11-30-2017, 12:37 PM
[*]I don't think you're missing anything. Best I can figure it's merely a popular misconception. The Drifters have a long well-documented history.
[*]Clyde McPhatter (1953–54; died 1972)
[*]David Baughan (1953, 1954–55; died 1970)
[*]William Anderson (1953)
[*]David Baldwin (1953)
[*]James Johnson (1953)
[*]Bill Pinkney (1953–56; died 2007)
[*]Gerhart Thrasher (1953–58; died 1977)
[*]Andrew Thrasher (1953–56; died 1978)
[*]Willie Ferbee (1953)
[*]Walter Adams (1953; died 1953)
[*]Jimmy Oliver (1954–57)
[*]Johnny Moore (1954–57, 1964–78, 1980, 1983, 1987–98; died 1998)
[*]Tommy Evans (1956–62; died 1984)
[*]Lee Anderson 2015
[*]Charlie Hughes (1956)
[*]Bobby Hendricks (1957)
[*]Jimmy Millinder (1957)
[*]Ben E. King (1958–60, 1981–85; died 2015)
[*]Charlie Thomas (1958–67)
[*]Dock Green (1958–62; died 1989)
[*]Derek Ventura (1972–84)
[*]Bernard Jones (1972–84)
[*]Lloyd Butch Phillips (1972–84; died 2002)
[*]Elsbeary "Beary" Hobbs (1958–60; died 1996)
[*]James Clark (1958–59)
[*]Johnny Lee Williams (1959–60; died 2004)
[*]Reggie Kimber (1959–60)
[*]James Poindexter (1960)
[*]Rudy Lewis (1960–64; died 1964)
[*]Eugene "Gene" Pearson (1962–66)
[*]Johnny Terry (1963–66; died 2005)
[*]Jimmy Lewis (1963–65; died 2004)
[*]Dan Dandridge (1966)
[*]Clarence Tex Walker (1966-1973; died 2007 Woodstock, Oxford UK)
[*]William Brent (1966)
[*]Rick Sheppard (1966–1988)
[*]Bill Fredericks (1966–??, 1982–83; died 1999)
[*]Charles Baskerville (1967)
Butch Leake (1970-1976)
[*]Joe Blunt (1976-1980, 1983-1986)
[*]Ray Lewis (1978–83, 1986–present)
[*]Terry King[sup][38][/sup] (1978–Retired 1989)
[*]Rudy Ivan (19??–82)
[*]Louis Price (1980–83, 1986)
[*]Peter Lamarr (1990, 1991, 1998–2001, 2004–??)
[*]Roy Hemmings (1990–2003)
[*]Rohan Delano Turney (1991–????)
[*]Patrick Alan (1990, 1998–????)
[*]Jason Leigh (1995–2001)
[*]Vernon K. Taylor (1995–present)
[*]Victor Bynoe (2002–??)
[*]Steve V. King (2008–10)
[*]Maurice Cannon (2008–11)
[*]Damion Charles (2008–12)
[*]Michael Williams (2008–present)
[*]Ryan King (2010–present)
[*]Carlton Powell (2011–14)
[*]Pierre Herelle (2012–14)
[*]Daniel Bowen Smith (2014–2015)
[*]Damien Charles (2014–present)
[*]Bobby Charles Taylor
[*]Gil Johnny Thunder Hamilton
[*]Emmanuel Dadey (2015)
[*]Jerome Bucknor (2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drifters
[*]Clyde McPhatter (1953–54; died 1972)
[*]David Baughan (1953, 1954–55; died 1970)
[*]William Anderson (1953)
[*]David Baldwin (1953)
[*]James Johnson (1953)
[*]Bill Pinkney (1953–56; died 2007)
[*]Gerhart Thrasher (1953–58; died 1977)
[*]Andrew Thrasher (1953–56; died 1978)
[*]Willie Ferbee (1953)
[*]Walter Adams (1953; died 1953)
[*]Jimmy Oliver (1954–57)
[*]Johnny Moore (1954–57, 1964–78, 1980, 1983, 1987–98; died 1998)
[*]Tommy Evans (1956–62; died 1984)
[*]Lee Anderson 2015
[*]Charlie Hughes (1956)
[*]Bobby Hendricks (1957)
[*]Jimmy Millinder (1957)
[*]Ben E. King (1958–60, 1981–85; died 2015)
[*]Charlie Thomas (1958–67)
[*]Dock Green (1958–62; died 1989)
[*]Derek Ventura (1972–84)
[*]Bernard Jones (1972–84)
[*]Lloyd Butch Phillips (1972–84; died 2002)
[*]Elsbeary "Beary" Hobbs (1958–60; died 1996)
[*]James Clark (1958–59)
[*]Johnny Lee Williams (1959–60; died 2004)
[*]Reggie Kimber (1959–60)
[*]James Poindexter (1960)
[*]Rudy Lewis (1960–64; died 1964)
[*]Eugene "Gene" Pearson (1962–66)
[*]Johnny Terry (1963–66; died 2005)
[*]Jimmy Lewis (1963–65; died 2004)
[*]Dan Dandridge (1966)
[*]Clarence Tex Walker (1966-1973; died 2007 Woodstock, Oxford UK)
[*]William Brent (1966)
[*]Rick Sheppard (1966–1988)
[*]Bill Fredericks (1966–??, 1982–83; died 1999)
[*]Charles Baskerville (1967)
Butch Leake (1970-1976)
[*]Joe Blunt (1976-1980, 1983-1986)
[*]Ray Lewis (1978–83, 1986–present)
[*]Terry King[sup][38][/sup] (1978–Retired 1989)
[*]Rudy Ivan (19??–82)
[*]Louis Price (1980–83, 1986)
[*]Peter Lamarr (1990, 1991, 1998–2001, 2004–??)
[*]Roy Hemmings (1990–2003)
[*]Rohan Delano Turney (1991–????)
[*]Patrick Alan (1990, 1998–????)
[*]Jason Leigh (1995–2001)
[*]Vernon K. Taylor (1995–present)
[*]Victor Bynoe (2002–??)
[*]Steve V. King (2008–10)
[*]Maurice Cannon (2008–11)
[*]Damion Charles (2008–12)
[*]Michael Williams (2008–present)
[*]Ryan King (2010–present)
[*]Carlton Powell (2011–14)
[*]Pierre Herelle (2012–14)
[*]Daniel Bowen Smith (2014–2015)
[*]Damien Charles (2014–present)
[*]Bobby Charles Taylor
[*]Gil Johnny Thunder Hamilton
[*]Emmanuel Dadey (2015)
[*]Jerome Bucknor (2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drifters