Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Bip Bam

We'll finish off this week's tribute to Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters with my personal favorite song by them. The backing vocals are what really make this one swing for me.

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Honey Love

Continuing with the McPhatter/Honey theme, we have "Honey Love", released in June of 1954. When I was little, I thought that the singer was a woman due to his higher pitched voice.

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Money Honey

"Money Honey", written by Jesse Stone, was released in September 1953 by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but not his name, had become well-known as the lead singer for Billy Ward and the Dominoes and the song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues charts for 23 weeks, peaking at number one. Rolling Stone ranked it #252 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.