The Drifters: We haven't sung soul since Clyde McPhatter left!
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, January 1978
GROUPS COME, groups go. One day it'll rain, next day it'll be sunny. But one thing that you can rely upon is the fact that the Drifters won't be far away.
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