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    • Oct 30, 1998
    "Crying In The Chapel" originators The Orioles join the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, along with The Andrews Sisters, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, The Drifters, The Ames Brothers, The Platters and Crosby Stills & Nash
    Dec 30, 1998
    Johnny Moore, of The Drifters, dies of a respiratory ailment in London, England. He sang lead on "Ruby, Baby," a 1956 R&B classic that was covered as a country hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1975
    Feb 24, 1999
    Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life," Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" join the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with other early-'50s recordings: Doris Day's "Secret Love" and titles by The Drifters and The Blackwood Brothers
    Oct 20, 2000
    Country Grammy-winners The Kingston Trio join the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, along with The Jackson 5, Dion & The Belmonts, Ben E. King & The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Temptations and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Feb 21, 2001
    Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'," Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces" and Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" enter the Grammy Hall of Fame, as does the original version of "Save The Last Dance For Me"
    Jul 4, 2007
    Bill Pinkney, the last original member of The Drifters, is found dead at the Hilton Daytona Beach, Florida. He appeared on their R&B hit "Honey Love," which was remade as a country hit by The Carlisles in 1954
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