The Drifters

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Years Active
1953 – present (72 years)
Founded In
New York, New York, United States
The Drifters is a long-lived R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953 from New York City, NY, USA. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates. The original Drifters Ahmet Ertegün 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… read more
The Drifters is a long-lived R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953 from New York City, NY, USA. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates. The ori… read more
The Drifters is a long-lived R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953 from New York City, NY, USA. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates. The original Drifters Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records approached Clyde McPhat… read more

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1 Play track The Ultimate Collection This Magic Moment
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 1,830 listeners
2 Play track The Ultimate Sixties Collection Under the Boardwalk
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 1,490 listeners
3 Play track The Ultimate Sixties Collection Up On The Roof
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4 Play track Up On The Roof: The Best Of The Drifters There Goes My Baby
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5 Play track The Ultimate Sixties Collection Save the Last Dance for Me
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6 Play track Saturday Night at the Movies Saturday Night At The Movies
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7 Play track Definitive Soul: The Drifters White Christmas
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8 Play track The Very Best of The Drifters Some Kind of Wonderful
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9 Play track The Definitive 70's Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
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10 Play track Under the Boardwalk On Broadway
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Albums

  1. 221,930 listeners

    1 Jun 1964 · 13 tracks

    Under the Boardwalk
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  2. 93,635 listeners

    Oct 1960 · 2 tracks

    Save The Last Dance For Me
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  3. 82,073 listeners

    6 Dec 1974 · 2 tracks

    White Christmas / The Bells of St. Mary's
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  4. 62,204 listeners

    27 Nov 1964 · 2 tracks

    Saturday Night at the Movies
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