The Drifters ~ Similar Artists

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The Shirelles - 100% match to The Drifters

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,... Read more

The Everly Brothers - 99% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

The Four Tops - 90% match to The Drifters

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,... Read more

The Platters - 90% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

Ben E. King - 89% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

The Five Satins - 88% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

The Crystals - 84% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

Jackie Wilson - 83% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

Dion - 81% match to The Drifters

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... Read more

Wilson Pickett - 81% match to The Drifters

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... Read more