THE DRIFTERS 1959 Members Then & Now 2022 HOW THEY CHANGED

[@ThingsAboutThem]

Who was your favorite artist member from The Drifters? Like the video for more content

[@CairoReal]

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[@marke891]

There are many groups using the name. There was one singer who was billing himself as formerly from the Drifters and getting bookings in the Long Island area. I knew he couldn't be a Drifter because #1 he was too young. When speaking to him I asked him questions that he couldn't answer . The best was he didn't know about the recording True Love the B side of Dance with me. Joke. He has since passed on but he fooled a lot of People.

[@henriettaparks4266]

CLYDE MCPHATTERS!! LOVE THEM!!

[@marke891]

Charlie Thomas met him years ago and friendly and from my hometown Brooklyn NY.

[@marjoriepaterson7581]

Love this group

[@christopherchannelmarlo3227]

Loved them all . My favorite all time group.❤Dance with me , There goes my baby , One way love , Under the boardwalk, just all classic .

[@calvinjackson8110]

Ben E. KING did the song There Goes My Baby in about 1959. Another group of Drifters featuring the lead vocal Johnny Moore did Boardwalk in 1964.

[@christopherchannelmarlo3227]

@@calvinjackson8110 There we’re many more songs done by leaders such as Rudy Lewis , Sweet for my sweet, Room full of tears , Mexican Divorce and many more , like I said THEY were my all time favorite 🤩 GROUP.

[@rickroden7666]

Some of those guys were not only great musicians but sooooo handsome... wow.

[@ladymanifest5213]

" Up on the Roof" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "White Christmas" "Under the Boardwalk" Love these guys 😍 RIP to Charlie, Clyde, Rudy, Johnny and Ben ❤️ 🕊️

[@keithcampbell6806]

Presenters of these documentaries should do more research before releasing. No mention of Rudy Lewis in this presentation and he was one of their best lead singers along with Johnny Moore. Do some more research in the future please.

[@brwnlady]

Egregious oversight. Rudy sang lead in one of the greatest songs of all time. I also find these type of click bait videos annoyingly deceptive. The right photo gives the impression that, that is Ben E. King NOW. King died in 3015.

[@calvinjackson8110]

@@brwnlady oops! You probably meant 2015.

[@acquanellaogbemudia9930]

Great Podcast and Clyde Mc Phatter was THE VOICE RIP

[@johngoulbourne384]

Good that you featured the group. A follow up would be great , then you can make mention of legendary but short lived Rudy Lewis. His Burt Bacharach written songs were awesome.

[@stevecook8941]

Charlie Thomas sadly passed away Jan 2023..............Drifters were great as the originals up until mid 1970's....

[@jerryhayward10]

Yeah@dustee i'm with you on that i'm a die hard drifters fan. Rudy lewis by far was my favorite and the best lead singer they had not even close.

[@liulee-yu7264]

All singers were great

[@edwardhayes6111]

Clyde McPhatter had great solo hits too : Lover’s Question and Lover Please Treasure of Love

[@dustee]

Rudy Lewis was my favorite singer from the Drifters after Ben E. King and he wasn't even mentioned. Some songs that Rudy was the lead singer, Please Stay", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Up On The Roof" and "On Broadway" also "Another Night with the Boys"....

[@garfieldmaloney3861]

Rudy Lewis is arguably the most successful lead singer of the Drifters and led the group at the height of their popularity from 1961 until his untimely death in 1964 and his name wasn’t even mentioned. 😮

[@dustee]

@@garfieldmaloney3861I I'm an OG that loved doo wop and Fell in love with 'Oh My Love' and There Goes My Baby' sung by Ben E King in 58 and 59. Good memories. :)

[@morrisstewart7586]

​@@garfieldmaloney3861I think that the video didn't mention him because even though he was one of the original drifters, his career was short lived, due to troubled and traged end. that being said, my mom dated Bill Pinkney when I was 12 until I was 22 years old, it was fun traveling with the group in the summer and having the house full of musicians. not to mention how many girls that my brother and I impressed with free concerts tickets of many other groups. my mom and and Mr Pinkney also had matching Lincoln Continentals that we would sport around town. We were sad to hear of his passing and was still close with his family in Greenville and Sumter SC.

[@connieharris2755]

My favorite lead singer along with Ben E King was Rudy Lewis, he was the lead on Some Kind of Wonderful, Up on the Roof, 'Please Stay', Another Night with the Boys and On Broadway. BTW: My favorite song was a Doo Wop lead singer Ben E. King entitled, 'Oh My Love' as well King singing This Magic Moment.

[@jrdlabs]

Needs an update...Charlie Thomas is gone and there is no mention of Rudy Lewis.

[@marjoriepaterson7581]

♡♡♡♡♡ Johnny Moore

[@Oliveras1943]

I was raised in harlem at lenox avenue and 115th street new york new york I was aware of the great five crowns group Their slbum was fantastic

[@calvinjackson8110]

The second man in your thumbnail is not Ben E. King(the first photo). The second man is Bill Pinkney who was from the first group of Drifters, the same group who did White Christmas from the year 1954.

[@SnypezLV]

For real

[@williamoxendine6121]

They had a great sound king was the main singer he had the voice stand by me a great song John Lennon did a great job to

[@herbertgraham2238]

Ben.E.King ,Rudy lewis and Johnny Moore were the best lead singers of the Drifters.

[@joycerodgers6381]

I think dowopp, music is sang beautifully!!

[@keithcampbell6806]

His name was Benjamin Earl Nelson . Ben E King was just a stage name.

[@jibjab351]

Johnnie Moor was the only lead singer I remember [1970s]

[@utahsilvey5930]

You forgot about rudy lewis

[@lowwhite4698]

What about Rudy Lewis?

[@calvinjackson8110]

He died in 1964 I believe. He was lead singer of the group of Drifters that did: Up On The Roof and On Broadway.

[@icyshack5946]

Rudy was my favorite lead. Thanks 👍

[@oldschoolsinger]

How can you give a "history" of the Drifters without mentioning Ben E. King's replacement, Rudy Lewis, who sung lead on two of their biggest hits, "On Broadway" and "Up On The Roof"??

[@mick79082]

Bobby Hendricks, Rudy Lewis???????????????????????????????????????

[@gloriastuart7598]

He passed away and that picture of the man is not Ben E King stop the madness?

[@doowops3]

"White Christmas" puts a smile on my face every year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpW5i4KBlJ6Ii6s

[@santocataldi3355]

If you don't like the drifters stay away from me I know everything about you hahaha !!!