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Original Drifters Booking Agency Profile

Book Original Drifters for your next corporate event, function, or private party.
The Drifters represent more than the story of a single group's success. Changes in personnel and management have led, over the years, to the sprouting of many Drifters permutations since organizer Clyde McPhatter first went to the Atlantic Recording Company. When Atlantic rejected McPhatter's initial singers (The Mt. Lebanon Gospel Singers), he recruited versatile gospel singers Bill Pinkney from the Southern Knights, and brothers Gerhardt and Andrew Thrasher from The Thrasher Wonders to join forces with him. They signed with the company, establishing the foundation upon which a music legacy was subsequently built. The Drifters produced some of doo-wops greatest hits, like Honey Love, There Goes My Baby, This Magic Moment, Save the Last Dance for Me, Please Stay, Sweets for My Sweet, Up on the Roof, On Broadway, Under the Boardwalk, and many more. Originals McPhatter, Gerhardt Thrasher, and Pinkney, along with later Drifters Johnny Moore, Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis, and Charlie Thomas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Its staff filmed Pinkney's oral history for archival inclusion as a part of its Legends Series..

How to hire Original Drifters for an event

Learn how to hire Original Drifters or research availability and pricing for booking Original Drifters to perform at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire Original Drifters as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Original Drifters to perform.

Will Original Drifters do a virtual event?
Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Original Drifters in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Original Drifters or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Is Original Drifters available to work my event?
Original Drifters's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Original Drifters for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Original Drifters, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Original Drifters. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
How much is Original Drifters charging for events?
CTI can give you the accurate Original Drifters booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Original Drifters for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Original Drifters booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Original Drifters charge for an event. An example fee to book Original Drifters is in the starting range of $7,500-$14,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
How do I contact the Original Drifters agent or manager?
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Original Drifters agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Original Drifters manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
Can I book Original Drifters for an event at a price less than shown?
There is low probability to book Original Drifters for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Original Drifters agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Original Drifters, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Original Drifters booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Original Drifters, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
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Original Drifters Booking Agent

With almost 30 years of industry experience working with professional event planners and talent buyers like you, we can successfully work to hire Original Drifters for a corporate event, personal appearance, corporate entertainment, speaking engagement, endorsement, private party, or wedding. For complete information on booking Original Drifters for projects like branding and promotional marketing, product or service launches, print advertising campaigns, media events, fundraisers, social marketing campaigns, and a guest appearance on TV/Movie specials including, documentaries, infomercials or voice over in video games, please call us at 725-228-5100.

CTI will contact the Original Drifters agent, manager or representative on your behalf to inquire about the current Original Drifters booking fee and availability, while negotiating the lowest cost to your advantage. Choose CTI as your booking agency for Original Drifters to hire at corporate events, conventions, trade shows, business retreats or for television and radio commercials, voice overs, and charity events. Be advised that the Original Drifters booking price may drastically change based where spokesperson campaigns, speeches, fairs and festivals; and even a shoutout, birthday party, or private concert is located when factoring domestic or international travel. CTI agency will help book Original Drifters if the buyer has the budget and if they are interested in the event. CTI can also assist on the production requirements for Original Drifters, when needed.

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