In Loving Tribute

“Like fine art, great music stays with us through the years to enjoy and to share.”

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer,

DR. BILL PINKNEY, ENTERTAINMENT ICON,

of The Original Drifters ascended to the celestial choir on July 4, 2007.

One of only a handful of Artists with a legitimate claim, he helped to invent the Rock and Roll music genre. From his work on seminal Atlantic sides starting in 1953 with “Money Honey,” to his groundbreaking work as an advocate for Artists’ rights and fair business practices, Bill Pinkney blazed one of the deepest and most unique trails in music history. Generations recognize his basso profundo lead on the 1954 version of “White Christmas” used in “Home Alone.” With PINKNEY on lead, it is the all time best song by The Drifters.

Music’s Drifters represent more than the story of a single group’s success, and PINKNEY, honoring his promise to The Drifters' organizer Clyde McPhatter, kept alive with dignity the sounds of the 1950s for 54 rewarding years.

We also honor entertainment industry Legend PINKNEY as an American Treasure as a Negro Baseball League sandlot pitcher and for his World War II military service, garnering him a Presidential Citation with five Bronze Stars, including Normandy and Bastogne.

As chronicled in “Drifters 1: Bill Pinkney,” his truly was a full and blessed life, well-lived. Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters^® will continue his great legacy with dignity, pride and respect.

“It is well!”

Maxine Porter-Pinkney, President

Original Drifters, Inc.

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