Rhytm & Blues Mixed With Soul
The Drifters served to link Fifties rhythm & blues
with Sixties soul music. They epitomized the vocal group sound of New York City. Theirs was the sweet but streetwise sound of R&B suffused with gospel influences.The Drifters at a Glance
The Drifters are a long-lived African-American doo wop/R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. Rolling Stone magazine states that The Drifters were the least stable of the vocal groups due to being low-paid hired musicians of The Drifters' management. The Treadwell Drifters website states that there have been 60 vocalists in the history of the Treadwell Drifters line. Several splinter groups by former Drifters members add to th...
The Very Best of The Drifters
Greatest hits made by Drifters over the years
, but featuring the consummate vocal stylings of Ben E. King , Rudy Lewis, Johnny Moore , and more on 16 memorable hits.
The Very Best of The Drifters
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1. There Goes My Baby
2. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love
3. Dance With Me
4. This Magic Moment
5. Save The Last Dance For Me
6. I Count The Tears
7. Some Kind Of Wonderful
8. Please Stay
9. Sweets For My Sweet
10. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
11. Up On The Roof
12. On Broadway
13. I'll Take You Home
14. Under The Boardwalk
15. I've Got Sand In My Shoes
16. Saturday Night At The Movies
Under The Boardwalk
My favorite song by the Drifters
There goes my baby
August 17, 1959: #1 on the R&B chart and #2 (8/17) on the pop chart
Save the last dance for me
October 11, 1960: #1 on the R&B charts and #1 on the pop charts
More Information About The Drifters
Other sites by the fans
- The Drifters | The Official Web Site of The Drifters
- The official web site of The Drifters.
- Original Drifters -- 55th Anniversary -- Official and Authentic
- The Drifters were the all time greatest Atlantic recording group
- The Drifters
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- The Drifters
- The Drifters helped create soul music with gospel style vocals.
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Jun 9, 2009 @ 8:55 am
- I know a lot of these songs, you can't miss them! I didn't know they were by the Drifters though. Thanks for the info!
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- CleanerLife CleanerLife Sep 28, 2008 @ 3:04 am
- I may be mainly into hard and progressive rock, but I love Motown, too. The Drifters are definitely one of my favorites. Great tribute!
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