The Drifters

US doo wop/R&B vocal group

Formé en 1953

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mer. 21 oct. Glasgow, Royaume-Uni · Royal Concert Hall Billets
ven. 23 oct. Arbroath, Royaume-Uni · The Webster Memorial Theatre Billets
sam. 24 oct. Hamilton, Canada · The Town House Billets
jeu. 29 oct. Walsall, Royaume-Uni · Walsall Arena Billets
sam. 31 oct. Taunton, Royaume-Uni · Wellspring Leisure Centre Billets
dim. 1 nov. Eastbourne, Royaume-Uni · Congress Theatre Billets
mar. 3 nov. Runcorn, Royaume-Uni · The Brindley Billets
ven. 6 nov. Dublin, Irlande · The Helix Billets
sam. 7 nov. Dublin, Irlande · The Helix Billets
dim. 8 nov. Limerick, Irlande · University Concert Hall Billets
mer. 11 nov. Fareham, Royaume-Uni · Fareham Live Billets
jeu. 12 nov. Hastings, Royaume-Uni · Book Online Billets
ven. 13 nov. Leatherhead, Royaume-Uni · Leatherhead Theatre Billets
dim. 15 nov. Coventry, Royaume-Uni · Albany Theatre Billets
mer. 18 nov. Swansea, Royaume-Uni · The Grand Billets
sam. 21 nov. Beverley, Royaume-Uni · Beverley Minster Billets
dim. 22 nov. Halifax, Canada · Book Online Billets
mar. 24 nov. Banbury, Royaume-Uni · St Mary's Church Billets
ven. 27 nov. Ely, Royaume-Uni · Ely Cathedral Billets
sam. 28 nov. Potters Bar, Royaume-Uni · Wyllyotts Theatre Billets
ven. 4 déc. Bedford, Canada · Corn Exchange Billets
jeu. 10 déc. Felixstowe, Royaume-Uni · Spa Pavilion Billets
ven. 11 déc. Dudley, Royaume-Uni · Town Hall Billets
sam. 12 déc. Dudley, Royaume-Uni · Town Hall Billets
ven. 8 janv. Hull, Royaume-Uni · City Hall Billets
sam. 9 janv. Peterborough, Royaume-Uni · The Cresset Billets
dim. 10 janv. Hornchurch, Royaume-Uni · Queen's Theatre Billets
lun. 11 janv. Hornchurch, Royaume-Uni · Queen's Theatre Billets
ven. 15 janv. Poole, Royaume-Uni · St Peters Billets
dim. 17 janv. Colchester, Royaume-Uni · Charter Hall Billets
jeu. 21 janv. Harrogate, Royaume-Uni · Royal Hall Billets
jeu. 28 janv. Torquay, Royaume-Uni · Princess Theatre Billets
ven. 29 janv. Truro, Royaume-Uni · Hall for Cornwall Billets
dim. 31 janv. Manchester, Royaume-Uni · The Bridgewater Hall Billets
ven. 5 mars Birmingham, Royaume-Uni · Symphony Hall Billets
sam. 13 mars Liverpool, Royaume-Uni · M&S Bank Arena Auditorium Billets
jeu. 18 mars Scunthorpe, Royaume-Uni · Baths Hall Billets
ven. 19 mars Stoke-on-Trent, Royaume-Uni · Victoria Hallavec Harry Manx Billets
ven. 26 mars Leeds, Royaume-Uni · Irish Centre Billets
sam. 27 mars Leeds, Royaume-Uni · Irish Centre Billets
mer. 31 mars Paisley, Royaume-Uni · Paisley Town Hall Billets
jeu. 1 avr. Dundee, Canada · Whitehall Theatre Billets
ven. 2 avr. Edinburgh, Royaume-Uni · Usher Hall Billets
sam. 3 avr. Lancaster, États-Unis · Lancaster Grand Billets
ven. 16 avr. Ringwood, Australie · The Barn Billets
jeu. 22 avr. Bath, Royaume-Uni · Forum Billets
ven. 30 avr. Guildford, Royaume-Uni · G Live Billets
dim. 2 mai Christchurch, Nouvelle-Zélande · The Regent Billets
ven. 7 mai Wrexham, Royaume-Uni · William Aston Hall Billets
sam. 8 mai Northwich, Royaume-Uni · Memorial Court Billets
mer. 12 mai St Helens, Royaume-Uni · Theatre Royal Billets
jeu. 13 mai Stafford, Royaume-Uni · Gatehouse Theatre Billets
ven. 14 mai Loughborough, Royaume-Uni · Town Hall Billets
ven. 21 mai Weston-Super-Mare, Royaume-Uni · The Playhouse Billets
mer. 26 mai Redditch, Royaume-Uni · Palace Theatre Billets
dim. 30 mai Cardiff, Royaume-Uni · New Theatre Billets
jeu. 3 juin Lichfield, Royaume-Uni · Lichfield Cathedral Billets
ven. 4 juin Banbury, Royaume-Uni · St Mary's Church Billets
sam. 5 juin Selby, Royaume-Uni · Selby Abbey Billets
ven. 11 juin Chesterfield, Royaume-Uni · Winding Wheel Billets
sam. 12 juin York, Royaume-Uni · The Grand Opera House Billets
jeu. 24 juin Bury St Edmunds, Royaume-Uni · The Apex Billets
ven. 25 juin Bury St Edmunds, Royaume-Uni · The Apex Billets
jeu. 1 juil. Melksham, Royaume-Uni · Melksham Assembly Hall Billets
ven. 2 juil. Harpenden, Royaume-Uni · Eric Morecambe Centre Billets
sam. 3 juil. Warrington, Royaume-Uni · Parr Hall Billets
ven. 9 juil. Blackpool, Royaume-Uni · The Joe Longthorne Theatre Billets
sam. 10 juil. Colne, Royaume-Uni · The Muni Theatre Billets
mer. 21 juil. Darlington, Royaume-Uni · Darlington Hippodrome Billets
ven. 30 juil. Middleton, Royaume-Uni · Arena Billets
sam. 31 juil. Middleton, Royaume-Uni · Arena Billets
ven. 6 août Bridlington, Royaume-Uni · Spa Billets
dim. 12 sept. Kidderminster, Royaume-Uni · Town Hall Billets
sam. 18 sept. Wigan, Royaume-Uni · The Edge Billets
sam. 2 oct. Doncaster, Royaume-Uni · The Dome Billets

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The Drifters est un groupe vocal américain de doo-wop, rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues et soul formé en 1953. Emmené par Clyde McPhatter puis Ben E. King, le groupe connaît un vif succès à la fin des années 1950 - début des années 1960 dont témoignent peu les LPs, leurs sorties ayant toujours été en décalage de deux ou trois années avec les périodes d'enregistrement.

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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. After 1965, members moved between both groups, and many of these formed other groups of Drifters as well. Over the succeeding decades, several different bands, all called the Drifters, can trace roots back to these original groups, but contain few—if any—original members.

According to Rolling Stone, the Drifters were the least stable of the great vocal groups, as they were low-paid musicians hired by George Treadwell, who owned the Drifters' name from 1955, after McPhatter left. The Treadwell Drifters line has had 60 musicians, including several splinter groups by former Drifters members (not under Treadwell's management). These groups are usually identified with a possessive credit such as "Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters" and "Charlie Thomas' Drifters".

The three golden eras of the Drifters were the early 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s (post-Atlantic period). From these, the first Drifters, formed by Clyde McPhatter, were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "The Drifters". The second Drifters, featuring Ben E. King, were separately inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "Ben E. King and the Drifters". In their induction, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selected four members from the first Drifters (Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher and Johnny Moore), two from the second Drifters (Ben E. King and Charlie Thomas), and one from the post-Atlantic Drifters (Rudy Lewis). There were other lead singers too, but the group was less successful during those times.

According to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame: "Through turmoil and changes, the (original) Drifters managed to set musical trends and give the public 13 chart hits, most of which are legendary recordings today." Matching that feat, subsequent formations of the Drifters recorded 13 Billboard Hot 100 top-30 chart hits. The 1950s and '60s incarnations of the group were also a force on the US R&B charts, notching six number-one R&B hits: "Money Honey" (1953), "Honey Love" (1954), "Adorable" (1955), "There Goes My Baby" (1959), "Save the Last Dance for Me" (1960), and "Under the Boardwalk" (1964). A 1970s revival in Britain, with both old and new material, was not matched in the United States, although they had their biggest successes on the UK singles chart, peaking with the number-two hit "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies".

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