His life and career in links:
Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/clyde-mcphatter/bio/
In 1950, he won Amateur Night at the Apollo in Harlem and was drafted into Bill Ward and the Dominoes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHq1A8DwW18
He left the Dominoes and was recruited by Ahmet Ertegun to form a new group, which became the Drifters.
Money Honey (1953):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgFs4Oxuc4
He stayed with the Drifters until late 1954, when he was drafted into the army. Afterward, McPhatter worked solo.
Love Has Joined Us Together w/Ruth Brown (1955):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKXHiwG1itA
Treasure of Love (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lETG3uLUV9I
His biggest hit was “A Lover’s Question” from 1958:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYZtuFpbLY
Lover Please (1962) was his last Top 10 hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPcNdOSw5ZA
After 1962, the music industry changed too much for McPhatter. He moved to England, but returned to the U.S. in 1970 on the revival circuit.
He died in 1972 from heart, liver, and kidney disease caused by alcohol abuse. Clyde McPhatter was bitter at the end. He claimed that he had “no fans.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rraVe77RDL4
Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/clyde-mcphatter/bio/
In 1950, he won Amateur Night at the Apollo in Harlem and was drafted into Bill Ward and the Dominoes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHq1A8DwW18
He left the Dominoes and was recruited by Ahmet Ertegun to form a new group, which became the Drifters.
Money Honey (1953):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgFs4Oxuc4
He stayed with the Drifters until late 1954, when he was drafted into the army. Afterward, McPhatter worked solo.
Love Has Joined Us Together w/Ruth Brown (1955):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKXHiwG1itA
Treasure of Love (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lETG3uLUV9I
His biggest hit was “A Lover’s Question” from 1958:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYZtuFpbLY
Lover Please (1962) was his last Top 10 hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPcNdOSw5ZA
After 1962, the music industry changed too much for McPhatter. He moved to England, but returned to the U.S. in 1970 on the revival circuit.
He died in 1972 from heart, liver, and kidney disease caused by alcohol abuse. Clyde McPhatter was bitter at the end. He claimed that he had “no fans.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rraVe77RDL4
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