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April 1958 unter erstmaliger Produktionsleitung von Leiber/Stoller hatten die Drifters (in der Formation Bobby Hendricks, Gerhart Thrasher, Jimmy Millender und Tommy Evans) unter anderem Drip Drop aufgenommen; Hendricks hatte jedoch eine Woche später die Gruppe verlassen. Die Drifters standen somit ohne Leadsänger da, als ihr Auftritt im Apollo-Theater ab 30. Mai 1958 anstand. Hendricks ...
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- Clyde McPhatter (bis 1954)
- 1953
Johnny Moore and Charlie Hughes were called up for national service in 1957 and were replaced by Bobby Hendricks and Jimmy Millender. The 1958 lineup comprised of: Bobby Hendricks (lead tenor), Gerhart Thrasher (first tenor), Jimmy Millender (baritone), Tommy Evans (bass), and Jimmy Oliver (guitar).
They were then respectfully replaced by Bobby Hendricks and Jimmy Millender. This line-up had a moderate hit with “Drip Drop” in 1958. After this, the group’s popularity started to decline.
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Other new members included Charlie Hughes, Bobby Hendricks (who came in as lead tenor when Moore was drafted in 1957), Jimmy Millender and Tommy Evans. A greater emphasis on pop material ensued, but tension between the group and their manager, George Treadwell, resulted in an irrevocable split. Having fired the extant line-up in 1958, Treadwell, who owned the copyright to the Drifters" name ...
Honey-voiced giants of doo wop and vocal R&B, noted for a string of hits between 1959 and 1964. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2020s. Formed. May, 1953 in New York, NY. Genre. R&B, Pop/Rock. Styles. Doo Wop, Early Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Soul. Group Members.
Moore and Hughes were drafted in 1957 and replaced by Bobby Hendricks and Jimmy Millender. By early 1958, the lineup was: Bobby Hendricks (lead tenor), Gerhart Thrasher (first tenor), Jimmy Millender (baritone), Tommy Evans (bass), and Jimmy Oliver (guitar).
