Happy Birthday Freda Payne Born: September 19, 1942 (age 83 years), Detroit, Michigan, United States. Freda Charcilia Payne is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single “Band of Gold”. Payne was also an actress in musicals and film as well as the host of a TV talk show Freda Payne - Band Of Gold - 1970 | Emotion minha rádio