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 from New York City, NY, USA. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates.
The original Drifters
Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records approached Clyde McPhatter after he left The Dominoes and signed him. McPhatter first recruited several members of his former group
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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ON BROADWAY
F#EF#EF#EF#E They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway F#EF#EF#EF#E The say there's always magic in the air BABA But when you're walking down the street BABCC# And you ain't had enough to eat F#EF#EF#EF#E The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere
GFGFGFGF The say the girls are something else on Broadway GFGFGFGF But looking at them just gives me the blues CBbCBb Cause how you gonna make some time CBbCC#D When all you've got is one thin dime GFGFGFGF And one thin dime won't even shine you're shoes
G#F#G#F#G#F#G#F# The say that I won't last too long on Broadway G#F#G#F#G#F#G#F# I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home they all say C#BC#B But no they're wrong I know they are C#BC#DD# Cause I can play this here guitar G#F#G#F#G#F#G#F# And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway
G#F#G#F#G#F#G#F# ... On Broadway ...
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All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.