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Jun 9, 1996 · Elsbeary Hobbs, the bass singer with the rhythm-and-blues vocal group the Drifters, died on May 31 at Veterans Hospital in Manhattan. He was 59. The cause was throat and lung cancer, said Larry ...
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 .
Jul 17, 2024 · Jun 10, 1996 Updated Jul 22, 2020. 0. Elsbeary Hobbs, a singer with the rhythm-and-blues vocal group the Drifters, has died at 59. The Manhattan native died May 31 in Veterans Hospital in ...
The Drifters (Charlie Thomas, Elsbeary Hobbs, Michael Rayson, David Revels) perform "Stand By Me", written and originally recorded by the group's former lead...
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Elsbeary Hobbs, a singer with the rhythm-and-blues vocal group the Drifters, has died at 59. The Manhattan native died at the Veterans Hospital in Manhattan on May 31. The cause was throat and lung cancer, said his manager, Larry Marshak. He joined the vocal group the Five Crowns, led by Ben E. King, in 1956.
Remembering Elsbeary Hobbs, Jr on the day of his birth, R&B singer. Mr. Hobbs was born in Manhattan, where he joined the vocal group the Five Crowns, led by Ben E. King, in 1956. When the original...
Jun 9, 1996 · Elsbeary Hobbes, who sang with The Drifters, died ten days ago at the age of 59. Hobbes and The Drifters were inducted into the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The band's first big hit was ...
