Biography

With his keening high tenor and gospel inflections Clyde McPhatter--whether as leader of Billy Ward's Dominos, the Drifters, or solo--was one of the most distinctive and influential vocalists in '50s and early '60s R&B.

Top Tracks

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• A Lover's Question

• A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues

• Come What May

• Crying Won't Help You

• Deep In The Heart Of Harlem

• Deep Sea Ball

• Honey Love

• Hot Ziggity

• Little Bitty Pretty One

• Lover Please

• Lovey Dovey

• Money Honey

• Seven Days

• Since You've Been Gone

• Such A Night

• Sweet And Innoncent

• The Bells

• Three-thirty-three

• Treasure Of Love

• Twice As Nice

• When The Right Time Comes Along

• White Christmas

• Without Love (there Is Nothing)

Discography

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• Dominoes

  1995

• Bip Bam

  Edsel

  1984

• A Tribute to Clyde McPhatter

  Atlantic

  1973

• Welcome Home

  Decca

  1970

• Live at the Apollo

  1965

• Songs of the Big City

  1964

• Lover Please

  1962

• Ta Ta

  1960

• May I Sing for You

  Mercury

  1960

• Clyde McPhatter

  Atlantic

  1959

• Let's Start Over Again

  MGM

  1959

• Love Ballads

  Sequel

  1958

• Rock & Roll

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1957

• Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters

  Rhino

  1956