Clyde Mhatter & The Drifters

In 1953, Clyde Mhatter, at Atlantic Records' demand, recruited of his former gospel group to him and then named the new group, Clyde Mhatter & The Drifters. In 1954, Mhatter was drafted into the Army, and in 1955, following his Army discharge, he went solo.

The Drifters:
May to June 1953 - David Baughan, William Anderson, David Baldwin, James Johnson
August 1953 - Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Willie Ferbee
1953-54 - Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Jimmy Oliver (gtr)