May 19, 2019

The Drifters lineup: 1953 to 2019

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The Drifters - 1953 
photographer unknown

The Drifters, like their name, was an ever-changing group:

May - June 1953: Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters Clyde McPhatter, David Baughan, William Anderson, David Baldwin, James Johnson


The Drifters - 1953 
photographer unknown


August 1953: Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Willie Ferbee

The Drifters - 1953 
( l to r) Bill Pinckney, Willie Ferbee, Clyde McPhatter, 
Andrew Thrasher & Gerhart Thrasher 
photographer unknown


1953 - 1954: Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters: Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver (gtr)

Mid 1954: The Drifters: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver

The Drifters - 1954
photographer unknown


Late 1954 - March 1955: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Jimmy Oliver

Mid 1955 - August 1955: David Baughan, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver

The Drifters - 1956
photographer unknown


August 1955 - August 1956: Johnny Moore, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver

The Drifters - 1956
photographer unknown


August 1956 - Late 1957: Johnny Moore, Gerhart Thrasher, Tommy Evans, Charlie Hughes, Jimmy Oliver

The Drifters Atlanta - 1956
photographer unknown


The Drifters Atlanta - 1957
photographer unknown

Late 1957 - May 1958: Bobby Hendricks, Gerhart Thrasher, Jimmy Millinder, Tommy Evans

The Drifters - 1958
photographer unknown


June 1958 - Mid 1959: Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Clark

The Drifters - 1958
photographer unknown


Mid 1959 - May 1960: Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, Johnny Lee Williams, Reggie Kimber (gtr)

The Drifters -Touring group 1959
photographer unknown


Mid 1960: Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Poindexter, Reggie Kimber

Mid 1960: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, William Van Dyke, Reggie Kimber



Mid 1960 - Late 1960: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, George Grant, Reggie Kimber

Late 1960 - Mid 1962: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Tommy Evans, Billy Davis (gtr)

date & photographer unknown


Mid 1962 - Late 1962: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Tommy Evans, Gene Pearson, Billy Davis

Early 1963: Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis

The Drifters - 1963
photographer unknown


April 1963 - May 1964: Johnny Moore, Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis

The Drifters - 1964
photographer unknown


May 1964 - Mid 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Charlie Thomas, Billy Davis

The Drifters - 1965
photographer unknown


July 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, Dan Danbridge, Billy Davis

August - September 1966: Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, William Brent, Billy Davis

October 1966 - Early 1967: Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, William Brent, Billy Davis

Early 1967 - Mid 1967: Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis

Mid 1967 - Late 1967: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Charles Baskerville, Billy Davis

November 1967: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis

December 1967 - Late 1969: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Milton Turner

Late 1969 - Late 1971: Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Don Thomas

Early 1972 - Mid 1974: Johnny Moore, Bill Fredericks, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann (gtr)

Mid 1974 - Early 1975: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann

Mid 1975 - Early 1976: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann

Early 1976 - Mid 1978: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis

Mid 1978 - 1979: Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann

1980 - 1981: Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Louis Price

Late 1981 - 1983: Ben E. King, Bill Fredericks, Ray Lewis, Louis Price

1983 - 1985: Ben E. King, Johnny Moore, Joe Blunt, Clyde Brown

Early 1986 - Late 1986: Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Louis Price, Jonah Ellis

Early 1987: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Gene Jenkins

March - May 1987: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, George Chandler

May 1987 - July 1988: Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, John Thurston

August 1988 - October 1989: Johnny Moore, Billy Lewis, John Thurston, Joe Cofie

October - November 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, George Chandler

November 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Tony Jackson

November - December 1989: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Keith John

Early 1990 - Mid 1990: Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Peter Lamarr

Late 1990: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Patrick Alan

Early - Mid 1991: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Peter Lamarr

Mid 1991 - Early 1995: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Rohan Delano Turney

Early 1995 - Late 1996: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Jason Leigh

Late 1996 - Dec 1998: Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Peter Lamarr

Mid 1998 - Late 2001: Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Peter Lamarr

Early 2002 - Late 2003: Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Victor Bynoe

2004 to present (2010): Peter Lamarr, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Victor Bynoe






The Drifters - 2014
photographer unknown

     
         
Viewfinder links:        
         
The Drifters articles/mentions          
           
Net links:         
           
Unca Marvy ~ The Original Drifters                        
Unca Marvy ~ The Drifters (The Early Years)             
Unca Marvy ~ The Later Drifters                 


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