Rudy Lewis was the best Lead Singer of The Drifters. I love the group and several other of the singers like Ben E. King and Charlie Thomas but Rudy has always been my favorite of them all. He had a beautiful voice. It saddens me that he died so young.
I'M SCREAMING IT!!! RUDY LEWIS WAS AWESOMELY AMAZING!!!! UNDER THE BOARDWAY! ON BROADWAY! AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE "UP ON THE ROOF" ... I WAS ONLY 5YRS OLD... WHEN HE WAS AROUND AND PASSED.. PARENTS HAD ALL THE DRIFTERS RECORDS. ❤❤❤❤❤
Would like to know more about Rudy Lewis. Everytime I hear his voice ("Some Kind of Wonderful", IMO is his finest) I get a lump in my throat. Rudy died, alone, in a hotel on 116th street in Harlem. A heroin overdose is what the coroner reported. At the height of his success, Rudy succumed to a chemical addiction. But I know something else killed him; he was a prisoner in his own skin. I mourn that sweet man from Philly, with an incredible voice, who died before we could fully enjoy the bloom of his flower. And I think of so many others, like Rudy, we have lost. Love you, Brother Rudy. RIP
Who cares if he was gay , straight, narrow or broad. This young man had an incredible talent. I wish we had talent like Rudy these days. The saddest thing is they never received the money these jokers are enjoying now a days. Who said life was fair.
The five Crowns settled on the name of the Drifters??? Norman Treadwell sacked the whole group of the Drifters and enlisted the five Crowns to be the new Drifters. Important fact.
Rudy Lewis was the best Lead Singer of The Drifters. I love the group and several other of the singers like Ben E. King and Charlie Thomas but Rudy has always been my favorite of them all. He had a beautiful voice. It saddens me that he died so young.
I'M SCREAMING IT!!! RUDY LEWIS WAS AWESOMELY AMAZING!!!! UNDER THE BOARDWAY! ON BROADWAY! AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE
"UP ON THE ROOF" ... I WAS ONLY 5YRS OLD... WHEN HE WAS AROUND AND PASSED.. PARENTS HAD ALL THE DRIFTERS RECORDS.
❤❤❤❤❤
That is amazing! thank you for sharing!
Would like to know more about Rudy Lewis. Everytime I hear his voice ("Some Kind of Wonderful", IMO is his finest) I get a lump in my throat. Rudy died, alone, in a hotel on 116th street in Harlem. A heroin overdose is what the coroner reported. At the height of his success, Rudy succumed to a chemical addiction. But I know something else killed him; he was a prisoner in his own skin. I mourn that sweet man from Philly, with an incredible voice, who died before we could fully enjoy the bloom of his flower. And I think of so many others, like Rudy, we have lost. Love you, Brother Rudy. RIP
D'awwww, I noticed Jonghyun in the 27 Club montage. 🤟🏿🖤
Who cares if he was gay , straight, narrow or broad. This young man had an incredible talent. I wish we had talent like Rudy these days. The saddest thing is they never received the money these jokers are enjoying now a days. Who said life was fair.
On Broadway was my favorite song by Ruben Lewis however I didn’t know all that he was gay and he ODs damn I always thought he was a tough guy R I P 🥀
You are tuff in that experience
The five Crowns settled on the name of the Drifters??? Norman Treadwell sacked the whole group of the Drifters and enlisted the five Crowns to be the new Drifters. Important fact.
Exactly. The Second set of them was just as if not MORE unstable with membership too!
ON BOTTOM I COULD NOT CORRECT SPELLING. IT WONT ALLOW IT. BUT MY POINT IS THERE
Thank you