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Rockin' and Driftin': The Drifters Box. The Drifters. Rhino CD R272417. Los Angeles, CA: Rhino Records, 1996. Three compact discs 79 Songs on.
Rhino Records has cornered the market on the Drifters. Not only do they offer single CDs-Up on the Roof, On Broadway, and Under the Boardwalk (R2-71230) and The Very Best of the Drifters (R2-712119 and dual compact disc sets-Let the Boogie Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits, 1953-1958 (R2-81927) and All-Time Greatest Hits and More, 1959-1965 (R2-81931)-but they also feature CD compilations by Drifters' alumni-Deep Sea Ball: The Best of Clyde McPhatter (R-2-82314) and Ben E. King: Anthology (R2-71215). The 1996 appearance of Rockin' and Driftin' The Drifters Box (R2-72417) marks the perfect blend of song titles plus group/individual performer evolution. The Rhino team successfully honors both the R & B group harmony tradition and the soulful personal careers of lead singers Clyde McPhatter, Ben E. King, Johnny Moore, Bobby Hendricks, and Rudy Lewis.
The Drifters are the key black vocal harmony group in rock history. They outshine even the Temptations and the Impressions. Though far...