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The Drifters - The Drifters Record Moving Track For Fan's Funeral

5462 days ago
ContactMusic — The Drifters helped make a late fans funeral even more moving by recording a special version of a beloved track to be played at the memorial British fan Rose Hansford had loved a rendition of Il Divos Mama that the Under the Boardwalk singers perform... more info
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Paul Weller To Support Noel Gallagher At Edinburgh Castle?

5471 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Paul Weller has confirmed he will release his new album 'Sonik Kicks' in 2012, and that he will play two shows at The Roundhouse in Camden in March next year.The album is slated for release on 26th March, coinciding with the two London shows leading ... more info
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The Sing-Off – This Magic Moment – Extended Preview

5534 days ago
Mjsbigblog — A slew of Sing-Off hopefuls get together for an impromptu jam of the 1960 classic "This Magic Moment" by Ben E. King and The Drifters. Jay and the Americans had a hit with it in 1969. Video after the jump more info
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From Leiber and Stoller to Lennon and McCartney: the alchemy of the duo

5561 days ago
Guardian Music — Songwriting duos have given pop some of its finest moments. Laura Barton looks at how they work – and what happens when they don't'We started fighting the moment we met," Mike Stoller once said of his songwriting partnership with Jerry Leiber. "We ... more info
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Jerry Leiber obituary

5561 days ago
Guardian Music — Ingenious writer of witty and irreverent lyrics set to music by Mike StollerNo one sold black culture to white kids like Jerry Leiber, whose lyrics to such songs as Hound Dog, Love Potion No 9, Yakety Yak, Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem and Jailhouse R... more info
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Songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at 78

5561 days ago
Guardian Music — Along with songwriting partner Mike Stoller, Leiber was responsible for some of rock'n'roll's most enduring hits, including Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and Stand By MeJerry Leiber, the lyricist behind hits such as Stand By Me and Hound Dog, has died at... more info
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Last Lap: Monday’s Odds And Ends In Music News

5562 days ago
VH1 Blog — Rest In Peace, Jerry Leiber Jerry Leiber, one half of the songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, passed away today of heart failure. He was 78. With Mike Stoller, he wrote six top ten hits for the Coasters, three top tens for the Drifters, three #1 and... more info
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Faye Treadwell obituary

5631 days ago
Guardian Music — Formidable manager of the popular R&B group the DriftersSince a New York R&B vocal group calling themselves the Drifters performed together for the first time in 1953, more than 60 singers have passed through their ranks. For many years, the task of ... more info
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Cliff Richard promises to lock up his living doll in a trunk

5635 days ago
Guardian Music — 2 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
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The Farewell Drifters - Echo Boom (album stream)

5635 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
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