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Drifters albums featuring Ben E. King
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| | Very Best Of The Drifters CD (1993)
 $8.45    
THE VERY BEST OF THE DRIFTERS features 16 tracks recorded between 1959 and 1964. Includes historic black and white photographs and liner notes by Steve Propes.
THE VERY BEST is a definitive anthology of the Drifters' most fertile and commercially successful ...
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| All-Time Greatest Hits & More (1959-1965) CDs (1988)
$12.15
Between 1953 and 1958, the Drifters were among the biggest acts in R&B. The group's members, however, were an unruly bunch, prone to offending club owners and disc jockeys. The group's manager (owner of the band's name) finally fired the ...
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| Definitive Soul CDs (2006)
$12.25
Along with Ray Charles, the Drifters epitomized the sound of black commercial music in the late 1950s and early 1960s as it was being marketed by Atlantic Records. Silky smooth, sophisticated, and distinguished by irrepressible pop melodies and just enough ...
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| Drifters appears on
Ben E. King
Stand By Me CD (1996)
$6.39
Includes liner notes by C. Young.
Personnel: Ben E. King (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Chuck Young.
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 Drifters Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Drifters songs: Save the Last Dance For Me Lyrics, There Goes My Baby Lyrics, Up on the Roof Lyrics, Dance With Me Lyrics, On Broadway Lyrics, This Magic Moment Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Saturday Night at the Movies Lyrics, Some Kind of Wonderful Lyrics, Sweets For My Sweet Lyrics, I Count the Tears Lyrics, When My Little Girl Is Smiling Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs I'll Take You Home Lyrics, Ruby Baby Lyrics, If You Cry True Love, True Love Lyrics, Honey Love Lyrics, Fools Fall in Love Lyrics, Adorable Lyrics, Unchained Melody Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Mexican Divorce Lyrics, Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies Lyrics.
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Drifters Biography
One of the best-known and best-loved R&B vocal groups of all-time, The Drifters were blessed with some great lead singers (Clyde McPhatter & Ben E. King), great songwriters (Leiber & Stoller, Pomus & Shuman) and great producers (Phil Spector, Bert Berns). Despite many personnel changes, they scored an amazing 11 top-20 records between 1959 and 1964, and are still on the oldies touring circuit today.
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Ben E. King | Solomon Burke, Gary U.S. Bonds, Manhattan Transfer, Average White Band, John Cafferty, Lavern Baker, Bobby Susser | | Tommy Evans | George Harrison | | Doc Green | | Eugene Pearson | | Rudy Lewis | | Doris Troy | Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Carly Simon, Dr. John, Kevin Ayers, Humble Pie, Ashton & Lord, Spencer Davis, Don Fardon | | Dionne Warwick | Luther Vandross, Spinners, Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Jeffrey Osborne, Stevie Wonder, Kashif | | Dee Dee Warwick | Aretha Franklin, Esther Phillips, Ronnie Hawkins, Tommy Hunt, Van Morrison | | Johnny Williams | Count Basie, Mahalia Jackson, Elmore James, Count Orchestra Basie, Sidney Bechet, Raymond Scott, Midge Williams, Eddie Durham, Stan Getz | | Johnny Moore | Charles Trio Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter, Jamaica All Stars, Ray Charles, Heptones | | Johnny Terry | James Brown | | Elsbearry Hobbs |
Worked With
Chris Carter, Ben E. King, Burt Bacharach
Contemporaries
Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Al Green (Vocals), Fats Domino, Otis Redding, The Temptations (R&B), Little Richard, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, The Four Tops, Ben E. King, The Searchers, The Platters, The Dells, The Coasters, Clyde McPhatter, Jay & the Americans, Frankie Lymon, The Flamingos (Doo Wop), The Cadillacs, The Clovers, Shirley & Lee, The Five Keys, Johnny Ace (Piano), The Del Vikings, The Crests, Phil Spector, Jesse Belvin, The Olympics, The Crows, Earl Lewis & the Channels, The Moonglows (US), The Robins, The Cardinals, Leiber & Stoller
Followers
Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Marvin Gaye, Boyz II Men, Billy Joel, George Benson (Guitarist), Otis Redding, Carole King, Laura Nyro, Barry White, Southside Johnny, Phil Spector
Influences
The Platters, Mills Brothers, The Ink Spots, The Orioles, The "5" Royales, Billy Ward, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Ravens, The Five Crowns
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