The drifters

Charlie Thomas, Ben E. King, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs of the doo wop groups "The Drifters" pose for a porrait in 1959 in New York, New York.

The Drifters - Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby is where I'll be...

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The Drifters were formed in 1953 to serve as backing for Clyde McPhatter. Over 65 years and several eras of Drifters, there have been 60 different vocalists including several splinter groups called the Drifters. The “original” group consisted of Clyde McPhatter, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, … Read MoreThe Drifters (1953- )

On today’s date January 22, 1963 The Drifters recorded “On Broadway” Image: “The Drifters, 1961” via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in The United States

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By Gary: I have avoided posting this group for some time. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I do not or did not like them. I did. It’s just that they had sooooo many group m…

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