With one of the most distinctive voices in classic R&B, a high tenor capable of soaring and grabbing in the same song, Clyde McPhatter was a hard act to follow, both as a member of the Drifters and as ...

Dear Editor, The Argus: Have you ever heard of Clyde Lensey McPhatter the legendary soul singer with the beautiful tenor voice who belted out his songs with so much emotion it left the listeners ...

1 Jackie Burns, Kristen Beth Williams and More to Lead DEATH BECOMES HER Tour Ronn David McPhatter, the son of two rhythm and blues greats, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Ruth Brown and Clyde McPhatter, ...

THE DRIFTERS had been favorites at the Apollo Theatre from the first time they brought their singular harmonies to its stage, probably in late 1953. There wasn’t much not to like. That first group was ...

The Drifters are a long-lived american doo wop pop R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & The Dominoes) in 1953. There have been over 60 members since 1953.

Soul and R&B legends The Drifters play Portsmouth Guildhall on 26 September. The band was originally created in 1953 by ...

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Bill Pinckney died recently. It was in all the papers. The story was careful to note that, while Pinckney was the bass singer for the original Drifters R&B singing group, he did not participate in ...

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