The Drifters were a long-lived american doo wop r&b band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & The Dominoes) in 1953. The original Drifters Ahmet Erteg??n of Atlantic Records approached Clyde McPhatter after he left The Dominoes and signed him. McPhatter first recruited several members of his former group, The Mount Lebanon Singers: William ???Chick??? Anderson (tenor), David Baldwin (baritone), and James ???Wrinkle??? Johnson (bass), plus David ???Little Dave??? Baughan (tenor). This aggregation lasted for only a single session (from which "Lucille" was the only song released), after which Atlantic asked McPhatter to form a different group. He finally settled on Gerhart Thrasherand Andrew Thrasher on baritone and second tenor, respectively, Bill Pinkney on high tenor, Willie Ferbee as bass, and Walter Adams on guitar. This is the group on the second session, which produced the group's first major hit: "Money Honey". After the session, Ferbee was involved in an accident and left the group and Adams died (to be replaced by Jimmy Olive). Ferbee was not replaced and
1 | Under The Boardwalk | Rock & Roll Reunion Class of 64 |
2 | Up On The Roof | Lost: Non Original Soundtrack Season 2 |
3 | Under the Boardwalk | Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964 |
4 | Under The Boardwalk | Simply The Best 60's Album |
5 | Save The Last Dance For Me | Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits: 1960 |
6 | Some kind of wonderful | Hits of the 60's Vol.4 |
7 | On Broadway | Hits of the 60's Vol.2 |
8 | Up On The Roof | Rock & Roll Reunion Class of 62 |
9 | There Goes My Baby | Only Rock'N Roll, 1960-1964 |
10 | This Magic Moment | Rock & Roll Reunion Class of 60 |