Very Best Of

Having hit the ground running with their debut single, the

infectious "Money Honey" which gave them a No.1 hit on the

R&B charts in 1953, The Drifters' future was assured. The group

began life as a four-piece circa 1952, formed around soul singer

Clyde McPhatter. After racking up half a dozen R&B hits in the

mid-1950s, McPhatter was drafted into the armed forces, and the

group replaced him with Johnny Moore as their lead singer. With

so many members over so many years, various versions of the

Drifters could be found working the live circuit throughout the late

1960s and early 70s. In 1988 they were inducted into the Rock &

Roll Hall of Fame and even now, somewhere out there, a group

calling themselves the Drifters will be performing the classic

songs on this album.