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The Drifters Biography. The Drifters were an American rhythm-and-blues vocal group that had a string of chart-topping successes from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. They are well known for their songs “Under the Boardwalk” and “Save the Last Dance for Me”.
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Michael Hill. The story of the Drifters is more than the story of a single group’s success. It’s also the story of the great rhythm and blues singers who claimed membership in the group at various times, of the equally great songwriters who created classic songs for the group and of the pioneering record executives ...
The Drifters are an American doo-wop 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 drifted in and out of both groups and many of these ...
