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  "slug": "the-drifters",
  "name": "The Drifters",
  "description": "The Drifters appears once in our Rhythm and Blues list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-drifters/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1953,
    "last": 1953
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 8,
    "list": "Rhythm and Blues"
  },
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      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "rhythm-and-blues",
      "name": "Rhythm and Blues",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rhythm-and-blues/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "the-drifters--money-honey",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-drifters--money-honey/",
      "title": "Money Honey",
      "year": 1953,
      "label": "Atlantic",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Clyde McPhatter's gospel-trained tenor applied to a song about rent. The exact point where the quartet tradition walks out of the church and into the charts.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Drifters%20Money%20Honey",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdX6uD3HkA",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 8,
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        "slug": "rhythm-and-blues",
        "name": "Rhythm and Blues",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rhythm-and-blues/"
      },
      "artist": "The Drifters"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}