Monday, February 3, 2014

February 3, 1953: Chafing under bandleader Billy Ward's strict discipline, Clyde McPhatter left the Dominoes in 1953…





February 3, 1953:  Chafing under bandleader Billy Ward's strict discipline, Clyde McPhatter left the Dominoes in 1953…



Clyde was offered a recording contract and star billing with his own group, the Drifters, by Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic Records…


The rest is history…
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