SATURDAY'S SINGLES - THE DRIFTERS and THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up under our celebratory candles is singer Bill Pinkney, often considered to be the last surviving original member of The Drifters. He was born August 15, 1925 and passed away on Independence Day in 2007. He was 81. Today would have been his 95th Birthday. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this double A-sided single, which houses "There Goes My Baby" (#2 Hot 100, #1 R&B) on one side and "Drip Drop" (#58 Hot 100) on the flip side. Those tracks were respectively released in 1959 and 1957 on the Atlantic label and our copy is on the Atlantic Oldies Series.

Johnny Moore – lead tenor
Gerhardt Thrasher – 2nd tenor
'Carnation Charlie' Hughes – baritone
Bill Pinkney – bass
Jimmy Oliver – guitar

Bobby Hendricks – lead tenor

Ben E. King – lead tenor
Charlie Thomas – 2nd tenor
Dock Green – baritone
Elsbeary Hobbs – bass

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Our second Birthday party is for British drummer Pete York, who turns 78 today. Happy Birthday Pete ! He was a founding member of The Spencer Davis Group and was with them from 1963-69. In his honor, we find ourselves rocking out to "Gimme Some Lovin'", released October 28th,  1966 on the United Artists label. It peaked at #7 on the Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box charts, #2 in the UK, and #1 in Canada. It's B-side is "Blues in F".

Steve Winwood – lead guitar, lead vocals, organ, piano
Spencer Davis – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Muff Winwood – bass guitar
Pete York – drums, percussion

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