| The
Drifters Coral 65037 – Wine Head Woman /
I’m The Caring Kind – 1950 (Possibly a
different group entirely)
Coral 65040 – And I Shook / I Had To Find Out For
Myself – 1951 (Possibly a different group entirely)
Rama 22 – Beasame Muncha / Summertime – 1953
(Possibly a different group entirely)
Clyde
Mcphatter & The Drifters
Atlantic 1006 - Money
Honey* / The Way I Feel* - 1953 *Lead Clyde Mcphatter
The Drifters
Featuring Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1019 - Lucille* /
Such A Night* - 1954 *Lead Clyde Mcphatter
The Drifters
Atlantic 1029 - Honey
Love* / Warm Your Heart* - 1954 *Lead Clyde
Mcphatter
Atlantic 1043 - Someday You'll Want Me To Want You* / Bip
Bam** - 1954 *Lead Clyde Mcphatter **Leads Clyde
Mcphatter And Bill Pinkney.
Atlantic 1048 - White
Christmas* / The Bells Of St. Mary's** - 1954 *Vocal Duet
Bill Pinkney And Clyde Mcphatter, **Lead
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1055 - Whatcha Gonna Do* / Gone* - 1955 *Lead
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1070 - Everyone's Laughing* / Hot Ziggety* -
1955 *Lead Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1078 - Adorable* / Steamboat** - 1955 * Lead
Johnny Moore, **Lead Bill Pinkney.
The Drifters
Featuring Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1048 - White
Christmas / Bell's Of St. Mary's - 1955
(Reissue Featuring The "Original" Drifters)
The Drifters
Atlantic 1089 - Ruby Ruby*
/ Your Promise To Be Mine** - 1956 * Lead Johnny Moore,
**Lead Gerhart Thrasher.
Atlantic 1101 - I Gotta Get Myself A Woman* / Soldier Of
Fortune** - 1956 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Leads Johnny Moore
And Bill Pinkney.
The Drifters
Featuring Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1048 - White
Christmas / Bell's Of St. Mary's - 1956
(Reissue Featuring The "Original" Drifters)
The Drifters
Atlantic 1123 - Fools Fall
In Love* / It Was A Tear* - 1957 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 1141 - Hypnotized* / Drifting Away From You** -
1957 *Lead Johnny Moore, **Lead Gerhart Thrasher
Atlantic 1161 - I Know* / Yodee Yakee* - 1957 Lead Johnny
Moore
Atlantic 1187 - Drip Drop* / Moonlight Bay** - 1958 *Lead
Bobby Hendricks. **Group Singing In
Unison.
Atlantic 2025 - There Goes My Baby* / Oh My
Love* - 1959 *Lead Benjamin Nelson (Aka Ben E. King)
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 2028 - Since
You've Been Gone / Try Try Baby * - 1959
* (Credited To Clyde Mcphatter
Only, But Includes The Drifters)
Atlantic 2038 - You Went Back On Your Word / There You Go
* - 1959 *Credited To
Clyde Mcphatter Only, But Includes The Drifters.
The Drifters
Atlantic 2040 - (If You
Cry) True Love, True Love* / Dance With Me** - 1959 *
Lead Johnny Lee Williams, ** Lead Ben E. King.
The Harmony Grits (The
Original Drifters Minus Clyde Mcphatter)
End 1051 - I Could Have
Told You / Am I To Be The One - 1959 (David "Little
David" Baughn Lead Singer)
End 1063 - Santa Claus Is Coming / Gee - 1959 (David
"Little David" Baughn Lead Singer)
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 2049 - Just Give
Me A Ring / Don't Dog Me * - 1960 *
Credited To Clyde Mcphatter Only, But Includes The
Drifters.
The Drifters
Atlantic 2050 - This Magic
Moment* / Baltimore** - 1960 * Lead Ben E. King.**Lead
Charlie Thomas And Elsbeary Hobbs.
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 2060 - Deep Sea
Ball / Let The Boogie Woogie Roll *
-1960 * Credited To Clyde Mcphatter
Only, But Includes The Drifters.
The Drifters
Atlantic 2062 - Lonely
Winds* / Hey Senorita** - 1960 *Lead Ben E. King.
**Lead Charlie Thomas.
Atlantic 2071 - Save The Last Dance For Me* / Nobody But
Me* - 1960 *Lead Ben E. King.
Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 2082 - If I
Didn't Love You Like I Do* / Go! Yes Go! - 1960 *
Credited To Clyde Mcphatter Only, But Includes
The Drifters.
The Drifters
Atlantic 2087 - I Count
The Tears* / Suddenly There's A Valley** - 1960 *Lead Ben
E. King.**Leads Bobby Hendricks And
Tommy Evans.
The Drifters
Featuring Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1048 - White
Christmas / Bell's Of St. Mary's - 1960
(Reissue Featuring The "Original" Drifters)
The Drifters
Atlantic 2096 - Some Kind
Of Wonderful * / Honey Bee** - 1961 *Lead Rudy Lewis,
**Lead David "Little David" Baughn.
Atlantic 2105 - Please Stay* / No Sweet Lovin' ** - 1961
*Lead Rudy Lewis. **Lead David
"Little David" Baughn.
Atlantic 2117 - Sweets For My Sweet* / Loneliness Or
Happiness** - 1961 *Lead Charlie Thomas.**Lead Ben
E. King.
Atlantic 2127 - Room Full Of Tears* / Somebody New
Dancin' With You** - 1961 *Lead Charlie Thomas. **Lead
Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2134 - When My Little Girl Is Smiling* / Mexican
Divorce** - 1962 *Lead Charlie Thomas. **Lead Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2143 - Stranger On The Shore* / What To Do* -
1962 *Lead Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2151 - Sometimes I Wonder* / Jackpot** - 1962 *
Lead Ben E. King. **Lead Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2162 - Up On The Roof* / Another Night With The
Boys* - 1962 *Lead Rudy Lewis.
The Drifters / Grady K & Kuhfus Band
Quality Checkd 82592 -
Cherry Chocolate Twist - 1962 (Promo Issue Only Given Out
Free With A 2 Gallon Purchase Of Chocolate Milk)
The Drifters
Featuring Clyde Mcphatter
Atlantic 1048 - White
Christmas / The Bells Of St. Mary's - 1962
(Reissue Featuring The "Original" Drifters)
The Drifters
Atlantic 2182 - On
Broadway* / Let The Music Play* - 1963 Lead Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2191 - If You Don't Come Back */ Rat Race** -
1963 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Rudy Lewis.
Atlantic 2201 - I'll Take You Home* / I Feel
Good All Over** - 1963 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Charlie
Thomas.
Atlantic 2216 - Vaya Con Dios */ In The Land Of Make
Believe** - 1964 *Lead Rudy Lewis. **Leads Rudy Lewis And
Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2225 - One-Way Love* / Didn't It* - 1964 Lead
Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2237 - Under The Boardwalk* / I Don't Want To Go
On Without You** - 1964 *Lead Johnny Moore,
**Lead Charlie Thomas
Atlantic 2253 - I've Got Sand In My Shoes* / He's Just A
Playboy* - 1964 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Fontana 1956 - Do The Jerk* / Don't Call Me -
1964 Recorded By The "Original"
Drifters. *Lead Bobby Lee Hollis
Atlantic 2260 - Saturday Night At The Movies* / Spanish
Lace* - 1964 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2261 - I Remember Christmas* / The Christmas
Song* - 1964 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2268 - At The Club* / Answer The Phone*
- 1965 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2285 - Come On Over To My Place* / Chains Of
Love** - 1965 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Charlie Thomas
Atlantic 2292 - Follow Me* / The Outside World** -
1965 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Charlie Thomas.
Atlantic 2298 - I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing*
/ Far From The Maddening Crowd* - 1965 *Lead Johnny
Moore.
Atlantic 2310 - Nylon Stockings* / We Gotta Sing* - 1965
*Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2325 - Memories Are Made Of This* / My Islands
In The Sun* - 1966 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2336 - Up In The Streets Of Harlem* / You Can't
Love Them All** - 1966 *Lead Johnny Moore. Lead Charlie
Thomas.
Veep 1264 - I Found Some Lovin' / The Masquerade Is Over *
- 1966 * Recorded By The
"Original" Drifters.
Atlantic 2366 - Baby What I Mean */ Aretha*
- 1966 *Lead Johnny Moore.
The Drifters / Lesley Gore / Roy Orbinson / Los Bravos
Swingers For Coke - 1966 (Promotional Record For
Coca-Cola)
Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters
S & J 800826 - (More
Than A Number) In My Little Red Book / Count The Tears -
1967
The Drifters
Atlantic 2426 - Ain't It
The Truth* / Up Jumped The Devil** - 1967 *Lead Johnny
Moore. **Lead Bill Fredericks.
Atlantic 2471 - Still Burning In My Heart* / I Need You
Now** - 1968 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Bill Fredericks.
Atlantic 2624 - Steal Away* / Your Best Friend** - 1969
*Lead Bill Fredericks. **Lead Johnny Moore.
Atlantic 2746 - You Got To Pay Your Dues* / Black Silk**
- 1970 *Lead Johnny Moore. **Lead Bill Fredericks.
Atlantic 2786 - A Rose By Any Other Name* / Be My Lady* -
1971 *Lead Johnny Moore.
Game 394 - Millionaire / Old Man River *
- 1971 * Recorded By The "Original"
Drifters.
Andee
0014 - Black Silk / You Got To Pay Your Dues - 1971
The Drifters (
Johnny Moore Group)
Bell 1269 - Something
Tells Me / Every Night - 1972
Bell 45,320 - You've Got Your Troubles / I'm Feeling Sad
(And Oh So Lonely) - 1973
Bell 45,387 - Like Sister And Brother / The Songs We Used
To Sing - 1973
Bell 45,600 - Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies / I'm
Feelin' Sad - 1974
The Drifters ( Charlie Thomas Group)
Steeltown 671 - Peace Of
Mind / The Struggler - 1973
The Drifters (
Johnny Moore Group)
Bell 1339 - I'm Free (For
The Rest Of My Life) / Say Goodbye To Angelina - 1974
Bell 1358 - Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies
/ I'm Feelin' Sad - 1974
Charlie Thomas And
The Drifters
Musicor 1498 - On A
Midsummer Night In Harlem / Lonely Drifter Don't
Cry -1974
The Drifters (Johnny
Moore Group)
Bell 1381 - Down On The
Beach Tonight / Say Goodbye To Angelina - 1974
Bell 1396 - Love Games / The Cut Is Deep - 1975
Bell 1433 - There Goes My First Love / Don't Cry On The Weekend - 1975
Bell 1462 - Can I Take You Home Little Girl / Please Help Me Down - 1975
Bell 1469 - Hello Happiness / I Can't Get Away From You - 1976
Bell 1491 - Every Night's A Saturday Night With You / I'll Get To Know
Your Name Along The Way -
1976
Arista 78 - You're More Than A Number In My Little Red
Book / Do You Have To Go Now - 1976
Bill Pinckney & The Drifters
Sounds
South16053/4 - Plain Simple But Sweet / Just Let Your Heart Be
Your Guide - 1978
Bill
Pinkney Of The Original Drifters
Southern Charisma 3289 -
60 Minute Man / Broke Blues - ?
The Drifters /
Little Willie
John
Atlantic 89189 - Ruby Baby
/ Fever* - 1987 * Flip Side By Little Willie John
The Drifters
Featuring Rick Sheppard
Emi-Capitol Music S7 -
19351 - Christmas Time Is Here / I'll Be Home For
Christmas - 1996
The Drifters / Little Joey & The Flips
Gary's Ferry 7943809 - Honky Tonk / Bongo Stomp - ?
Updates by Frank Fazio
Discography by Bosko
Asanovic with additions by Dave Rimmer, and Ort Carlton
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