Charlie Thomas, who was a longtime member of The Drifters, passed away last month.
Doo-wop icon Charlie Thomas, who was a member of The Drifters for 60 years, died on January 31 after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was 85 years old.
Born on April 7, 1937, in Lynchburg, Va, Thomas joined the Drifters by chance in 1958 while performing with the R&B band The Five Crowns at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The aspiring musician had reportedly caught the eye of George Treadwell, the manager of the original Drifters, who were also playing that night. As chance would have it, one of the Drifters had reportedly become inebriated and started cursing out the theater owner, prompting Treadwell to fire the group’s entire lineup.
The star would go on to perform with the iconic group for six decades, helping them churn out some of their most iconic hits, including “There Goes My Baby,” “Under The Boardwalk,” “Up on the Roof,” and many more. Their hit song “Save The Last Dance For Me” hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, marking their only song to top the charts.Michael Ochs Archives
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