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Discograffiti Podcast, 07/05/24: 162. THE FREE DESIGN, PART 3 (FEATURING SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK!)
In the final installment of this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister…
Discograffiti Podcast, 06/28/24: 161. THE FREE DESIGN, PART 2 (FEATURING SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK!)
In Part 2 of this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet,…
Discograffiti Podcast, 06/21/24: 160. THE FREE DESIGN, PART 1 (FEATURING SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK!)
There is one sunshine pop band that stands as the greatest example of the genre, and that…
NEW RELEASE! “Shepherds and Wisemen” by The Free Design
This song appeared originally on the album “The Now Sound of Christmas” in 1968 performed by The…
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New Book Release – Art Dedrick, Pioneer in Jazz Education
by Jason Dedrick (Author), Ellen Mann (Contributor), Sandra Dedrick (Contributor) Art Dedrick was a jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, teacher and pioneer in music…
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The Free Design’s Kites Are Fun Celebrates 50 Years!
Light In The Attic Records is re-releasing Kites Are Fun, by legendary sunshine psych-pop band The Free Design. It was one…
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Jimmy Falon’s Favorite Song ‘Kites Are Fun’
Turns out Jimmy Fallon’s favorite song right now is The Free Design’s “Kites Are Fun”! One of…
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The Free Design Artist Spotlight
Sandra Dedrick and the Free Design on the radio special Artists Spotlight from Simple Pleasures WSPR. Featuring…
Bite In The Attic | Cakes Are Fun!
Since we here at LITA are all a little food-obsessed, we’ve hatched a plan to join our…
Jingle Bell Rocks!
We’re pleased to announce that a new documentary film featuring The Free Design song, “Close Your Mouth…
Love You by Sandra Dedrick, and written by Sandra Dedrick Zynczak and Joe Zynczak: Kids’ music download for Valentine’s Day
“Love You” is featured on coolmomtech.com as a great song for Valentine’s Day! We couldn’t agree more!
Sandy Dedrick Interview with Karl Gehrke on South Dakota Public Radio
The late 1960s were a golden age for what today is called sunshine pop. This was a…
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Dangerous Minds Blog Features Free Design
A nice little piece about The Free Design on the Dangerous Minds blog: Read here
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New Interview with Sandy Dedrick in Shindig! Magazine
With their clean-cut image ,easy-on-the-ears sunshine popand mainstream TV appeal, it’s no wonder THE FREEDESIGN were misinterpreted…
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“My Brother Woody” Live on TV
If you never had the opportunity to see them play live, here’s The Free Design singing “My…
“Sandra Dedrick” It’s a Blue Hill Day: A Tribute to Christopher Dedrick
Dedrick, and a band of several of Canada’s top jazz legends, including Tom Szczesniak, who played with…
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Free Design Albums Released on CD in Japan
We’re pleased to announce that Ultra-Vybe Records, a label based in Tokyo has released all of the…
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Cosmic Peekaboo Interview
Robbie Baldock interviews Chris Dedrick about the first new Free Design album to appear for nearly 30…
Over the Blue Hill – Sandy Dedrick tells the story
The Red Bull Music Academy’s James Singleton interviews Sandy Dedrick of The Free Design. The “middle-of-the-road” music…
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Interview with Sandy Dedrick
Q: Sandy, let me start by saying I actually saw Free Design at the 1967 Auto Show…
Chris Dedrick Interview
Robbie Baldock spent an hour or so talking with Chris in the Summer of 1998. The results of…
