The Drifters is an American singing group that performed soul, rhythm-and-blues and doowop music. They reached the peak of their popularity in the 50s and early 60s. The group was founded in 1953 by Clyde McPhatter, whogained fame as a backing singer of Billy Ward & the Dominoes. When McPhatter was fired by the Dominoes, he started his own group, the first version of The Drifters.The best known hits of The Drifters are Up on the roof, Save the last dance for me, Under the boardwalk, There Goes My Baby, Money Honey and Kissin’ in the back row. Four of these six were given a place among the best three hundred songs according to the American music magazine Rolling Stone.
Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies
Save the last dance for me
Under the Boardwalk
You’re More than a Number in My Little Red Book
Saturday Night At The Movies
There Goes My Baby
Spanish Harlem
Up on the roof
Some Kind of Wonderful
Up in the streets of Harlem
Oh My Love (1959)
Rat race