Freddi Poole
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Freddi Poole is an African-American singer, known best for her work with the Former Ladies of the Supremes. Raised in Los Angeles, she started her singing career in the church at the age of four, and got her first recording contract at the age of fourteen with the girl group "The Delicates." The quartet recorded several singles for the Challenge, Soultown, and Pulsar Record labels. Poole went on to become a founding member of the female trio: Wild Honey. R&B star Vesta Williams, and Marie Marsh were her groupmates. Ron Townson (of The Fifth Dimension) was their mentor. In 1976, the trio had the distinction of being the first act to release a single on the legendary T.K. Disco Records label. The group disbanded in the early '80s. Freddi's impressive list of musical associations include performances with Lola Falana, former Supreme Jean Terrell, Lisa Stansfield, Phyllis Hyman, Patti LaBelle, Ron Townsend, and Sammy Davis Jr.. Her television appearances include the Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, and the Arsenio Hall Show. Freddi gained recording experience with acts including Liza Minelli, Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson. She managed her own 12 piece band "The Motorcity Angels" and prior to joining Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence's group, Freddi was touring extensively with the legendary Motown songstress Gladys Knight. Poole has two daughters: Kimberly, and Demetria.
