A classic song from 1961 is Save the Last Dance For Me by
The Drifters. A No 1 hit in the US & a No. 2 hit in Britain. The lead vocal
on this record is by Ben E King. He left The Drifters right after this hit tune for a
lengthy solo career. The Drifters continued for decades with various lead
singers. One of the longest lead singers was Johnny Moore. He had the legal right to The Drifters name and used it a lot on tours during the 1970s & early 80s.
I was sitting in a bar at the Holiday Inn in Scarborough Ontario in 1980 nursing
a scotch quietly alone. A man came and joined me. Unusual for me, but I started
talking to him. I asked if he was at the same event that brought me there. He said
no, he is with a band but their first set was cancelled because of the event
going on, that I attended. Oh, what is the name of the group, I asked, he said The Drifters. No kidding. It was Johnny Moore. I bought him a scotch and he
shared a love of good music & good scotch.
