For Adcocks, it's like old times at Bar Harbor Oct 26, 2009
" Marilyn plays the piano, organ and she plays the bass with her feet. Joe plays drums, saxophone and the clarinet. They both sing. A variety duo, they play pretty much everything from jazz to country to bluegrass. Joe Adcock played his saxophone at a club in Augusta, Ga. The Adcocks said the music they'll perform will include Patsy Cline songs and beach music from The Drifters. On Sunday, all musicians are welcome to jam throughout most of the day. Adcocks' daughter, Rhonda Sullivan, who lives... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Soggy Seafood Sep 13, 2009
A lot of our hotels are booked a year in advance with the same clientele. "Still, the Saturday night fireworks had to be canceled and this year's attendance estimates may be lower than the recent count of 150,000 patrons."Because of the weather, the crowds are definitely thinner last night and thinner today," David said late Saturday afternoon. "Hopefully we'll make up some of that Sunday. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Rain cancels Hampton Beach Seafood Festival's Saturday fireworks Sep 13, 2009
The price is comparable to other table service in the (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Marie Knight; gospel singer toured with Rosetta Tharpe Sep 3, 2009
In the 60s, Ms. Knight pursued a rhythm-and-blues career and toured with Brook Benton, The Drifters, and Clyde McPhatter. After a hiatus, she returned to recording gospel music in the mid- 70s. (Boston Globe)
Hawaii at 50: A look back Aug 22, 2009
Bobby Darin s Mack The Knife was hot, as was I Only Have Eyes For You, There Goes My Baby by the Drifters, Shout by the Isley Brothers, Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison and Love Potion No. 9 by the Clovers. Po ipu had one hotel, the old Waiohai, and there was just one hotel between Kilauea and the end of the road at Ha ena, and it wasn t at Princeville, which was ranch land. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Jukebox Jamz stirs up memories of times past Aug 16, 2009
Hosted by Diamond Dave Somerville, the guy behind "Little Darlin'," the show featured Dee Dee Sharp and a variety of incarnations of the Coasters, the Drifters and the Platters ... The Coasters were dubbed The Original Cornell Gunter's Coasters (even though Gunter died in 1990) and the Drifters were identified as Bobby Hendricks' Drifters. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Doo Wop artists brings stylized sound to Sioux City Aug 7, 2009
But his stylized voice might be most recognized when he sang "Drip Drop" with the Drifters in 1957, Billboard's No. 58 song that year. Hendricks continues to tour into his seventh decade, performing anywhere from 30 to 40 times a year, including a Sioux City visit on Aug. 15. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Bands on tour Jul 31, 2009
Those two songs were The Americans' final two singles for the label: There Goes My Baby (a cover of The Drifters' hit) and the Neil Diamond-penned Solitary Man. By Jerry Shriver. (USA Today)
Statehood panels will look to future Jul 14, 2009
Tickets for food and beverages and a postconference concert and reception featuring the musical groups the Drifters and the Platters are also available for $50 each. Reach Michael Tsai at. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Appeals court backs Drifters' ex-manager Jul 9, 2009
A former manager of 1950s doo-wop group the Drifters could be entitled to millions of dollars in damages from a New York City music promoter who presented different versions of the band at shows over the last three decades ... The ruling, released Thursday, requires New York promoter Larry Marshak to provide a full accounting of money he made promoting a version of the Drifters since a 2001 court order enjoined him from infringing on the group's trademark ... Marshak, a rock magazine editor who... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pa. court rules former Drifters manager can recover money from promoters who used group's name Jul 7, 2009
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) A federal court says a former manager of 1950s doo-wop group The Drifters could be entitled to millions of dollars from concert promoters who've infringed on the band's trademark ... Marshak promoted concerts featuring new members of The Drifters, The Platters and The Coasters, which had their heyday in the 1950s and '60s. (FOX61, CT)
FESTIVE FOURTH: Music, fireworks, kids' activities on tap for 4th of July Celebration Jul 2, 2009
A highlight of each year's festival is the music, which will include local and regional talent such as the band Northwood & Faust and Otis Taylor, formerly of The Drifters. The finale will be a performance by country singer David Cooler and his band. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Oregon bill targets "Truth in Music" for tribute bands May 15, 2009
You're going to hear the Drifters sing: "If loving you is wrong. . . ." ... That ain't the Drifters. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
HBCU JaMiel Cox, Florida A&M University Talent Show Winner, Performs on Dirty South TV " The Ups and Downs of Me" May 11, 2009
JaMiel Cox spent years being tutored by, the great Reverend Watkins, of "The Drifters" fame, and T-Boz's of TLC's father as well ... is what my project is all about". Walter Earle, say this is the most versatile and vocally pleasing Urban Released in years. JaMiel is an amazing talent and everyone looks forward to hearing more from him in years to come. Jamiel Cox has over 100,000 hits on his official website . He has hit #14 on the internet Rts. His current bookings include 1) MTV2 April 25... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Salsa del Soul to perform May 29 Apr 28, 2009
Sarah Hohenstein Burk, a performer and recording artist on keyboards, vocals, and violin, has toured Europe and the Middle East with a variety of ensembles, and continues to appear nationally with the Drifters, the Coasters, the Platters, and soukous legend Kanda Bongo Man. Hailing from Cata;o, Puerto Rico, Jos; Freddy Reyes (congas) has been an integral member of such groups/ensembles such as Sabr;n, The Latin Sounds Orchestra, Sabor Tropical, Proyecto La Plena, and Sensaci;n Latina. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Suit by Heirs to 1950s Singing Groups Moot as N.J. Regulators Change Tune Apr 10, 2009
A challenge to New Jersey's Truth in Music Act by progeny of 1950s-vintage crooner groups The Drifters, The Platters and The Coasters has been dismissed, now that the state has backed off its previously broad view of the law's reach ... Singer Management claimed the right to The Drifters name under a 2001 licensing agreement with the estate of Elsbeary Hobbs, who sang with the group from 1958-60 ... The Hobbs estate, in turn, won the right to use the name "The Elsbeary Hobbs Drifters" in a 1999... (Law.com)
Cliffs 50th Anniversary Album Apr 10, 2009
Soon his band (as any group made up of three guitars and a set of drums was called in those days) changed its name from The Drifters to The Shadows and they were on their way to a spectacular career. Always the good, squeaky clean Christian lad throughout his long career in the public eye, the handsome young single lad has survived to this day without a blemish of illicit affairs or steamy relationships. (iAfrica.com)
Winds of Wyoming Apr 6, 2009
Walker would stay at the Drifters Inn in Baggs, driving out to the Red Deserts Adobe Town region each day at dawn. Shed make another visit from afternoon to sundown. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Still thrills ... ... but county fair offers fewer frills Mar 28, 2009
But with reduced funding from the county general fund this year, some cuts had to be made and some popular shows eliminated from the fair lineup, including oldie favorites the Drifters, Coasters and Platters ... A headline entertainer like the Drifters, Coasters and Platters can cost the fair more than $15,000 per show, plus the cost of lodging and production. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Phony bands strike sour note with state lawmaker (with COPY OF BILL) Mar 6, 2009
As a result, more than a dozen groups call themselves the Drifters and the Coasters as they tour concert halls today. Often, the bogus groups get more gigs than the genuine recording artists because they'll work for less, Kennibrew said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rockestra presents a 'Best Of' concert Feb 8, 2009
In addition to the Led Zeppelin and Joplin pieces, the set list for the concert will include "Gimme Some Lovin'" by the Spencer Davis Group, "Flirtin' with Disaster" from Molly Hatchet, "Open Arms" from Journey, "Pinball Wizard" from the Who, "Get Ready" from the Temptations, "On Broadway" from the Drifters, "Dream On" from Aerosmith, "Come Sail Away" from Styx, "Livin' On a Prayer" from Bon Jovi, "Back in Black" from ACDC, plus a medley of songs featuring the Ladies of Motown. The Sioux City... (Sioux City Journal)
