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The Drifters ~ Similar Artists


The Shirelles - 100% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Pop / Rock
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Formed in Passaic, New Jersey, USA, the Shirelles are arguably the archetypal "girl-group"; Shirley Owens (10 June 1941, Passaic, New Jesey, USA), Beverly Lee (b. 3 August 1941), Doris Kenner (b. Doris Coley, 2 August 1941, North Carolina, USA, d. 5 February 2000, Sacramento,... ArrowRead more


The Everly Brothers - 99% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Holiday & Seasonal, Pop / Rock
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Don (Isaac Donald Everly, 1 February 1937, Brownie, Kentucky, USA) and Phil (b. Phillip Everly, 19 January 1939, Chicago, Illinois, USA), the world's most famous rock 'n' roll duo, had already experienced a full career before their first record, "Bye Bye Love', was released. As... ArrowRead more


The Four Tops - 90% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Levi Stubbs (6 June 1936, Detroit, Michigan, USA), Renaldo "Obie" Benson (b. 14 June 1936, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 1 July 2005, Detroit, Michigan, USA), Lawrence Payton (b. 2 June 1938, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 10 June 1997, USA) and Abdul "Duke" Fakir (b. 26 December 1935,... ArrowRead more


The Platters - 90% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Doo Wop, Holiday & Seasonal, Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul, Vocals
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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One of the leading R&B vocal groups of the 50s, they were the first black group to be accepted as a major chart act and, for a short time, were the most successful vocal group in the world. The Platters were formed in Los Angeles in 1953 by entrepreneur/songwriter Buck Ram... ArrowRead more


Ben E. King - 89% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Benjamin Earl Nelson, 28 September 1938, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. King began his career while still a high-school student singing in a doo-wop group, the Four B's. He later joined the Five Crowns who, in 1959, assumed the name the Drifters. King was the featured lead... ArrowRead more


The Five Satins - 88% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Doo Wop, Pop / Rock
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s
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This R&B vocal group was formed in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, in 1955. The Five Satins' first hit, "In The Still Of The Nite" (US R&B number 3 and pop Top 30 in 1956), was one of the definitive songs of the early rock 'n' roll era, with its strong chanting of doo-wop... ArrowRead more


The Crystals - 84% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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This highly influential 60s US female vocal group were the product of Phil Spector, for his pioneering Philles record label. They, along with the Ronettes, were one of the definitive "wall of sound" groups of the 60s. They came together after meeting in the legendary Brill... ArrowRead more


Jackie Wilson - 83% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Jack Leroy Wilson, 9 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 21 January 1984, Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA. When parental pressure thwarted his boxing ambitions, Wilson took to singing in small local clubs. He sang with the Thrillers (a predecessor group to the Royals) and... ArrowRead more


Dion - 81% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Blues, Doo Wop, Folk, Holiday & Seasonal, Pop / Rock
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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During his peak, from 1958-63, Dion (Dion Francis DiMucci, 18 July 1939, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) was the quintessential Italian-American New York City rocker and was, perhaps, the first major white rock singer who was not from a southern city. The career of one... ArrowRead more


Wilson Pickett - 81% match to The Drifters Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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18 March 1941, Prattville, Alabama, USA, d. 19 January 2006, Reston, Virginia, USA. The "wicked Pickett" was one of the great southern soul singers to emerge during the 60s. Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan in his early teens. He joined gospel group the Violinaires and... ArrowRead more



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