Freddie and the Dreamers were an English band who had a number of
hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. Their stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall (1.60m)
Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. The group remained active until December 2000 when they played their final gig at Margate Winter Gardens. After that date, Garrity was told by his doctor that due to his
pulmonary hypertension it was not advisable for him to continue working, and he officially retired from all work in February 2001. He died in
Bangor,
North Wales, on 19 May 2006.