Charlie Thomas (musician)

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Charlie Thomas (born 7 April 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American rhythm and blues singer best known for his work with The Drifters.

Thomas was performing with The Five Crowns at the Apollo Theater in 1958 when George Treadwell fired his group, called The Drifters. Treadwell recruited the Crowns to become the new Drifters.

The new Drifters' first release was the 1959 hit "There Goes My Baby". Charlie was lead singer on two of the group's top 40 hits, "Sweets For My Sweet" and "When My Little Girl Is Smiling".^[1]^[2] He is the father of legendary hip-hop pioneer and historian Charles "Happy" Thomas Jr. and grandfather to hip-hop producer Charlie "Bambu" Thomas

Charlie Thomas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999.

References

External links

Charlie Thomas' Drifters official site

v t e The Drifters

Michael Williams Pierre Herelle Ryan King Carlton Powell Clyde McPhatter Gerhart Thrasher Andrew Thrasher Bill Pinkney Willie Ferbee Walter Adams Ben E. King Doc Green Beary Hobbs Rudy Lewis Charlie Thomas Tommy Evans Eugene Pearson Johnny Terry Johnny Moore Bobby Hendricks Rudy Ivan Jimmy Lewis Ray Lewis Louis Price Maurice Cannon (Prentiss McNeil played with the Drifters for nearly three decades)

Albums	Save the Last Dance for Me Our Biggest Hits I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing Biggest Hits Saturday Night At The Club Star Collection Save the Last Dance for Me Love Games The Drifters - 24 Original Hits Every Nite's A Saturday Night The Magic Moment Greatest Hits Live Live at Harvard University The Best Of Ben E. King & The Drifters

Compilation albums	The Drifters' Golden Hits There Goes My First Love The Drifters' In South Africa - 20 All-time Hits Superalbum The Drifters Greatest Hits Up On The Roof, On Broadway & Under The Boardwalk I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing Forever Gold The Definitive Drifters On Broadway Best Of The Drifters Under the Boardwalk 20 Greatest Hits Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years

Songs	"Honey Love" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Money Honey" "On Broadway" "Please Stay" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Some Kind of Wonderful" "Sweets for My Sweet" "There Goes My Baby" "This Magic Moment" "Under the Boardwalk" "Up on the Roof" "Vaya con Dios"

Discography Book:The Drifters Category:The Drifters

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Name	Thomas, Charlie
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Short description	American singer
Date of birth	7 April 1937
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