Before We Was Fab: The Drifters, “I Count the…
As vocal groups of the '50s and '60s go, it's hard to beat the Drifters.
Read MoreAs vocal groups of the '50s and '60s go, it's hard to beat the Drifters.
Read MoreThe old adage about music offering a route out of poverty was never truer than…
Read MoreThe story of the Drifters is a long and complicated one.
Read MoreThe current members of the band, known for hits such as Saturday Night at the…
Read More| City | Venue | Date | Tickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem, PA | Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks | Sat | Aug 17 / 13 | Find Tickets |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Pavilion Theatre | Sat | Oct 05 / 13 | Find Tickets |
| Spartanburg, SC | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium | Sat | Oct 19 / 13 | Find Tickets |
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The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed to serve as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. According to ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, the Drifters were the least stable of the great vocal groups, as they were low-paid musicians hired by George Treadwell, who owned the Drifters name. There have been 60 vocalists in the history of the Treadwell Drifters line, including several splinter groups by former Drifters members (not under Treadwell's management). These groups are usually identified with a possessive credit such as "Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters", "Charlie Thomas' Drifters", etc. There are two notable versions of the Drifters. The first classic Drifters, formed by Clyde McPhatter, was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "The Drifters" or "The Original Drifters". The second Drifters, featuring Ben E. King, was separately inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "Ben E. King and the Drifters". In their induction, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selected four members from the classic Drifters, two from the second Drifters, and one from the post-Treadwell Drifters. 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 managed to give the public 13 Hot 100 top 30 chart hits.
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