Thursday, July 19, 2012

June 19, 1958: After a series of disputes over money (and a fistfight with the manager of Harlem's famous Apollo Theater) A NEW DRIFTERS LINE-UP EMERGES...






July 19, 1958: Drifters manager George Treadwell fires the entire group and installs the existing group—Ben E. King  and the Five Crowns--in their place, renaming them the Drifters…




This lineup  featured a tenor lead by the name of
Ben E. King



Ben E King and The Drifters would prove to be the most popular critically and commercially, line-up for the group, releasing hits like…

 "There Goes My Baby"



"This Magic Moment" 




AND

"Save the Last Dance for Me"


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