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On August 9, 1953, Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters recorded "Money Honey."
Yeah, I'm a few days late.
Money Honey (Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters song)
Single by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
B-side: "The Way I Feel"
Released: September 1953
Recorded: August 9, 1953
Songwriter(s): Jesse Stone
"Money Honey" is a song written by Jesse Stone, which was released in September 1953 as the first single by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but not his name, had become well known when he was the lead singer for Billy Ward and the Dominoes. The song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 1. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 252 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The recording was reported to have sold more than two million copies by 1968.
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The recording
The song was recorded on August 9, 1953 at Atlantic Studios, with Clyde McPhatter (lead vocal), Bill Pinkney (baritone), Andrew "Bubba" Thrasher (second tenor), Gerhart "Gay" Thrasher (top tenor), and Willie Ferbie (bass). Walter Adams was the guitarist for the record.
The recording features Mickey Baker on guitar and Sam "the Man" Taylor on tenor sax. The arrangement starts with a bagpipe-like drone from the Drifters setting up a shuffle rhythm. McPhatter's voice is clear and bright and in the midst of the sax solo he gives off a monumental scream.
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Single by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
B-side: "The Way I Feel"
Released: September 1953
Recorded: August 9, 1953
Songwriter(s): Jesse Stone
"Money Honey" is a song written by Jesse Stone, which was released in September 1953 as the first single by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but not his name, had become well known when he was the lead singer for Billy Ward and the Dominoes. The song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 1. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 252 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The recording was reported to have sold more than two million copies by 1968.
{snip}
The recording
The song was recorded on August 9, 1953 at Atlantic Studios, with Clyde McPhatter (lead vocal), Bill Pinkney (baritone), Andrew "Bubba" Thrasher (second tenor), Gerhart "Gay" Thrasher (top tenor), and Willie Ferbie (bass). Walter Adams was the guitarist for the record.
The recording features Mickey Baker on guitar and Sam "the Man" Taylor on tenor sax. The arrangement starts with a bagpipe-like drone from the Drifters setting up a shuffle rhythm. McPhatter's voice is clear and bright and in the midst of the sax solo he gives off a monumental scream.
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Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Money Honey (1953)
410,165 views Apr 14, 2012
lovestheclassics69
16.2K subscribers
The 1st single by the Original Drifters with Clyde McPhatter in 1953. The Drifters would go on to have a rotating volume of talent go in and out of the band over the next 50 years.
This is for listening enjoyment only...please purchase this and many other Drifters recordings at any retail store or online.
410,165 views Apr 14, 2012
lovestheclassics69
16.2K subscribers
The 1st single by the Original Drifters with Clyde McPhatter in 1953. The Drifters would go on to have a rotating volume of talent go in and out of the band over the next 50 years.
This is for listening enjoyment only...please purchase this and many other Drifters recordings at any retail store or online.
This is an entirely different song, "Money, Hone." Posted because Woody is my fave. Also, we haven't had anywhere near enough glam lately.
The Bay City Rollers - Money,Honey
61,824 views Dec 26, 2009
Torsten Eifler
2.37K subscribers
Aufnahme aus dem Jahre 1976 !!!
61,824 views Dec 26, 2009
Torsten Eifler
2.37K subscribers
Aufnahme aus dem Jahre 1976 !!!