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In 1988, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Drifters; naming members Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, and Rudy Lewis. Bill Pinkney, Charlie Thomas, and Johnny Moore (posthumously) received Pioneer Awards from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in 1999. [5]
En este segundo esfuerzo también apuesta por vocalistas de gospel: Gerhart Thrasher segundo tenor, Andrew Thrasher, barítono, (ambos miembros del grupo gospel "Thrasher Maravillas"), Bill Pinkney, tenor alto, Willie Ferbee, al bajo, y Walter Adams a la guitarra.
Clyde McPhatter, Billy Pinckney, Andrew Thrasher, Gerhart Thrasher, “Little David” Baughan, and Johnny Moore were the core members of the initial incarnation. Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Elsbeary Hobbs, Rudy Lewis, and Moore were key members of the second incarnation.
Gerhart Thrasher. Johnny Moore. Rudy Lewis. "Stand By Me" Charlie Thomas. HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Michael Hill. The story of the Drifters is more than the story of a single group’s success.
August 1956 - Late 1957: Johnny Moore, Gerhart Thrasher, Tommy Evans, Charlie Hughes, Jimmy Oliver Late 1957 - May 1958: Bobby Hendricks, Gerhart Thrasher, Jimmy Millinder, Tommy Evans June 1958 - Mid 1959: Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Clark
Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Rudy Lewis, Johnny Moore Did you know... The main reason for The Drifters frequent membership changes was that founding member Clyde McPhatter and his manager, George Treadwell owned the name and treated supporting members as (poorly) paid employees.
Gerhart Thrasher - tenor. Andrew Thrasher - baritone - replaced by Charles Hughes in 1956. Bill Pickney - bass - replaced by Tommy Evans in 1956. Pickney rejoined the group in 1957. Jimmy Oliver - guitarist. Members 1959 - 1966. Ben E. King - real name Benjamin Nelson - lead - replaced by Rudy Lewis in 1961, replaced by Johnny Moore in 1964.
