the Drifters: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)
Date	1953 - present
Related People	Clyde McPhatter

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Charlie Thomas, Ben E. King, Dock Green, and Elsbeary Hobbs of The Drifters stand together in matching light jackets and dark pants, posing in front of a curtain in 1959.

Guitarist Abdul Samad, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Tommy Evans, and Rudy Lewis of the Drifters pose together in suits, with Samad holding a guitar, circa 1962 in New York City.

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