Freda Payne has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 20 October 2012. Freda Payne's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Freda Charcelia Payne (born September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer and actress.

As a teenager, she attended the Institute of Musical Arts; she soon began singing radio commercial jingles and took part in (and won many of) local TV and radio talent shows. In 1963, she moved to New York City and worked with many different singers including Quincy Jones, Pearl Bailey, and Bill Cosby. During that same year, her debut album (of jazz), After the Lights…