The post Charlie Thomas, Smoke-Toned Tenor of The Drifters, Dead at 85 appeared first on Consequence. Charlie Thomas, whose soaring, smoky tenor lifted The Drifters for more than six decades, died ...

Doo-wop icon Charlie Thomas, who was a member of the Drifters for 60 years, died on Jan. 31 after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was 85 years old. Thomas’ friend, singer Peter Lemongello Jr ...

Jerome Manning had been singing pretty much his entire life when he met Charlie Thomas. Manning learned to sing in church – his father was the Rev. Richard Manning, pastor of the venerable Shiloh ...

Charlie Thomas of the Drifters performs at the 2016 Doo Wop Extravaganza in Holmdel, N.J.. (Bobby Bank / WireImage) Charlie Thomas, a singer and longtime member of the R&B group the Drifters, has died ...

Charlie Thomas featured on The Drifters' hits including "This Magic Moment," "Up on the Roof," "On Broadway" and chart-topper "Save the Last Dance for Me" Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for ...

After a battle with liver cancer, Charlie Thomas passed away at 85 years old. He was a member of the popular 60s group, The Drifters. Their biggest hit, “Save The Last Dance For Me,” topped the ...

Musician Charlie Thomas has died at the age of 85. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died Jan. 31 after battling liver cancer, friend Peter Lemongello Jr. confirmed to Fox News Digital. Lemongello Jr., ...

Charlie Thomas, who recorded memorable songs like “There Goes My Baby” and “Under the Boardwalk” with the Drifters, the silken-voiced R&B group that had a long string of hits from 1959 to 1964 and was ...

Charlie Thomas, the singer best known for his musical work with The Drifters, has died. He was 85. The celebrated vocalist died on Jan. 31, at his home in Bowie, Maryland, after a battle with liver ...

Charlie Thomas, a singer and longtime member of the R&B group the Drifters, has died. He was 85. The veteran vocalist died Jan. 31 at his home in Bowie, Md., after a battle with liver cancer, his ...

Charlie Thomas, a member of The Drifters for more than 60 years, has died. He was 85. "I am completely devastated and shattered after losing my best friend of so many years, Charlie Thomas, the last ...

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