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Little Bitty Pretty One
2012
Clyde McPhatter With Billy Ward and His Dominoes
2024
Clyde
2026
Love Ballads
2026
Ta Ta!
2026
Lonely Blue Boy
2024
Billy Ward And His Dominoes Featuring Clyde McPhatter
2024
Silhouettes
2024
Essential Classics, Vol. 440: Clyde McPhatter
2024
To Hear Sleigh Bells
2024
The Very Best Of Clyde McPhatter 1953-62
2023
Shut Your Big Mouth
2022
DooWop Originals, Volume 4
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 3
2021
Milestones of Legends Kings & Queens of R & B, Vol. 9
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 9 (The Singles 1960-1962)
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 5
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 8 (The Singles 1957-1960)
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 7 (The Singles 1953-1957)
2021
The Genius Of Clyde McPhatter (Remastered)
2021
DooWop Originals, Volume 1
2021
Golden Selection (Remastered)
2020
The Latest & The Greatest: 1959-1962
2020
Clyde Selection
2020
Stop Anything You're Doing
2020
The Love Songs of Clyde McPhatter
2020
The Way I Feel
2019
Soul Classics
2019
Amy Singles
2019
Golden Blues Hits
2019
Honey and Money
2019
I've Got My Eyes On You
2019
May I Sing for You
2019
Pretty Girls Everywhere
2016
The Immortal
2015
The Complete Releases 1953-62, Vol. 1
2015
You're Movin' Me : Clyde McPhatter Classics
2015
Clyde McPhatter - All Time Favorites: Clyde McPhatter
2015
Drifting Away from You
2015
Gold Legends - Two Classic Artists
2014
Lover Please - The Best Of Clyde McPhatter
2014
Thinking Of You
2014
I Need You So
2014
Don't Let Go
2013
The One and Only
2013
The Ultimate Collection
2013
Only the Best
2013
Clyde Mcphatter, Vol. 2
2013
Treasure of Love
2012
Clyde McPhatter: Essential 10
2011
Lovey Dovey
2011
The Best of the Best
2011
Legends
2010
McPhatters Treasury
2010
Let's Start Over Again
2010
Lover Please/The Complete MGM & Mercury Singles
2010
Clyde Mcphatter & the Drifters Doo Wop, Vol. 2
2009
Clyde Mcphatter & The Drifters Doo Wop, Vol. 1
2009
I'm Not Worthy Of You
2007
Deep Sea Ball - The Best Of Clyde McPhatter
2005
Rhythm And Soul
2000
Welcome Home
1970
Presenting Clyde McPhatter
1954
Singles & EPs
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Clyde McPhatter (November 15, 1932 - June 13, 1972) was an influential African-American R&B singer, born in Durham, North Carolina. He was raised in a religious Baptist family, and formed a gospel group in 1945 after his family moved to New Jersey. They soon relocated to New York City, and McPhatter joined the Mount Lebanon Singers, a popular gospel group. In 1950, McPhatter joined Billy Ward & the Dominoes, and was present for the recording of "Sixty Minute Man", which was a huge hit in 1951, and was one of the earliest rock and roll records. After several more hits, McPhatter quit the group in 1953 because he made little money and gained virtually no fame, in spite of his voice being the lead on most of the group's songs. McPhatter then signed to Atlantic Records after forming a group, The Drifters. "Money Honey", "Such a Night", "Honey Love", "White Christmas" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" became huge hits. In 1954, McPhatter was drafted but was assigned in the U.S., allowing him to continue recording. He soon left The Drifters and launched a solo career. His first solo hit occurred just after being discharged - "Love Has Joined Us Together" (with Ruth Brown).
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He released several R&B hits in the next few years, but only made one serious dent in the pop charts with the Brook Benton penned song "A Lovers Question", which made it to #6 in 1958. White groups usually covered his best compositions and achieved more widespread mainstream success. In spite of this, McPhatter became one of the most popular black musicians among white listeners. His 1956 recording of "Treasure of Love" saw him enjoy just one week in the UK singles chart. The lack of any subsequent entry gave him the unenviable tag there of being a one hit wonder McPhatter soon signed to MGM Records, and released several more hits. "I Told Myself a Lie" and "Think Me a Kiss" (1960) became minor pop hits, as was "Ta Ta", his first single for Mercury Records. "I Never Knew" and "Lover Please" (1962) became even bigger pop hits, but his career started suffering due to his alcoholism. Other black artists were following McPhatter's blueprint into pop audiences, including Rudy Lewis, Johnny Moore, Sam Cooke and an all new line-up of The Drifters. McPhatter's unreliability kept him from maintaining his career in the face of this competition. As the 1960s wore on, McPhatter's career kept falling in spite of a few minor hits. In the early 1970s, McPhatter spent some time living in England, where he still had a significant audience, but this was short-lived. Back again in America, Clyde McPhatter died of a heart attack in 1972, at the age of 39. In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Clyde McPhatter in brief
- How many Clyde McPhatter releases are on Riffiter?
- 69 releases are catalogued, spanning 1954 to 2026.
- When was Clyde McPhatter formed?
- Clyde McPhatter formed in 1932.
- What is the most recent Clyde McPhatter release on Riffiter?
- Clyde, released in 2026.