Original Drifter Bill Pinkney was found dead yesterday(July 4) in his hotel room at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Florida. Police did not reveal the cause of death but said it was not suspicious. Pinkney's manager said the singer had health problems.Pinkney was due to perform with his band at July 4 celebrations in Daytona Beach.Despite his death, the band went ahead with Wednes...
When The Drifters recorded "Only In America," their version stayed in the Atlantic vaults, because, let's face it, the irony of the Mann & Weil/Leiber & Stoller song sung by a black group would have sailed over the heads of the kids listening to Top 40 radio.The track was given to Jay & The Americans, a white group, who had a modest hit with it."Only in America," Jay sang, "could a kid without ...
Original Drifter Bill Pinkney was found dead yesterday(July 4) in his hotel room at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Florida. Police did not reveal the cause of death but said it was not suspicious. Pinkney's manager said the singer had health problems.Pinkney was due to perform with his band at July 4 celebrations in Daytona Beach.Despite his death, the band went ahead with Wednes...