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This is the group on the second session that produced their first major hit, "Money Honey", released September 1953, with the record label displaying the group name "Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters". McPhatter was barely known during his time with the Dominoes, and he was sometimes passed off as "Clyde Ward, Billy's little brother".
Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s [ 2 ] and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B.
Clyde McPhatter rerecorded the song for Mercury Records; it is on the 1962 album Lover Please and on his 1963 Mercury release, Greatest Hits. Little Richard covered the song for his 1964 album Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) for Vee-Jay Records. The guitarist Davy Graham recorded it for his 1966 album ...
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters: Atlantic — — — 1958 Rockin' & Driftin' — — — 1960 Greatest Hits (compilation) — — — 1962 Save the Last Dance for Me — — — 1963 Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters (compilation) 110 — 12 BPI: Gold [3] 1964 Under the Boardwalk [A] 40 — — 1965 The Good Life with the Drifters ...
US release of Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters recording "Such a Night" is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and originally recorded by the Drifters.The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter recorded the song in November 1953, and Atlantic Records released it in January 1954 as the intended B-side of the McPhatter-penned "Lucille", which was recorded by an earlier version of the ...
"What'cha Gonna Do" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun and performed by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters. [1] In 1955, the track reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart. [2] It was featured on their 1956 album, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters. [3]
"Honey Love" is a 1954 song by The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter, written by McPhatter and Jerry Wexler. With influences taken from calypso music, "Honey Love" was the group's third single release, fourth release on the charts and second number one single on the R&B chart.
"Treasure of Love" is a song written by Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman and performed by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters. [1] It was featured on their 1956 album Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters. [2] "Treasure of Love" reached No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 16 on the U.S. pop chart. [3] Overseas, the song went to No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart. [4]