The Drifters were originally formed in 1953. For a group as successful as this one, The Drifters turned out to be highly unstable. Barry from Sauquoit, NyGreat song can't believe it only reached No. The Drifters, This Magic Moment: The Drifters were one of the most unique and unusual pop groups of all time.
Perfect for any occasion, the soft colors and variety. The late-1950s and early-1960s Drifters records were very innovative in being among the first pop-rock hits to creatively use string arrangements, and 'This Magic Moment' was an outstanding example. In 1989 Rick James combined it with another Drifters hit,"Dance With Me", his version reached #74 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. It will be a magic moment when this divine bowl of pastel roses is hand-delivered to someone special. 'This Magic Moment' was one of the biggest and best Drifters hits on which Ben E.
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 22nd 1968, "This Magic Moment" by Jay and the Americans entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and on March 2nd, 1969 it peaked at #6 (for 1 week) and spent 14 weeks on the Top 100.Įight years earlier on February 16th, 1960 the original version by the Drifters entered the Top 100, it peaked at #16 on March 28th, 1960 and stayed on the Top 100 for 11 weeks. Music industry was set up to enrich song writers vocalist seldom if ever get their due. Cm Leonard from N.j.Love the music of Ben E. It's a great song that transcends time for me." (Read more in our interview with Kenny Vance.) There's a whole world of people that are still interested in that, but most of this music has been taken off of the radio, and there's a whole other thing on the radio that doesn't have this purity or sentimentality or honesty. We decorate walls and ceilings with sheers and uplighting, and add a beautiful Chandelier for that. It says something about who the writers were, what kind of people they were, Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, who also wrote " Save the Last Dance for Me." And it also says something about what people were interested in. Recorded in 1968, Jay and the Americans cover of 'This Magic Moment' is one of the group's best known releases featuring Jay Black as the second, and more widely known of. This Magic Moment, Richlands, North Carolina. It says something about who people were in those days. Songs like that, they just don't seem to exist anymore. Powered by CITE. Vance talks about the song: "It's a fantastic sentiment: This magic moment, while your lips are close to mine, will last forever, forever 'til the end of time. #This magic moment movie#
Kenny Vance, who was a member of the group, has continued to perform the song and included it on the soundtrack to the 2000 movie Looking For An Echo, where he was the music supervisor. Jay & the Americans hit #6 in the US with their 1969 recording of the song.
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