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The Drifters Tour Dates

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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 Biography

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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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The Drifters Albums

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Up on the Roof - The Very Best of the… Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
Five Decades & Moore Compilation 2009-09-07 itunes amazon
Now / Love Games Album 2007-08-20 itunes amazon
The Legacy Continues Compilation 2006-06-26 itunes amazon
The Definitive Soul Collection Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
16 Greatest Hits Compilation 2005-06-07 itunes amazon
Side by Side: The Drifters and The… Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
The Drifters Compilation 2004 itunes amazon
The Best of The Drifters Compilation 2003-12-23 itunes amazon
All-Time Greatest Hits Compilation 2003-10-13 itunes amazon
Christmas With The Drifters Compilation 2003-09-15 itunes amazon
The Definitive Drifters Compilation 2003-05-05 itunes amazon
Under the Boardwalk Compilation 2003 itunes amazon
Golden Hits Compilation 2003 itunes amazon
14 Great Hits Compilation 2001 itunes amazon
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