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The Drifters

THE DRIFTERS

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Also known asCharlie Thomas' DriftersCharlie Thomas's DriftersDrifterDriftersDris TersLes DriftersThe DiftersThe DraftersThe DrifterThe Drifter SoundThe Drifters (Lead Vocal Ben E. King)The Drifters (Los Viajeros)The Drifters Featuring Rick SheppardThe DrifttersThe Original DriftersThe TriftersДрифтерзザ・ドリフターズドリフターズ

Members

Jimmy OliverMilton TurnerBill Fredericks Johnny Thunder Bobby HendricksBenjamin NelsonJohnny Williams (4)Louis PriceCharles BaskervilleSir Charles Hughes

If you like The Drifters

Clyde McPhatter

The Shirelles

The Coasters

Bobby Vee

The Four Tops

The Everly Brothers

Ben E. King

The Platters

The Chiffons

Jackie Wilson

Music videos by The Drifters

Music videos

The Drifters — 1960 Drifters - Baltimore

1960 Drifters - Baltimore

The Drifters — The Drifters - On The Street Where You Live

Releases

Albums

The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

26th March 2005

On Broadway

1994

Christmas With . . . . .

1990

There Goes My First Love

1975

Save the Last Dance for Me

Save the Last Dance for Me

1962

EPs

Definitive Soul: The Drifters

Definitive Soul: The Drifters

2nd April 2007

Legends

Legends

25th September 2004

Under the Boardwalk

Under the Boardwalk

1st June 1964

Singles

The Drifters: Essentials

The Drifters: Essentials

Rockin' & Driftin'

Rockin' & Driftin'

The Good Life With the Drifters

The Good Life With the Drifters

Other Editions

Stand by Me - The Very Best Of

Stand by Me - The Very Best Of

Other

This Magic Moment

This Magic Moment

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits and More 1959-1965

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits and More 1959-1965

We Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

We Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

The Very Best of the Drifters

The Very Best of the Drifters

The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

Tracks by The Drifters

50+ tracks in our catalogue

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionDefinitive Soul: The Drifters

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love [Mono]The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

Adorable / Steamboat

Another Night with the BoysWe Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

Answer the PhoneI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionDefinitive Soul: The Drifters
2:18
(If You Cry) True Love, True Love [Mono]The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)
2:21
Adorable / Steamboat
Another Night with the BoysWe Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)
Answer the PhoneI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
2:51
At the ClubI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
3:00
At the Club
At the Club - Single VersionI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
3:00
Bip Bam / Someday You'll Want Me to Want You
Can I Take You Home Little Girl / Please Help Me Down

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Lyrics

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Up On the Roof

Up On the Roof

Lyrics

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

Lyrics

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

Lyrics

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Roy Gee Hemmings

Rudy Lewis

David Baughan

Jimmy Milner

Johnny Moore (7)

Grant Kitchings

Butch Leake

Robert Ruffin (2)

Charles Thomas (7)

Tommy Evans (8)

Rick Sheppard (3)

Dock Green

Gerhart Thrasher

Andrew Thrasher

Bill Davis (27)

Winford Terry

Clyde Brown (4)

The Drifters - On The Street Where You Live

The Drifters — At the Club

At the Club

The Drifters — 1961 HITS ARCHIVE: I Count The Tears - Drifters

1961 HITS ARCHIVE: I Count The Tears - Drifters

The Drifters — 1962 HITS ARCHIVE: When My Little Girl Is Smiling - Drifters

1962 HITS ARCHIVE: When My Little Girl Is Smiling - Drifters

The Drifters — The Good Life (Remastered)

The Good Life (Remastered)

The Drifters — the drifters - up on the roof

the drifters - up on the roof

The Drifters — Quando, Quando, Quando

Quando, Quando, Quando

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

3:00

At the Club - Single VersionI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Auld Lang Syne (Traditional)Christmas With . . . . .

Bip Bam / Someday You'll Want Me to Want You

Can I Take You Home Little Girl / Please Help Me Down

Can I Take You Home Little Girl?The Very Best of the Drifters

Can I Take You Home Little Girl?The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

Chains of LoveI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Christmas Just Ain't Christmas (Without The One Love) (Unknown)Christmas With . . . . .

Come On Over to My PlaceI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Come on Over to My Place - Single VersionStand by Me - The Very Best Of

Dance with MeThe Drifters: Essentials

Dance With MeOn Broadway

Dance with Me - Single Version; 2011 RemasterDefinitive Soul: The Drifters

Dance With Me (Mono)The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

Dance With Me / True Love, True Love

Don't Cry On the WeekendThe Very Best of the Drifters

Down on the Beach TonightThe Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

Down On the Beach TonightThe Very Best of the Drifters

Down on the Beach Tonight / Say Goodbye to Angelina

Drip Drop / Moonlight Bay

Every Night's a Saturday Night With YouThe Very Best of the Drifters

Every Nite's a Saturday Night with YouThe Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

Every Nite's a Saturday Night with YouLegends

Far from the Maddening CrowdI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Follow MeI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Fools Fall in LoveRockin' & Driftin'

Fools Fall in Love / It Was a Tear

He's Just a PlayboyI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Hello HappinessThe Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

Hello HappinessThe Very Best of the Drifters

Honey Love / Warm Your Heart

I Count the Tears

I Count The TearsThis Magic Moment

I Count The TearsOn Broadway

I Count The Tears (Mono)The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

I Don't Want to Go On Without YouI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I Remember Christmas

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Unknown)Christmas With . . . . .

I'll Take You Home

I'll Take You Home - Single VersionUnder the Boardwalk

I'll Take You Where the Music's PlayingI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I'll Take You Where the Music's PlayingUS Hot 100 Hits of 1965

I'm Free (For The Rest Of Your Life)Legends

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At the Club

Lyrics

Another Night with the Boys

Another Night with the Boys

Lyrics

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Lyrics

He's Just a Playboy

He's Just a Playboy

Lyrics

Love Games

Love Games

Lyrics

The Songs We Used to Sing

The Songs We Used to Sing

Lyrics

Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)

Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)

Lyrics

Kissin' In the Back Row of the Movie

Kissin' In the Back Row of the Movie

Lyrics

Under The Boardwalk (Mono)

Under The Boardwalk (Mono)

Lyrics

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The Drifters Tour Dates

MAY

24

Sun

Scarborough Spa Theatre

Scarborough

APR

22

Thu

Bath Forum

Bath

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