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[edit] QUERY JAMES (POPPA) CLARKE
I'm writing a novel that takes place in the '60s. I want to include a little part about a friend of mine who was in the Five Crowns and then briefly in the Drifters. His name is James (Poppa) Clark(e). His brother was John (Sonny) Clark(e), who was also in the Five Crowns. (I'm not sure if there was a final "e" in Clark.) James Clarke moved on to the Drifters, but was kicked off the band "just before they hit," Poppa told me, due to his drug use.
You have an excellent page on the Drifters! But unfortunately Poppa didn't make the cut, even in your page. I would like to find out when Poppa was cut from the group, and what they had been singing up to that point. I know he toured with them, and I believe was with them when they cut some sides, though as he said, he was fired before their first big hit. I also need some lyrics from that time. Poppa would sing them, and I want to put him in a scene in the book, drawn from life, where Poppa sang and reminisced. I would really appreciate any help you all could give. Thanks. I am Joe Bryak, justnufjoe@aol.com
- I just added some info, and there's a little bit on James Clark in there, hope that helps a little. JeremyMcCracken 17:13, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Removed statements
I removed some statements from the "Splinters" section which seemed POV to me. First, the Hemmings-Lewis group was called fake, however there is much debate about what groups are authentic or not (for example, Hemmings and Lewis claim to be authentic because they were in the group back into the 1970s; Is Beary Hobbs' group fake because he is no longer alive?; Can any group, even with original members (e.g. Charley Thomas) be considered authentic?) I left the backing tapes statement, since it's very possible, although it should be noted that many groups, authentic or not, don't use live musicians on recordings or at shows. I also removed the "inaccurate" part about Hendricks' website- if it was in reference to the history of the group, most splinter groups stretch the history to appear to be the "real" group (take for instance the bio page of the Hemmings-Lewis group, which says the group split and these two returned to the US with Faye Treadwell forming a new lineup- in reality, Ray Lewis was out over a decade before Hemmings left). JeremyMcCracken 17:25, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Court case
I added a small paragraph about the current court case. It might be worth while considering to expand this to a seperate heading if further issues emerge. It might require a 'current' stub? Article reference: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1968631,00.html
(Karst 21:05, 11 December 2006 (UTC))
this article, while a noble effort at chronological facts is a mess. a better organization might be to include a list of hits/singles/albums by year and who the members were at that time.
for example, even though this was by far the most comprehensive artice on the Drifters that i found on the web...it does not mention "On Broadway" and who was the lead vocalist on the tune.
a list of hits categorized by year detailing who lead vocalist was and who backing members were at the given time would be a lot more useful that the non-stop blathering on the turnover rate of this great group that the current article is.
example:
1963
"On Broadway" [a] lead vocalist, [b,c,d,e] backing vocalists
[edit] Non-Stop Blathering
this article, while a noble effort at chronological facts is a mess. a better organization might be to include a list of hits/singles/albums by year and who the members were at that time.
even though this was by far the most comprehensive article on the Drifters that i found on the web...it does not mention "On Broadway" and who was the lead vocalist on the tune.
a list of hits categorized by year detailing who lead vocalist was and who backing members were at the given time would be a lot more useful that the non-stop blathering on the turnover rate of this great group that the current article is.
example:
1963
"On Broadway" [a] lead vocalist, [b,c,d,e] backing vocalists
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[edit] Citations & References
See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 04:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
