"If there was ever a more appropriate name for a group, then The Drifters must be at the top of that pile."
Read on...
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#TheDrifters #LoveGames #UKSinglesChart #OfficialCharts #1975Music #UKChart1975 #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #Drifters #BirthdayChart #TheArchiveOfMyLife #mymusicalroad #seventiesmusic #chartmemory #VintageR&B #rogergreenaway

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/the-drifters-no-34-in-the-uk-singles-chart-on-my-3rd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

HEADNOIZ ✶ Earth Dog (NYC) [Warehouse + Miscellania Afterparty] - 11 Apr feat. Drifters, Ekkel, Hamatsuki + more

#SESH #Drifters #Ekkel #Hamatsuki

https://sesh.sx/e/1928525

Another pick for this week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme, #FireSmokeAndHeat.

The Willows: Sit By The Fire (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmEoDnRp6kc

This very enjoyable Drifters soundalike was issued on the short-lived Heidi record label. Distributed by Atlantic Records, Heidi was a showcase for the productions of Tom Dowd and Bert Keyes, and if my memory serves me right, it may have been owned by them as well.

#music #willows #heidirecords #tomdowd #bertkeyes #drifters

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #MovieSongs. I decided to concentrate on 1960s songs that reference movies as a cultural phenomenon:

Dave Ford & the Hollywood Flames: Elizabeth (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVzH1Ff33zo

The Everly Brothers: Little Hollywood Girl (1962, originally unreleased)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYUHyTlbEQ

The Drifters: Saturday Night At the Movies (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdE8cuk9uE

Jackie DeShannon: Just Like In the Movies (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJuopBO4ajY

Mel & Tim: Good Guys Only Win In the Movies (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs22HOEbTJY

#music #elizabethtaylor #hollywoodflames #drifters #everlybrothers #jackiedeshannon #melandtim

Hey Masto, i'm curious. Anyone just tech hobbyist (not necessarly) here but manual labor - by choice - IRL? Can I drop yer a follow?

#manuallabor #labor #stagehands #crew #drifters #gypsy #theatretech #carpenters #showfolk

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #MusicOfTheMountains. Quite a few songs to choose from, but here's the list I came up with today:

Amos Milburn: Rocky Mountain (1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDl5p6FMXhY

Johnnie & Joe: Over the Mountain, Across the Sea (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M69lfJzUiqQ

The Drifters: Suddenly There's A Valley (1958/1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1oSMBhhQ_o

Dick & Dee Dee: The Mountain's High (1961, video clip from 1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtl0V2_aWOk

The Dramatics: Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqJ2QobCuT8

#music #amosmilburn #johnnieandjoe #drifters #dickanddeedee #dramatics

This week''s #TuneTuesday theme is #AtTheBeach. Here's a small selection of relevant songs from the mid-sixties:

The Shangri-Las: Remember (Walking In the Sand) (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwmyNmrSYw

The Beach-Nuts: Out In The Sun (Hey-O) (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2KKDPrbqE

The Pleasures: Let's Have A Beach Party (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaT3VJpcgcs

The Trade Winds: Summertime Girl (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEwjoOw4ts

The Drifters: Under the Boardwalk (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSddD6w5SKc

#music #ShangriLas #beachnuts #Jaibi #tradewinds #drifters