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Old 07-12-2011, 04:44 PM   #8 (permalink)
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You're right, VEGANGELICA, that the 'McPhatter' Drifters were featured in the photo accompanying the 'Treadwell' Drifters video, probably because the uploader didn't know what the different singers looked like. And in verifying who's in the photo, I found an M-Drifters tune that I had heard in the movie, 'Home Alone' without realizing who had sung it. Their music is radically different from the T-Drifters, with whom they share zero members and virtually nothing but the name.

Excellent vocals in this. I think the lead tenor is McPhatter.

White Christmas (1954) by Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters

I love those singing reindeer! I kept waiting for the stoic one to do something, and finally he strutted along singing the solo. Very cute.

I like the plucked bass in this next song sung by Clyde McPhatter:

Clyde McPhatter - "Everybody Needs Somebody"



Finally, since I'm supposed to be posting about the Drifters , I'll add this song, a slow, pretty one with a surprisingly long name. I like the strings. I also like the voice of lead singer Mr. Charlie Thomas, especially his scratchy "whoa-ooooooo." This song was written at a time when people apparently still used handkerchiefs, giving the song a quaint touch.

The Drifters - "I Don't Want To Go On Without You" with Charlie Thomas as lead (1964)

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