Charlie Thomas (musician)
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Charlie Thomas (born 7 April 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American rhythm and blues singer best known for his work with The Drifters.
Thomas was performing with The Five Crowns at the Apollo Theater in 1958 when George Treadwell fired his group, called The Drifters. Treadwell recruited the Crowns to become the new Drifters.
The new Drifters' first release was the 1959 hit "There Goes My Baby". Charlie was lead singer on two of the group's top 40 hits, "Sweets For My Sweet" and "When My Little Girl Is Smiling".[1][2] He is the father of Charles "Happy" Thomas Jr. and grandfather to hip-hop producer Charlie "Bambu" Thomas
Charlie Thomas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999.
References
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External links
- Charlie Thomas' Drifters official site
The Drifters
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* Michael Williams
- Pierre Herelle
- Ryan King
- Carlton Powell
- Clyde McPhatter
- Gerhart Thrasher
- Andrew Thrasher
- Bill Pinkney
- Willie Ferbee
- Walter Adams
- Ben E. King
- Doc Green
- Beary Hobbs
- Rudy Lewis
- Charlie Thomas
- Tommy Evans
- Eugene Pearson
- Johnny Terry
- Johnny Moore
- Bobby Hendricks
- Rudy Ivan
- Jimmy Lewis
- Ray Lewis
- Louis Price
- Maurice Cannon
(Prentiss McNeil played with the Drifters for nearly three decades) |
Albums |
* Save the Last Dance for Me
- Our Biggest Hits
- I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
- Biggest Hits
- Saturday Night At The Club
- Star Collection
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- Love Games
- The Drifters - 24 Original Hits
- Every Nite's A Saturday Night
- The Magic Moment
- Greatest Hits Live
- Live at Harvard University
- The Best Of Ben E. King & The Drifters
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Compilation albums |
* The Drifters' Golden Hits
There Goes My First Love
The Drifters' In South Africa - 20 All-time Hits
Superalbum
The Drifters
Greatest Hits
Up On The Roof, On Broadway & Under The Boardwalk
I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
Forever Gold
The Definitive Drifters
On Broadway
Best Of The Drifters
Under the Boardwalk
Greatest Hits
20 Greatest Hits
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years
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Songs |
* "Honey Love"
"I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
"Money Honey"
"On Broadway"
"Please Stay"
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
"Sweets for My Sweet"
"There Goes My Baby"
"This Magic Moment"
"Under the Boardwalk"
"Up on the Roof"
"Vaya con Dios"
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* Discography
Book:The Drifters
Category:The Drifters
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