops are a vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, USA, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s.

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Great Migration (African American)

The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970.

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Music industry

The music industry consists of the companies and individuals that earn money by creating new songs and pieces and selling live concerts and shows, audio and video recordings, compositions and sheet music, and the organizations and associations that aid and represent music creators.

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Musician

A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Bridges

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