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The Drifters
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Formed1953OriginUnited StatesGenredoo-wop, rhythm and blues, soulLabelAtlantic Records, Warner Music GroupMembersClyde McPhatter, Johnny Terry, Johnny Moore, Bill Pinkney, Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis
The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King, were originally an up-and-coming group named the Five Crowns. After 1965, members moved between both groups, and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Over the succeeding decades, several different bands, all called the Drifters, can trace roots back to these original groups, but contain few—if any—original members.
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