Under the Boardwalk & Other Hits [Rhino] 10/15/1990 Shannon Beach

Shannon Beach

CA (08/01/2014)

celebrates its milestone 50 year anniversary this year

Wendy Melvoin (guitar

and mixed by Colin Richardson

Under the Boardwalk & Other Hits [Rhino] 10/15/1990 Shannon BeachBlessed with a succession of great lead singers, starting with the angelic tenor of Clyde McPhatter through Ben E. King and the Rudy Lewis Johnny Moore tandem of the later years, the immortal Drifters provided the prototype for R&B vocal groups and set the stage for the onset of soul with over ten years of marvelous singles beginning in 1953. The songwriting and production talents of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller introduced innovative arrangements in