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Family Tree 1953 - 2004
OFFICIAL!
Every member of The Drifters listed
Page 1 of 4
May - June 1953
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter, David Baughan, William Anderson, David Baldwin, James Johnson
August 1953
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Willie Ferbee
1953 - 1954
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver (gtr)
Mid 1954
The Drifters
David Baughan, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
Late 1954 - March 1955
David Baughan, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Johnny Moore, Jimmy Oliver
Mid 1955 - August 1955
David Baughan, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
August 1955 - August 1956
Johnny Moore, Bill Pinckney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver
August 1956 - Late 1957
Johnny Moore, Gerhart Thrasher, Tommy Evans, Charlie Hughes, Jimmy Oliver
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Late 1957 - May 1958
Bobby Hendricks, Gerhart Thrasher, Jimmy Millinder, Tommy Evans
June 1958 - Mid 1959
Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Clark
Mid 1959 - May 1960
Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, Johnny Lee Williams, Reggie Kimber (gtr)
Mid 1960
Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, James Poindexter, Reggie Kimber
Mid 1960
Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, William Van Dyke, Reggie Kimber
Mid 1960 - Late 1960
Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, George Grant, Reggie Kimber
Late 1960 - Mid 1962
Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Tommy Evans, Billy Davis (gtr)
Mid 1962 - Late 1962
Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Tommy Evans, Gene Pearson, Billy Davis
Early 1963
Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis
April 1963 - May 1964
Johnny Moore, Rudy Lewis, Charlie Thomas, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Billy Davis
May 1964 - Mid 1966
Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry, Charlie Thomas, Billy Davis
July 1966
Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, Dan Danbridge, Billy Davis
August - September 1966
Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Charlie Thomas, William Brent, Billy Davis
October 1966 - Early 1967
Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, William Brent, Billy Davis
Early 1967 - Mid 1967
Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis
Mid 1967 - Late 1967
Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Charles Baskerville, Billy Davis
November 1967
Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Billy Davis
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December 1967 - Late 1969
Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Milton Turner
Late 1969 - Late 1971
Johnny Moore, Rick Sheppard, Bill Fredericks, Don Thomas
Early 1972 - Mid 1974
Johnny Moore, Bill Fredericks, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann (gtr)
Mid 1974 - Early 1975
Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Grant Kitchings, Butch Mann
Mid 1975 - Early 1976
Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Butch Leake, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann
Early 1976 - Mid 1978
Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis
Mid 1978 - 1979
Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Joe Blunt, Billy Lewis, Butch Mann
1980 - 1981
Johnny Moore, Clyde Brown, Ray Lewis, Louis Price
Late 1981 - 1983
Ben E. King, Bill Fredericks, Ray Lewis, Louis Price
1983 - 1985
Ben E. King, Johnny Moore, Joe Blunt, Clyde Brown
Early 1986 - Late 1986
Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Louis Price, Jonah Ellis
Early 1987
Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, Gene Jenkins
March - May 1987
Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, George Chandler
May 1987 - July 1988
Johnny Moore, Ray Lewis, Billy Lewis, John Thurston
August 1988 - October 1989
Johnny Moore, Billy Lewis, John Thurston, Joe Cofie
October - November 1989
Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, George Chandler
November 1989
Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Tony Jackson
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November - December 1989
Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Keith John
Early 1990 - Mid 1990
Johnny Moore, Joe Cofie, John Thurston, Peter Lamarr
Late 1990
Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Patrick Allan
Early - Mid 1991
Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Peter Lamarr
Mid 1991 - Early 1995
Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Joe Cofie, Rohan Turney
Early 1995 - Late 1996
Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Turney, Jason Leigh
Late 1996 - Dec 1998
Johnny Moore, Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Peter Lamarr
Mid 1998 - Late 2001
Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Peter Lamarr
Early 2002 - Late 2003
Roy Hemmings, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Vic Bynoe
2004
Peter Lamarr, Rohan Delano Turney, Patrick Alan, Vic Bynoe
Official sources:
‘Rockin’ & Driftin’ – The Drifters Box (Warner Bros / Rhino Records RZ 72417) - 1996
‘The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me’ by Tony Allan with Faye Treadwell (MAGIM 903) - 1997
‘The Definitive Drifters’ (Warner Bros WSMCD137) – 2003
www.marklundquist.com/thedrifters-opk
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