The Drifters are still touring with Charlie Thomas who took over for King years ago, they do a lot of his songs, close as I will ever get to hearing his talent live.
I heard this on the radio this morning and I nearly had to pull off the road it hit me so hard. It's strange how one piece of music can mean so much to you and you don't even realize it.
They followed the announcement up with playing Stand By Me and I sang every word on my commute while wiping tears from my eyes.
I am sorry that I never had the chance to tell him how much that one song impacted my life.
It has been a bad few weeks for R&B with Percy Sledge passing away a couple weeks back also.