The Drifters (US doo wop/R&B vocal group)
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Discography
1955
Artist information
Group
Members- Vic Bynoe ( since 2002 )
- Patrick Alan ( since 1998 )
- Peter Lamarr ( since 2004 )
- Rohan Delano Turney ( since 1991 )
- Abdul Samaad
-
Jimmy Milner
(
1957-1958
)
(R&B singer, drummer and bandleader) -
Bill Davis
(
1960-1967
)
(US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) - Ray Dorsey ( 1987-2002 )
- Bill Pinkney ( 1953-1956 )
- Louis Price ( 1980-1983, 1986-1986 )
- David Baughan ( 1954-1955, None-1953 )
-
Johnny Moore
(
1955-1957,
1980-1981,
1983-1985,
1987-1998,
1963-1978
)
(soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) - Elsbeary Hobbs ( 1958-1960 )
-
Tommy Evans
(
1956-1958,
1960-1962
)
(US r&b bass vocalist for The Drifters) - Gerhart Thrasher ( 1953-1958 )
- Andrew Thrasher ( 1953-1956 )
- Bobby Hendricks ( 1957-1958 )
- Dan Danbridge ( 1966-1966 )
-
George Chandler
(
1987-1987,
1989-1989
)
(US vocalist, member of The Drifters) - Ben E. King ( 1958-1960, 1981-1985 )
- James "Wrinkle" Johnson ( None-1953 )
- David Baldwin ( None-1953 )
- William "Chick" Anderson ( None-1953 )
- Clyde McPhatter ( None-1954 )
-
Charlie Hughes
(
1956-1957
)
(member of The Drifters) - Willie Ferbee ( 1953-1953 )
-
James Clark
(
1958-1959
)
(US soul vocalist for The Drifters) - James Poindexter ( 1960-1960 )
-
George Grant
(
1960-1960
)
(former Drifters member) -
Gene Pearson
(
1962-1966
)
(vocals, Drifters) - Bill Fredericks ( 1967-1974, 1981-1983 )
-
Don Thomas
(
1969-1971
)
(The Drifters) - Grant Kitchings ( 1972-1975 )
- Joe Blunt ( 1976-1979, 1983-1985 )
-
Walter Adams
(
1953-1953
)
(guitarist for The Drifters) -
Charlie Thomas
(
1958-1967
)
(The Drifters) -
Johnny Lee Williams
(
1959-1960
)
(doo wop singer, short-lived Drifters stint) - Rudy Lewis ( 1960-1964 )
- William Brent ( 1966-1967 )
- Charles Baskerville ( 1967-1967 )
- Butch Leake ( 1972-1976 )
- Butch Mann ( 1972-1976, 1978-1979 )
-
Clyde Brown
(
1974-1981,
1983-1985
)
(US soul singer) - Ray Lewis ( 1978-1983, 1986-1988 )
- John Thurston ( 1987-1990 )
-
Keith John
(
1989-1989
)
(Soul vocalist, songwriter) - Roy Hemmings ( 1990-2003 )
- Jason Leigh ( 1995-1996 )
- Winifred Terry ( 1963-1966 )
-
Jimmy Oliver
(
1953-1957
)
(guitar, Drifters) - Dock Green ( 1958-1962 )
- Reggie Kimber ( 1959-1960 )
- William Van Dyke ( 1960-1960 )
-
Rick Sheppard
(
1966-1971
)
(Former The Drifters member) - Milton Turner ( 1967-1969 )
- Billy Lewis ( 1975-1979, 1986-1989 )
- Jonah Ellis ( 1986-1986 )
- Gene Jenkins ( 1987-1987 )
- Joe Cofie ( 1988-1995 )
-
Tony Jackson
(
1989-1989
)
(r&b vocalist for The Drifters) - Peter Lamarr ( 1990-1991, 1996-2001 )
- Patrick Alan ( 1990-1990 )
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