Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson, founders of Atlantic Records, eagerly sought McPhatter after noticing he was not present for an appearance the Dominoes once made at Birdland, which was an odd booking for the Dominoes, in Ertegüns words.[10] After locating him, McPhatter was then signed to Atlantic on the condition that he form his own group. McPhatter promptly assembled a group and called them the Drifters. They recorded a few tracks in June 1953, including a song called Lucille, written by McPhatter himself. This group of Drifters did not have the sound Atlantic executives were looking for however, and Clyde was prompted to assemble another group of singers. The revised lineup recorded and released such hits as Money Honey, Such a Night, Honey Love, White Christmas and Whatcha Gonna Do, with the record label proudly displaying the group name Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters. (The story of the Drifters is full of personnel changes. The first group of Drifters Clyde assembled were mostly members of the Mount Lebanon Singers.) In late 1954, McPhatter was inducted into the Army and assigned to Special Services in the continental United States, which allowed him to continue recording. After his tour of duty was up, he left the Drifters and launched a solo career. youtu.be/z4NlTkzGPLc
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