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Os Drifters, como seu nome, eram um grupo em constante mudança:
Maio - Junho 1953: Clyde McPhatter e The Drifters Clyde McPhatter, David Baughan, William Anderson, David Baldwin, James Johnson
Agosto 1953: Clyde McPhatter e The Drifters Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Willie Ferbee
1953 - 1954: Clyde McPhatter e The Drifters: Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver (gtr)
Mid 1954: The Drifters: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
Tarde 1954 - Março 1955: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Jimmy Oliver
Mid 1955 - agosto 1955: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
Agosto 1955 - Agosto 1956: Johnny Moore, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
Agosto 1956 - Tarde 1957: Johnny Moore, Gerhart Thrasher, Tommy Evans, Charlie Hughes, Jimmy Oliver
Final 1957 - Maio 1958: Bobby Hendricks, Gerhart Thrasher, Jimmy Millinder, Tommy Evans
Junho 1958 - Meados de 1959: Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Clark
Meados de 1959 - maio de 1960: Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, Johnny Lee Williams, Reggie Kimber (gtr)
Meados de 1960: Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Poindexter, Reggie Kimber
Meados de 1960: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, William Van Dyke, Reggie Kimber
Meados de 1960 - No final de 1960: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, George Grant, Reggie Kimber
Late 1960 - Mid 1962: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Tommy Evans, Billy Davis (gtr)
Mid 1962 - Late 1962: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Tommy Evans, Gene Pearson, Billy Davis
Early 1963: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis
Abril 1963 - Maio 1964: Johnny Moore, Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis
Maio 1964 - Mid 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Charlie Thomas, Billy Davis
Julho 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, Dan Danbridge, Billy Davis
Agosto - Setembro 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, William Brent, Billy Davis
Outubro 1966 - No início de 1967: Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, William Brent, Billy Davis
Early 1967 - Meados de 1967: Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis
Meados de 1967: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Charles Baskerville, Billy Davis
Novembro 1967: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis
Dezembro de 1967 - Late 1969: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Milton Turner
Late 1969 - Tarde 1971: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Don Thomas
Early 1972 - Mid 1974: Johnny Moore, Bill Fredericks, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann (gtr)
Mid 1974 - Early 1975: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann
Mid 1975 - Early 1976: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann
Early 1976 - Mid 1978: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis
Mid 1978 - 1979: Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann
1980 - 1981: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Louis Price
Late 1981 - 1983: Ben E. King, Bill Fredericks, Ray Lewis, Louis Price
1983 - 1985: Ben E. King, Johnny Moore, Joe Blunt, Clyde Brown
Início 1986 - Final 1986: Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Louis Price, Jonah Ellis
Early 1987: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Gene Jenkins
Março - Maio 1987: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, George Chandler
Maio 1987 - Julho 1988: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, John Thurston
Agosto 1988 - Outubro 1989: Johnny Moore, Billy Lewis, John Thurston, Joe Cofie
Outubro - Novembro 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, George Chandler
Novembro 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Tony Jackson
Novembro - Dezembro 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Keith John
Início 1990 - Meados de 1990: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Peter Lamarr
No final de 1990: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Patrick Alan
Early - Mid 1991: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Peter Lamarr
Mid 1991 - Early 1995: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Rohan Delano Turney
Início 1995 - Final 1996: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Jason Leigh
Final 1996 - Dezembro 1998: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Peter Lamarr
Meados de 1998 - Tarde 2001: Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Peter Lamarr
Início 2002 - Final 2003: Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Victor Bynoe
2004 a apresentar (2010): Peter Lamarr, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Victor Bynoe
Induzido em Rock And Roll Hall of Fame em 1988 (performer).
Fontes oficiais:
‘Rockin’ & Driftin’ – The Drifters Box (Warner Bros / Rhino Records RZ 72417) - 1996
‘The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me’ de Tony Allan com Faye Treadwell (MAGIM 903) - 1997
‘Os Drifters Definitivos’ (Warner Bros WSMCD137) – 2003
Faixas
1
On Broadway
2
Saturday Night At The Movies
3
Sweets For My Sweet
4
There Goes My Baby
5
True Love
6
I'll Take You Home
7
Up On The Roof (Live)
8
The Twist (Live)
9
Please Stay (Don't Go) (live)
10
Money Honey (Live)
11
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Live)
12
My Girl (Live)
13
This Magic Moment (Live)
14
I Count The Tears (Live)
15
Save The Last Dance For Me (Live)
16
I've Got Sand In My Shoes (Live)
Edições
Membros
Ben E. King,Jimmy Oliver,Milton Turner,Bill Fredericks,
Johnny Thunder,Johnny Williams (4),
Louis Price,Charles Baskerville,Sir Charles Hughes,
Roy Gee Hemmings,Bill Pinkney,
Rudy Lewis,David Baughan,Jimmy Milner,
Johnny Moore (7),Grant Kitchings,Robert Ruffin (2),
Charles Thomas (7),Tommy Evans (8),Rick Sheppard (3),Dock Green,Andrew Thrasher,Bill Davis (27),
Winford Terry,Eric B Turner,
Clyde Brown (4)
