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company, Drifters UK Limited, to run the group. Their new duties included stopping a trademark by a UK group calling themselves American Drifters. Lamarr left again in 2003 and was replaced by Victor Bynoe. Hemmings left in 2004 and was replaced by Peter Lamarr. The group's lineup as of 2007 was Peter Lamarr, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, and Victor Bynoe. On June 20, 2007, this lineup performed at Prime Minister Tony Blair's Farewell Party in London. In 2008, Faye Treadwell's daughter, Tina Treadwell, won a case in a UK court establishing her ownership of the Treadwell Drifters franchise, so this lineup lost the right to use the Drifters name.

888:, usually working in conjunction with other partners. The group issued four albums between 1973 and 1976, and became a major UK chart act, scoring 9 top 40 hits in that same timespan. The hits started with 1973's "Like Sister & Brother" (lead vocal by Fredericks), and included a string of extremely popular numbers sung by Moore, including "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" (a #2 hit in 1974), "There Goes My First Love" (which hit #3), and "You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book" (which peaked at #5). In America, only "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" made any chart impression, reaching #83 on the R&B charts. 860:" on May 21, but Rudy Lewis died on the night before the session, and Johnny Moore took over as the sole lead (Lewis and he had been alternating). "Under The Boardwalk" was a top 10 hit in the US, but the pace of the Drifters' chart career slowed after this, with "Saturday Night At The Movies" being the group's last US top 40 hit in 1964. The Drifters released several minor hits between 1964 and 1967 that made the US top 100, but didn't break through beyond that. By mid-1968, their singles were not charting at all, anywhere -- and they would never have any kind of pop hit in the US again. 3222: 74: 32: 798:". This version of the Drifters was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000 as Ben E. King and the Drifters. The write-up indicates an award primarily as a tribute to Ben E. King with a nod to his time in the Drifters, only one of five paragraphs being exclusively devoted to the Drifters, although Charlie Thomas was also cited by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame's induction of the original Drifters, which technically was only through 1958). 3621: 522:'s brother); and James "Wrinkle" Johnson (bass). After a recording session of four songs on June 29, 1953, Ertegun realized that this combination did not work, and had McPhatter recruit another lineup. The second group included first tenor Bill Pinkney (of the Jerusalem Stars), second tenor Andrew Thrasher, and baritone Gerhart Thrasher (both of the gospel group "The Thrasher Wonders"), Willie Ferbee as bass vocal, and Walter Adams on guitar. 642: 922:

During the next year, more former members came in as replacements, making the group Moore, Billy and Ray Lewis, and Gene Jenkins (replaced shortly after by George Chandler, then John Thurston). Ray Lewis was out in 1988 and was replaced by Joe Cofie. In 1989, Billy Lewis left and was replaced by the returning George Chandler, then Tony Jackson, Keith John, and Peter Lamarr in 1990.

755:(tenor), Dock Green (baritone), and Elsbeary Hobbs (bass). James "Poppa" Clark was the fifth "Crown"; he was not included due to an alcohol problem, which Treadwell had considered to be a problem with the first group. The group went out on the road to tour for almost a year. Since this new group had no connection to the previous Drifters, they often played to hostile audiences. 556:", recorded a year before its release, was McPhatter's last official record as a member of the Drifters, although his first solo release ("Everyone's Laughing" b/w "Hot Ziggety") was from his final Drifters session in October 1954. After completing his military service, McPhatter pursued a successful but relatively short-lived solo career with 16 R&B and 21 pop hits. 947:

was managing the Drifters. In an attempt to grant his group the sole rights to the name, Marshak convinced Hobbs, Thomas, and Green to apply for a trademark on the Drifters name in 1976. The trademark was granted, but due to Treadwell's legal action, it was revoked in 2000 in U.S. federal court. The trio of original Drifters split afterward into separate groups. The

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With this brief golden age lasting two years, personnel changes followed. Lover Patterson (the Drifters' road manager) got into an argument with George Treadwell. Since Patterson had King under contract, he refused to let him tour with the group. King was only able to record with the group for about

536:", written by McPhatter, from the first recording session, was put on the B-side of "Money Honey", making a recording industry rarity; a single released with two songs by two essentially different groups of the same name. "Money Honey" was a huge success, and propelled the Drifters to immediate fame. 1003:

ranked the Drifters number 81 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 1988, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Drifters; naming members Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, and Rudy Lewis. Bill Pinkney, Charlie Thomas,

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In 1969, magazine editor Larry Marshak planned a series of concerts by the Drifters and other classic vocal groups. He found Dock Green, Charlie Thomas, and Elsbeary Hobbs, and began to promote them as "the Drifters". This brought swift legal action from Faye Treadwell, wife of George Treadwell, who

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Nick Talevski Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door – 2010 Page 163 0857121170 1981 A member of The Drifters, Tommy Evans was one of three dozen vocalists who would pass through the ... Evans appeared on the 1957 Johnny Moore-led Drifters hits: 'It Was A Tear', 'Hypnotized', and 'I Know', as

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The Drifters lineup performed at the London IndigoO2 Arena in 2009 with special guests the Drifter Legends, made up of some of the most prestigious former members of the group. Lifetime achievement awards were presented at this concert to Joe Blunt and Butch Leake by Neil Martin from Sony Music and

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In 2001, Faye Treadwell left the United Kingdom and apparently abandoned the Treadwell Drifters franchise, although in January 2000, a US court had overturned a 1999 jury verdict declaring that it was abandoned. Two members of her company, Mark Lundquist and Phil Lunderman, started a new management

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Pinkney hired the Tears to perform as part of his group on a short tour. The Tears were Benny Andersson, George Wallace, Albert Fortson, and Mark Williams. After the tour, the Tears—without Pinkney—continued to tour as the Original Drifters, but Pinkney successfully sued to stop them from using the

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joined the group. Bobby Hendricks returned, making the group a quintet for a short time, before Lewis' departure. Andrew Thrasher returned, replacing Hollis. Hollis and Baughan were periodically with the group through the 1960s. In 1968, the group consisted of Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Hollis, and

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More lineup changes followed after Ferbee was involved in an accident and left the group. After Adams died, he was replaced by Jimmy Oliver. Ferbee was not replaced; instead, the voice parts were shifted around. Gerhart Thrasher moved up to first tenor, Andrew Thrasher shifted down to baritone, and

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Although Treadwell owned the Drifters brand, original members felt they were the real Drifters and were determined to keep the group alive. Bill Pinkney left first. After receiving exclusive and irrevocable ownership of the name/mark "The Original Drifters" in a binding arbitration, he joined with

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Turnover remained frequent. Terry was replaced in 1966 by Dan Dandridge for a few months, then by William Brent, who had been with Johnny Moore in the Hornets in 1954. Gene Pearson was replaced by Rick Sheppard during the same year. By late 1966, baritone/bass Bill Fredericks had replaced William

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McPhatter was first replaced by original member David Baughan, who had been singing lead in concert while McPhatter was in the service. Baughan's voice was similar to McPhatter's, but his erratic behavior made him difficult to work with and unsuitable in the eyes of Atlantic Records executives.

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Fredericks, Lewis, and Price all left in 1983 and were replaced by the returning Johnny Moore, Joe Blunt, and Clyde Brown. In 1986, the group split up, and a new lineup was constructed by Treadwell, consisting of new member Jonah Ellis and former members Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, and Louis Price.

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Dock Green led his group, the Drifters featuring Dock Green, throughout the 1970s and 1980s. That group consisted of Green (lead/baritone), Derek Ventura (lead/tenor), Lloyd Butch Phillips (second tenor), and Bernard Jones (bass/baritone). Green died on March 10, 1989; Phillips died in 2002.

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Treadwell owned the rights to the name "Drifters" and still had a year's worth of bookings for the Apollo when he fired the group. In summer 1958, he approached Lover Patterson, the manager of the Five Crowns featuring lead singer Benjamin Earl Nelson—better known by his stage name of

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Moore and Hughes were drafted in 1957 and replaced by Bobby Hendricks and Jimmy Milner. By early 1958, the lineup was Bobby Hendricks (lead tenor), Gerhart Thrasher (first tenor), Jimmy Milner (baritone), Tommy Evans (bass), and Jimmy Oliver (guitar). This lineup had one moderate hit,

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and Johnny Moore (posthumously) received Pioneer Awards from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in 1999. The Songwriters Hall of Fame include The Drifters among their Songwriters Friends, the artists who popularized the songs written by inductees. Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2018.

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Ahmet exited Birdland like a shot and headed directly uptown. He raced from bar to bar looking for Clyde and finally found him in a furnished room. That very night, Ahmet reached an agreement with McPhatter under which Clyde would assemble a group of his own. They became known as the

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Thurston was out at the end of the year and was replaced by Roy Hemmings. Patrick Alan was in for Peter Lamarr briefly before Lamarr left in 1991 and was permanently replaced by Rohan Delano Turney. Johnny Stewart joined the group in 1963 and left in 1993 in Las Vegas. He joined

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According to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame: "Through turmoil and changes, the (original) Drifters managed to set musical trends and give the public 13 chart hits, most of which are legendary recordings today." Matching that feat, subsequent formations of the Drifters recorded 13

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scene, the group had three big chart hits in the UK with reissued material from the mid-1960s: "Saturday Night At The Movies", "At The Club", and "Come On Over To My Place". None were previously hits in the UK (though they had all been hits in the US), and all went top 10.

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Pinkney died on July 4, 2007, and his legacy continues via the successfully defended registered federal service mark "Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters". The present Original Drifters lineup is Russell Henry, Chuck Cockerham, Richard Knight Dunbar, and Roger Whitehead.

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With declining popularity, the last of the original Drifters were reduced to working the club scene and doing double duty with gigs under the Coasters and the Ravens names. By May 1958, both Hendricks and Oliver had quit, returning only for a week's appearance at the

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Ray Lewis and Roy Hemmings have led a Drifters group. Bobby Hendricks led a group, as did Billy Lewis. Don Thomas leads a group, Don Thomas and the Drifters Review. In addition, Ronn McPhatter, son of Clyde McPhatter, leads a group called Clyde McPhatter's Drifters.

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during the next year, and Kitchings by Billy Lewis the year after. Leake was replaced by Joe Blunt in 1976, making the lineup Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Joe Blunt, and Billy Lewis. Faye Treadwell renamed the group's management company Treadwell Drifters Inc.

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and continued his singing career. This lineup lasted until 1996, when Cofie was out and Jason Leigh was in. Leigh was replaced after two years by the returning Lamarr. Leigh returned on the next tour and Lamarr was replaced by the returning Patrick Alan.

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Wanting to blend gospel and secular sounds, McPhatter's first effort was to get members of his church group, the Mount Lebanon Singers: William "Chick" Anderson, Charlie White, and David "Little Dave" Baughan (tenors); David Baldwin (baritone, and author

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the Thrashers and David Baughan to begin touring as "The Original Drifters". Several original Drifters came in and out of this group over time, as well as other new artists, but these Drifters never replicated the success of the earlier Drifters group.

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Aside from the official post-2008 lineup, Treadwell managed a second group, The Drifters Legends, composed of former members Rick Sheppard, Butch Leake, Joe Blunt, and Clyde Brown. Faye Treadwell died of breast cancer at the age of 84 on May 22, 2011.

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Ownership of the Drifters name continues with the Treadwell family in the form of George Treadwell's daughter, Tina, and the UK-based company Prism Music Group Ltd. The line-up features Michael Williams, Pierre Herelle, Ryan King, and Carlton Powell.

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In May, 1967, George Treadwell died unexpectedly at age 48. His widow, Faye Treadwell, bought out George Treadwell's partners' ownership stakes in The Drifters and took ownership of the group. In 1972, the Drifters left the Atlantic roster.

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In July 2008, The Treadwell family and Prism Music Group Ltd won their legal battle. The court order prohibited Phil Luderman, Mark Lundquist, Rohan Delano Turney, Peter Lamarr, Patrick Alan, or Victor Bynoe from using the Drifters name.

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In December 2006, writs were served in the London high court by Tina Treadwell, daughter of George and Faye, against Mark Lundquist and Philip Luderman's Drifters UK Ltd, alleging they are not the rightful controllers of the Drifters.

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McPhatter demanded a large share of the group's profits, which he had been denied in the Dominoes; on his departure, though, he did not ensure that this would continue for his successor. He sold his share of the group to

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When King asked Treadwell for a raise and a share of royalties, a request that was not honored, he left and began a successful solo career. Williams left at the same time, and a new lead, Rudy Lewis, (of The

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selected four members from the first Drifters, two from the second Drifters, and one from the post-Atlantic Drifters. There were other lead singers too, but the group was less successful during those times.

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Low salaries contributed to burnout among the members. Bill Pinkney was fired after asking Treadwell for more money. In protest, Andrew Thrasher left, as well. Pinkney formed The Flyers with lead singer

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laws were legislated in 35 of the 50 US states from 2005 to 2020 to stop promoters such as Marshak from assembling new groups of musicians and marketing them as well-known groups such as the Drifters.

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This is the only lineup, with the exception of Johnny Moore, to have recorded on both of the group's former labels, having recorded new material on Atlantic/Warner in 2009 and on Sony Music in 2011.

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Brent. Charlie Thomas, the group's last member from the Five Crowns, left in mid-1967 and was replaced by Charles Baskerville, a former member of The Limelites. Baskerville stayed only a short time.

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The three golden eras of the Drifters were the early 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s (post-Atlantic period). From these, the first Drifters, formed by Clyde McPhatter, were inducted into the

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The Drifters, their career rejuvenated, moved to England and continued with several different vocalists. New material was written and overseen by songwriter/producer (and long-term Drifters fan)

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The Drifters had their last hit in 1976, "You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book". While The Drifters kept recording, they never released another chart hit in the UK or the US.

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Hobbs was drafted for military service and replaced by the returning Tommy Evans (from the first group). Green left in 1962 and was replaced by Eugene Pearson (of The Rivileers and

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Even after their last golden age in the late 70s, The Drifters still make themselves known in 1990s cinema. US pop culture today still recognizes famous tracks like "

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with Pinkney, Dunbar, Johnson, and Bobby Hendricks. The lineup in the early 2000s was Pinkney, Cockerham, Dunbar, Young, and Ronald Jackson, the son of singer

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on Blackberry Records credited vocals to Pinkney, Cockerham, Richard Knight Dunbar, (Vernon Young), and Greg Johnson. They appeared on the 2001 PBS special

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top-30 chart hits. The 1950s and '60s incarnations of the group were also a force on the US R&B charts, notching six number-one R&B hits: "

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On December 30, 1998, the group's longest-serving member, Johnny Moore, died in London. Patrick Alan returned to the group, keeping it a quartet.

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Moore left in 1978 and was replaced by Ray Lewis. Blunt and Billy Lewis left in 1979 and were replaced by the returning Johnny Moore and former

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Baughan soon left the group to form the Harps (1955) (finding his way back into Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters in 1958), and was replaced by

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When Atlantic decided to send the new Drifters into the studio, Ertegun and Wexler were too busy to produce the sessions, so they hired

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Baughan left after a short time. Bobby Lee Hollis joined in 1964 and took over the lead spot. Later that year, Andrew Thrasher left and

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The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has inducted both "The Original Drifters" (1998) and "Ben E. King and the Drifters" (2000). In 2004,

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for three years, starting in 1950. McPhatter's high-pitched tenor was mostly responsible for the Dominoes' success. In 1953,

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Bobby Charles Taylor August 13, 1940 – (died on October 14, 2018, in Moreno Valley, California).

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The line up of The Drifters from 1964 clockwise Left to Right: Eugene Pearson, Johnny Terry,

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announced that in 2023, "Home Alone" was played approximately 7.1 million times.

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Bill Pinkney dropped to bass. This group released several more hits, including "

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songwriter Roger Greenway. In 2012, gold discs (100,000 units sold of

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Personnel turnover remained frequent. Butch Leake and

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Unsourced material may be challenged and 616:" (number 58 Pop), released in April 1958. 3659: 3645: 3270: 3256: 3220: 2802: 2783:"Stand By Me singer Ben E King dies at 76" 2110:Bill Fredericks – lead & baritone/bass 2075:Bill Fredericks – lead & baritone/bass 1150:Eugene "Gene" Pearson (1962–66; died 2000) 774:, was a top-10 hit, and number 193 on the 480:Classic first Drifters and Clyde McPhatter 72: 2726: 1752:Charlie Thomas – 2nd tenor (lead on tour) 1195:Lloyd Butch Phillips (1972–84; died 2002) 1099:Tommy Evans (1956–58, 1960–62; died 1984) 1069:James ‘Wrinkle’ Johnson (1953; died 2001) 690:Learn how and when to remove this message 608:" (number 69 Pop and number 10 R&B). 16:American pop and R&B/soul vocal group 3892:American rhythm and blues musical groups 2623: 2603: 2544: 1341:Arthur Hamm, Chauncey Westbrook – guitar 1135:Johnny Lee Williams (1959–60; died 2004) 849:(and was co-writer of their first hit, " 2722: 2720: 2718: 2646:"Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" 2317:"Terry King – The Drifters – Biography" 1329:David "Little Dave" Baughan – 1st tenor 871: 3869: 3125:"Faye Treadwell obituary | Music" 2808: 2488: 2234:Grant Kitchings – first tenor baritone 1749:Ben E. King – lead tenor (studio only) 1622:June 1958 – March 1959 (touring only) 580:" reaching number one and the B side " 3640: 3467:Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies 3251: 3170: 2644:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 2314: 1964:Charlie Thomas – lead & 2nd tenor 1603:'Carnation Charlie' Hughes – baritone 1581:'Carnation Charlie' Hughes – baritone 1559:'Carnation Charlie' Hughes – baritone 1540:'Carnation Charlie' Hughes – baritone 1306:('embryonic' group, demo recordings) 1078:Gerhart Thrasher (1953–58; died 1977) 469:Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies 2994:"The Drifters triumph in court case" 2867: 2817:. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 2715: 2494: 1332:William "Chick" Anderson – 2nd tenor 1081:Andrew Thrasher (1953–56; died 1978) 762:, who had been successful producing 668:adding citations to reliable sources 635: 504:, and noticed McPhatter was absent. 25: 2745:University of North Texas Libraries 2366:. TheDrifters.co.uk. Archived from 1961:Johnny Moore – lead & 1st tenor 1764:Bill Davis aka Abdul Samad – guitar 741: 500:attended a Dominoes performance at 13: 3882:Musical groups established in 1953 3030:"The Drifters featuring Doc Green" 2272: 2212:(Butch Leake?) second tenor (live) 2142:Michael Howard- singer (died 2019) 1216:Hollywood Lee Logan (1983–Present) 977: 14: 3923: 3460:(If You Cry) True Love, True Love 3446:I Don't Want to Go On Without You 3194: 3123:Richard Williams (14 June 2011). 2849:Pierre Perrone (6 January 1999). 2364:"Treadwell Presents The Drifters" 2352:. Rolling Stone. 3 December 2010. 2056:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 2037:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 2018:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 1983:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 1958:Rudy Lewis – lead & 2nd tenor 1942:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 1923:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 1888:Charlie Thomas – lead & tenor 1473:David Baughan – lead tenor (live) 1445:David Baughan – lead tenor (live) 1407:David Baughan – lead tenor (live) 1201:Ray Lewis (1978–83, 1986–present) 1111:Jimmy Milner (1957–58; died 2008) 1028:", has made itself a staple in " 804:(If You Cry) True Love, True Love 778:500 Greatest Songs of All Time. " 3620: 3619: 3277: 3201:Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters 3078:. Cmdrifters.com. Archived from 2863:from the original on 2022-06-18. 2428:. Vocalgroup.org. Archived from 2399:. Vocalgroup.org. Archived from 2346:"The Immortals: The First Fifty" 2100:March 1970–? breakaway Drifters 1198:Joe Blunt (1976–1980, 1983–1986) 969:Up on the Roof, The Very Best Of 876:In 1972, as a by-product of the 640: 632:Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters 30: 3902:American expatriates in England 3887:African-American musical groups 3164: 3142: 3116: 3094: 3068: 3043: 3022: 3012:"The Drifters win legal battle" 3004: 2986: 2964: 2942: 2917: 2889: 2842: 2790:from the original on 2022-01-12 2751: 2697: 2687: 2579: 2557: 2319:. Solo Creators. 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Black Past. 23 December 2018 2466: 2444: 2397:"The Drifters (Inducted 1998)" 2356: 2308: 2294: 2261: 2129:Rick Sheppard – tenor/baritone 2113:Rick Sheppard – tenor/baritone 2078:Rick Sheppard – tenor/baritone 2059:Rick Sheppard – tenor/baritone 2040:Rick Sheppard – tenor/baritone 1338:James "Wrinkle" Johnson – bass 1261:Daniel Bowen-Smith (2014–2016) 1228:Patrick Alan (1990, 1998–????) 1204:Terry King (1978–Retired 1989) 1087:Walter Adams (1953; died 1953) 1007: 1: 2288: 2250:Jerome Manning – second tenor 2247:Stephen Brown – lead baritone 2167:Rick Sheppard- tenor/baritone 1939:Rudy Lewis – lead & tenor 1920:Rudy Lewis – lead & tenor 1885:Rudy Lewis – lead & tenor 1451:– alternate lead tenor (live) 1264:Damien Charles (2014–present) 1117:(1958–60, 1981–85; died 2015) 941: 760:Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 391:, formerly the lead tenor of 21:The Drifters (disambiguation) 3516:Saturday Night at the Movies 2780:Furness, Hannah (May 2015). 2759:"Soul Music HQ The Drifters" 2638:American Antiquarian Society 2618:American Antiquarian Society 1793:James Poindexter – 2nd tenor 1671:Stand-ins for Dr. Jive Show 1661:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1648:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1635:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1600:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1578:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1556:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1537:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1502:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1483:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1461:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1433:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1395:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1376:Gerhart Thrasher – 2nd tenor 1373:Clyde McPhatter – lead tenor 1348:Clyde McPhatter – lead tenor 1296:The Atlantic Years 1953–1972 718:Pinkney added Bruce Caesar, 7: 2694:well as the 1958 Bobby ..." 2253:Jeff Hall – second baritone 2081:Charles Baskerville – tenor 1866:Charlie Thomas – lead tenor 1856:Constantine Van Dyke – bass 1847:Charlie Thomas – lead tenor 1825:Charlie Thomas – lead tenor 1790:Charlie Thomas – lead tenor 1771:Charlie Thomas – lead tenor 1360:Gerhart Thrasher – baritone 1357:Andrew Thrasher – 2nd tenor 490:Billy Ward and His Dominoes 393:Billy Ward and his Dominoes 10: 3928: 3668:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 3523:Save the Last Dance for Me 3453:I Gotta Get Myself a Woman 3216:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 3206:The Drifters official site 3173:"Terry King – Discography" 3152:. 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MarkLundquist.com 2786:. Daily Telegraph. 2403:on October 31, 2013 2370:on December 3, 2013 2237:Butch Mann – guitar 2157:Butch Mann – guitar 2135:Butch Mann – guitar 2094:Dec 1967-late 1969 1999:Summer/Autumn 1966 1989:Johnny Terry – bass 1970:Johnny Terry – bass 1948:Johnny Terry – bass 1904:Mid 1962– Feb 1963 1875:George Grant – bass 1584:Bill Pinkney – bass 1562:Bill Pinkney – bass 1508:Bill Pinkney – bass 1489:Bill Pinkney – bass 1467:Bill Pinkney – bass 1439:Bill Pinkney – bass 1401:Bill Pinkney – bass 1382:Bill Pinkney – bass 1282:Lee Anderson (2015) 1207:Rudy Ivan (19??–82) 1166:Clarence Tex Walker 858:Under the Boardwalk 790:Hot 100 in 1960). 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