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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 ...
Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters "Sometimes I Wonder" b/w "Jackpot" (from Save the Last Dance for Me) A: Ben E. King B: Rudy Lewis — — — — All Time Greatest Hits and More – 1959–1965 "Up on the Roof" b/w "Another Night with the Boys" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters) Rudy Lewis 5 4 — — Our Biggest ...
In 1958, George Treadwell, the group manager fired all of the individual Drifters and hired all new singers, The Crowns (formally known as the Five Crowns), signing them under the Drifters' name. Pinkney was forced to leave. Pinkney quickly created a group called the Original Drifters, made up of key members of the first (1953–58) association.
In the 1970s, he was a member of the Drifters, which were led by Johnny Moore. Prior to his joining the group they had already relocated to England. [2] In 1972, the Drifters line-up consisted of Moore, Bill Fredericks, Kitchings, and Butch Leake. [3] In the same year, Atlantic records released the album Saturday Night at the Club.
The recording by the Drifters was a hit, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. Cash Box described it as "a haunting, slow beat cha cha opus...that sports a first rate Garry Sherman arrangement." [3] The Drifters' version was featured in a 1971 television public service announcement for Radio Free Europe (RFE). The Hungarian ...
Charles Nowlin Thomas (April 7, 1937 – January 31, 2023) [1] was an American singer best known for his work with The Drifters. Thomas was performing with The Five Crowns at the Apollo Theater in 1958 when George Treadwell fired his group, called The Drifters. Treadwell recruited the Five Crowns [2] to become the new Drifters.
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In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release. Their version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 6 on March 1, 1969, [ 8 ] while reaching No. 1 on Canada 's " RPM 100" [ 9 ] and No. 11 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [ 10 ]