In The 1970s Drifters

Originally formed back in 1953 and still surviving in the 1970s. The Drifters moved to the UK in 1972 and went through many different group members.

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UK single hits during the 1970s went like this.

1972

Saturday Night At The Movies originally a hit in the U.S in 1964. Reached No. 3 in the UK.

The next hit was Come On Over To My Place a hit from 1965. In 1973 came one of their best hits called Like Sister And Brother. All about unrequited love and nothing to do with keeping it in the family. The song reached No. 7.

Moving on to 1974 and the Drifters were Kissing in the Back Row of the Movies with lead singer Johnny Moore who also sang on the follow up hit Down on the Beach Tonight. A small hit reached No. 33 in 1975 called Love Games.

The next single in 1975 jumped to No. 3 in the UK charts with There Goes My First Love another great classic sing a long song. The last hit that year was Can I Take You Home Little Girl.

Moving on and after two decades the group are still scoring single hits. 1976 and Hello Happiness, which was followed by a smaller hit called Every Nite's A Saturday Night With You.

The very last single of the decade was You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book. After that the Drifters drifted out of chart success.

Rock Hall Interviews Bill Pinkney of the Drifters

Members[edit]

• Clyde McPhatter (1953–54; died 1972)
• David Baughan (1953, 1954–55; died 1970)
• William Anderson (1953)
• David Baldwin (1953)
• James Johnson (1953)
• Bill Pinkney (1953–56; died 2007)
• Gerhart Thrasher (1953–58; died 1977)
• Andrew Thrasher (1953–56; died 1978)
• Willie Ferbee (1953)
• Walter Adams (1953; died 1953)
• Jimmy Oliver (1954–57)
• Johnny Moore (1954–57, 1964–78, 1980, 1983, 1987–98; died 1998)
• Tommy Evans (1956–62; died 1984)
• Lee Anderson 2015
• Charlie Hughes (1956)
• Bobby Hendricks (1957)
• Jimmy Millinder (1957)
• Ben E. King (1958–60, 1981–85; died 2015)
• Charlie Thomas (1958–67)
• Dock Green (1958–62; died 1989)
• Derek Ventura (1972–84)
• Bernard Jones (1972–84)
• Lloyd Butch Phillips (1972–84; died 2002)
• Elsbeary "Beary" Hobbs (1958–60; died 1996)
• James Clark (1958–59)
• Johnny Lee Williams (1959–60; died 2004)
• Reggie Kimber (1959–60)
• James Poindexter (1960)
• Rudy Lewis (1960–64; died 1964)
• Eugene "Gene" Pearson (1962–66)
• Johnny Terry (1963–66; died 2005)
• Jimmy Lewis (1963–65; died 2004)
• Dan Dandridge (1966)
• Clarence Tex Walker (1966–1973; died 2007 Woodstock, Oxford UK)
• William Brent (1966)
• Rick Sheppard (1966–1988)
• Bill Fredericks (1966–??, 1982–83; died 1999)
• Charles Baskerville (1967)
• Hollywood Lee Logan (1983–Present)
• Butch Leake (1970–1976)
• Joe Blunt (1976–1980, 1983–1986)
• Ray Lewis (1978–83, 1986–present)
• Terry King^[33] (1978–Retired 1989)
• Rudy Ivan (19??–82)
• Louis Price (1980–83, 1986)
• Peter Lamarr (1990, 1991, 1998–2001, 2004–??)
• Roy Hemmings (1990–2003)
• Rohan Delano Turney (1991–????)
• Patrick Alan (1990, 1998–????)
• Jason Leigh (1995–2001)
• Vernon K. Taylor (1995–present)
• Victor Bynoe (2002–??)
• Steve V. King (2008–10)
• Maurice Cannon (2008–11)
• Damion Charles (2008–12)
• Michael Williams (2008–present)
• Ryan King (2010–present)
• Carlton Powell (2011–14)
• Pierre Herelle (2012–14)
• Daniel Bowen Smith (2014–2015)
• Damien Charles (2014–present)
• Bobby Charles Taylor August 13, 1940 - (died on October 14, 2018 in Moreno Valley, California).
• Gil Johnny Thunder Hamilton
• Emmanuel Dadey (2015)
• Jerome Bucknor (2015)