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A mysterious and calm bespectacled man who is responsible for the appearance of the Drifters, using them as a means to right the wrong of the Ends' conquest of the unknown world. He is seen sitting in the middle of the door corridor, smoking, and reading a newspaper that gives news of the events relating to the Drifters. In the corridor, he is ...
The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King, were originally an up-and-coming group named The Five Crowns. After 1965, members ...
"Saturday Night at the Movies" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by American vocal group the Drifters with Johnny Moore as vocalist. The song was arranged and conducted by Teacho Wiltshire and produced by Bert Berns. The song was released as a 1964 single, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [1]
The song became a UK top 10 hit for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in 1964, reaching number 9. [4]The song was covered by the Gamblers in 1965. [5]The song was covered by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1980 [6] and appeared on their single "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)".
Willie "Bill" Pinkney (August 15, 1925 – July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was often said to be the last surviving original member of The Drifters, who achieved international fame with numerous hit records.
Originally intended to be the A-side to "Under the Boardwalk", the song was recorded in May 1964 under the direction of songwriter and producer Bert Berns.The night before the session, The Drifters' lead singer, Rudy Lewis, died of a heroin overdose.
The melodic title riff was used in the Drifters version of "Under the Boardwalk", which is heard before the chorus of the song. [citation needed] In April 2010, The Drifters' "Up on the Roof" was named number 114 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. [6] It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock ...
Erica Sjöström, born 30 June 1970 in Tierp, Sweden, [1] is a Swedish female singer and saxophonist. Since 1999. she has been the singer in Swedish band the Drifters.. She began her career in 1992 in the part-time band Manges orkester from Tierp.