Comment: All Discs are inspected and guaranteed. All dispatched with 1 - 3 working days from the UK Formed in 1953 in New York, USA, at the behest of Atlantic Records, this influential R&B vocal group was initially envisaged as a vehicle for ex-Dominoes singer Clyde. The Official Drifters Website. The current line up continues the legacy. In 2009 the brand was re-aligned with its former label Atlantic Records / Rhino with four new. The Drifters Brand, formed in the USA in 1953, is administered by Original Drifters, Inc., a Nevada corporation, via a USPTO registered federal service mark. We are. Visit Amazon.com's The Drifters Store to shop for The Drifters albums (CD, MP3, Vinyl), concert tickets, and other The Drifters-related products (DVDs, Books, T-shirts). The Drifters are a long-lasting American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed to serve as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward. The Drifters. The Drifters helped create soul music with gospel style vocals. After Clyde McPhatter was fired by the Dominoes Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records. The Drifters are a long-lived American doo wop Pop R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953 from New York City, NY, USA. Find The Drifters bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming radio on AllMusic - Honey-voiced giants of Doo Wop and vocal R&B… The Drifters, Soundtrack: Goodfellas. LATEST HEADLINES ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Sprints Ahead of Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Thursday Night Box.