Peaches & Herb are a vocalist duo, once comprising "Herb" Fame, and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker (born April 28, 1947, died August 13, 2005). Herb has remained a constant in "Peaches & Herb" since its creation in 1967, while five different women have filled the role of "Peaches". History Herb Fame (born Herbert Feemster, 1 October, 1942, in Washington, D.C.), sang in church and neighborhood groups as a child. After graduation from high school, he worked in a local record store, where he eventually met record producer Van McCoy. McCoy agreed to let Fame audition, and decided to record him with Francine Barker, the lead singer of another group he was producing. The duo impressed McCoy so much that he released single to local radio stations. Francine "Peaches" Barker (so nicknamed by her mother as a newborn because of her fuzzy, "peach-like" cheeks) was born on April 28, 1947 in Washington, DC. Before joining with Herb, Peac

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