Tuesday, May 21, 2024

May 21st, 1964

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

5/21/64 – After losing Rudy Lewis to a drug overdose the night before, The Drifters are back in the studio today recording one of their all-time biggest hits, “Under The Boardwalk.”  (Johnny Moore is forced to sing lead on this track due to the unexpected absence of Lewis.)  It is the very definition of "grace under pressure."