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Clyde McPhatter war ein bekannter Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger der 1950er und 60er Jahre, der mit Hits wie Money Honey, Treasure of Love und A Lover's Question bekannt wurde. Er sang für verschiedene Labels, darunter Atlantic, MGM und Mercury, und zog später nach England, wo er seine Karriere fortsetzte.
Clyde McPhatter was an American singer of R&B, soul, and rock and roll. He was the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes and the Drifters, and the first artist to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Titles (a-side, B-side) (both Tracks Are ...Peak Billboard Pop PositionPeak Billboard R&b PositionYear"Money Honey" b/w "The Way I Feel" ...—11953"Such a Night" b/w "Lucille" (non-album ...—21954"Honey Love" b/w "Warm Your Heart"2111954"Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" ...——1954- Humble Beginnings
- Domino Effect
- Drifting on
- On His Own
- Misfortunes
- Clyde Mcphatter Legacy
- Crying Won’T Help You Now
- Just to Hold My Hand
- Ta Ta
- Long Lonely Nights
Born on November 15, 1932, in Durham, North Carolina, he was the son of Reverend Baptist George McPhatter. Since the age of five years old, he sang in his father’s church choir along with his siblings. At ten years old, Clyde was a soloist in the choir that sang in a soprano voice. Going into 1945, the McPhatters moved to Teaneck, New Jersey. While...
As a member of Billy Ward and his Dominoes, Clyde McPhatter enjoyed the prestige that came as one of the top R&B vocal groups in the United States. What made them even more popular than groups like The Clovers and the Ravens was McPhatter’s high-pitched tenor vocals. Because of this, many recording artists were inspired to copy an art form he alrea...
Now with Billy Ward and his Dominoes behind him, Clyde McPhatter moved forward by forming the Drifters. This first lineup was singers McPhatter already performed with as Mount Lebanon Singers. In 1953, this new group recorded “Lucille,” a song McPhatter wrote. Unfortunately for the Drifters, the label they were with at the time, Atlantic Records, d...
Immediately after he was discharged from the military, Clyde McPhatter recorded and released his first hit as a solo artist. It was a duet with Ruth Browntitled “Love Has Joined Us Together.” Shortly after this, he recorded additional notable R&B songs such as “Rock and Cry” and “Seven Days.” This success led to additional hit singles that would be...
Unfortunately for Clyde McPhatter, the tastes of the fans were changing as the 1960s progressed in a direction that forced R&B to share the spotlight with the various sounds coming from rock and roll music. Now facing a downward spiral in popularity as a recording artist, this prompted McPhatter to move to England in 1968 where he still had a loyal...
The influence of Clyde McPhatter as a singer turned him into an idol among an audience that recognized his contribution as the defining influence that merged R&B with the gospel-like soul. Unfortunately for McPhatter, he didn’t realize this at the time as he assumed at one point he didn’t even have a fan base. What was also unfortunate was not bein...
On the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, “Crying Won’t Help You Now” peaked at number twenty-two. It was the final hit from Clyde McPhatter, which was released in 1965. Although this was a breakup song from a romance that went cold, it also served as a bit of a reality check when it came to McPhatter’s career as a recording artist. With R...
“Just To Hold My Hand: was a single released from Clyde McPhatter’s first solo album, Love Ballads. On the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, it became a number-six hit. On the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked as high as number twenty-six. This doo-wop number was a real gem as McPhatter inquired his love interest if she would allow him to h...
Recorded and released in 1960, “Ta Ta” became a number seven hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. On the US Billboard Hot 100, it became a number twenty-three hit. At this point, it was Clyde McPhatter’s highest-charting single as a solo artist. That changed in 1962 with “Lover Please,” which became McPhatter’s final top ten hits ...
First, it was Lee Andrews & the Hearts who recorded and released “Long Lonely Nights” in 1957 before it was covered that same year by Clyde McPhatter. It was his version that became a hit, peaking as high as number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and at number forty-nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. Sung as a man with a broken...
The 1st single by the Original Drifters with Clyde McPhatter in 1953. The Drifters would go on to have a rotating volume of talent go in and out of the band over the next 50 years.
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Enjoy five classic songs by Clyde McPhatter, the American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. Listen to Treasure of Love, Without Love, Long Lonely Nights, A Lover's Question and Lover Please.
Learn about Clyde McPhatter, an American rhythm-and-blues singer who popularized soul music in the 1950s. Find out his achievements, awards, and struggles in this comprehensive article by Britannica.
The unlikely star that guided music towards soul. Clyde McPhatter injected R&B with the unrestrained emotional zeal of gospel music. He was one of many to cross over from the sacred to the secular, but his high tenor was one of a kind.
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