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American Doo-Wop and R&B/Soul Vocal Group
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The Drifters Biography
In 1953, an American doo-wop and R&B/Soul group known as The Drifters were originally formed to serve as a back up group for Clyde McPhatter of Billy Ward and his Dominoes. The Drifters were low-paid musicians hired by George Treadwell, who owned the Drifters name and were the least stable of the great vocal groups according to Rolling Stone Magazine. In the history of the Treadwell Drifters line, there have been 60 vocalists including several splinter groups by former Drifters members not under Treadwell's management. These groups are recognized by a possessive credit such as Charlie Thomas' Drifters, Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters, etc. The early 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s (post-Atlantic period) were the three golden eras of the Drifters. Formed by Clyde McPhatter, the first Drifters was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as The Drifters. Separately inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as Ben E. King and the Drifters, the second Drifters featured Ben E. King. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selected four members from the first Drifters, two from the second Drifters, and one from the post-Atlantic Drifters during their induction. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame states that: “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 recorded 13 Billboard Hot 100 top 30 chart hits. A 1970s revival in Britain, with both old and new material, was not matched in the United States, although it saw their biggest successes on the UK pop charts, peaking with the number 2 hit Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies.”
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