the Drifters

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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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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.

The Drifters

American rhythm-and-blues group the Drifters in New York City in 1959. Pictured are...

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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.

The Drifters, c. 1962

In 1962 the lineup of the Drifters featured (left to right) Abdul Samad, Charlie...

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