Time — Writing songs with his then-wife Carole King, he wrote the words for perennial ballads made into hits by The Drifters, The Crystals and Aretha Franklin more info

Stereogum — Last year Alex Zhang Hungtai, better known by his moniker Dirty Beaches, released the double album Drifters/Love Is The Devil which split its discs in the style of Bowie’s Low (and both were recorded in Berlin!) to incredible results. Beginning wit... more info

Popdose — What does one of Ben E. King's greatest songs with the Drifters have to do with the '60s Counterculture movement? Let's find out and live for today more info

Guardian Music — Versatile guitarist who had a million-selling hit with Love Is StrangeMickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s, any producer making R&B or rock'n'roll records in New York w... more info

ContactMusic — Move over Will, Simon, Neil and Jay! The girls are coming! The team behind the hit Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners are reportedly about to launch a... more info

Popdose — The Drifters were legendary for their music, and their story more info

Topix — You would think that after many years in the business you must have gone through everything that can possibly happen to you on the road, but for veteran group The Drifters they found that isn't always so after their tour bus was raided by thieves. more info

ContactMusic — Veteran soul group The Drifters have called in police after thieves raided their tour bus and stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment.The... more info

The Independent — US soul group The Drifters have had some £8,000 worth of equipment stolen from their tour bus. more info

Guardian Music — The Shads' No 1 hit from 1960 conjures up the twang of the west … and a time before the Beatles ruled the airwavesThere was a time in the early 60s when an English guitarist and former skiffle player who looked rather like Buddy Holly seemed the ep... more info