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"The Bells of St. Mary's" is a 1917 popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics [1] by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. Mary's Church, Southampton, England. [2] It was published by the London company Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by Bing Crosby and Ingrid ...
The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King, were originally an up-and-coming group named The Five Crowns. After 1965, members ...
19 — Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters "Sometimes I Wonder" b/w "Jackpot" (from Save the Last Dance for Me) A: Ben E. King B: Rudy Lewis — — — — All Time Greatest Hits and More – 1959–1965 "Up on the Roof" b/w "Another Night with the Boys" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters) Rudy Lewis 5 4 — — Our ...
The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman.Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to save their school from being shut down.
In 1958, George Treadwell, the group manager fired all of the individual Drifters and hired all new singers, The Crowns (formally known as the Five Crowns), signing them under the Drifters' name. Pinkney was forced to leave. Pinkney quickly created a group called the Original Drifters, made up of key members of the first (1953–58) association.
The Drifters [4] (1964) 3."Dance with Me" Lewis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irving Nahan, Mike Stoller, Treadwell 2:26 The Drifters' Greatest Hits #2 "Black Singles" #17 UK Singles [5] 4."This Magic Moment" Pomus, Shuman 2:30 The Drifters' Greatest Hits #4 "Black Singles" 5."Save the Last Dance for Me" Pomus, Shuman 2:30 The Drifters' Greatest Hits
Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's track listing Side / Title: Writers: Recording date: Performed with: Time: Disc 1 (18720): A. "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen: September 10, 1945: John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra: 2:54 B. "In the Land of Beginning Again" Grant Clarke, George W. Meyer: September 10, 1945
The Drifters in 1964. Clockwise Left to Right: Eugene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Charlie Thomas, and Johnny Moore. Born in Selma, Alabama, United States, [1] Moore began as lead of the Cleveland based group the Hornets, [3] before being discovered by the Drifters. He joined the group as lead vocalist in New York in 1955, at age 21.