The Treadwell The Drifters line has had 60 musicians, including several splinter groups by former The Drifters members .
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11 Facts About The Drifters
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Three golden eras of the Drifters were the early 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s .
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The Drifters raced from bar to bar looking for Clyde and finally found him in a furnished room.
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The Drifters sold his share of the group to George Treadwell, manager, former jazz trumpeter, and husband of singer Sarah Vaughan.
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The present Original The Drifters lineup is Russell Henry, Chuck Cockerham, Richard Knight Dunbar, and Roger Whitehead.
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The Drifters moved to England and continued with several different vocalists, and a songwriting and producer team led by long-term The Drifters fan Roger Greenaway.
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The Drifters joined The Platters and continued his singing career.
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The Drifters found Dock Green, Charlie Thomas, and Elsbeary Hobbs, and began to promote them as "the Drifters".
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Ownership of the Drifters name continues with the Treadwell family in the form of George Treadwell's daughter, Tina, and the UK-based company Prism Music Group Ltd.
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The Drifters lineup performed at the London IndigoO2 Arena in 2009 with special guests the Drifter Legends, made up of some of the most prestigious former members of the group.
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