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Cliff Richard promises to lock up his living doll in a trunk

4711 days ago
Guardian Music2 July 1959: Number 7 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicCliff was the UK's first rock star but within a year of his first hit with Move It, he was joined by a new band, the Drifters (later the Shadows), to record a version... more info

The Farewell Drifters - Echo Boom (album stream)

4711 days ago
Totally Fuzzy The Farewell Drifters create harmonic roots music that draws influence from the traditions of folk, 60’s revolutionary pop, bluegrass, film scores, and their young Nashville peers. They have been wowing audiences everywhere from MerleFest to rock ... more info

The Drifters - Music Manager Treadwell Dies

4719 days ago
ContactMusicThe Drifters' long time manager Fayrene 'Faye' Treadwell has died at the age of 84. The pioneering music mogul, who was one of the first female African-American managers in the industry, passed away on 22 May (11) at her home in Burbank, California a... more info

Giardini di Mirò - The Academic Rise of Falling Drifters

4764 days ago
We Like it Lossless!2nd Rec / 2002 1 part(s) FSc, enjoy more info

BBC4's Top of the Pops revival: hits that could feature

4783 days ago
Guardian MusicSongs in the UK chart in 1976-77 that are likely to be included in BBC4's archive showsTop 40 hits of early April 1976 1 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me2 Barry White You See The Trouble With Me3 John Miles Music4 Billy Ocean Love Really Hu... more info

The Drifters: Up On The Roof, CD review

4789 days ago
The TelegraphClassic songs from soul band in a new collection. Rating * * * more info

The Shadows - The Shadows Bassist Jet Harris Dies

4795 days ago
ContactMusicThe Shadows star Jet Harris has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 71. Music mythology suggests Harris actually came up with the name of Cliff Richard's backing band, which went on to score a number of instrumental hits after the Living Dol... more info

Jet Harris obituary

4795 days ago
Guardian MusicThe first and greatest bass guitarist of the Shadows, he also topped the charts with drummer Tony MeehanWith their line-up of three electric guitars and drums, the Shadows were the archetypal British pop group, supporting Cliff Richard on numerous hi... more info

The Dirt Drifters – “Something Better”

4799 days ago
The 9513 Country MusicIs there still room on country radio for a great bar band? The radio gods briefly smiled on a ragtag Georgia gang called Confederate Railroad in the early ’90s, but the leather-and-denim ensemble’s run of hits (highlighted by popular recurrent â€... more info

the last batch of friday updates

4830 days ago
Totally FuzzyBarbatrucmobile said... PROJET FORMICA Ukulele stuff - Various Artists - "Ukulele Force - Star Wars Best Covers" - The Rolling Coconuts - "Ukulele Mozart" - Various Artists - "Ukulele Ultraman" (2006, Geneon Entertainment Inc.) - Various Artists - Uk... more info

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