Bobby Freeman

Bobby Freeman was a Bay Area soul singer whose career spanned most of soul music's prime years, from the mid-50s into the early 70s. His best known material centered around the Swim, a dance he may or may not have pioneered. Singles such as "Come on and Swim (parts 1 and 2)" and "S-W-I-M" did pretty well on the R&B charts, the former cracking the Top Five in 1964.

In '64, Freeman began recording for Autumn Records, where a young musician named Sly Stewart was getting his start as a producer. In just a few short years, of course, Stewart would go on to form Sly and the Family Stone. And while the sound doesn't necessarily hint at the music Stewart would go on to make with that group, these early Autumn singles are as notable for his genius arrangements and production as they are for Freeman's voice.

The standout track from that period is this one, "That Little Old Heartbreaker Me," the b-side to the 1964 single "S-W-I-M."

Bobby Freeman - That Little Old Heartbreaker Me