713 The Drifters “Under the Boardwalk” 1964

“Under the Boardwalk” was the group’s “last US Top 10 pop hit, although the group remained a popular attraction. When producer Bert Berns “left Atlantic to found the Bang label, the drifters found themselves increasingly overshadowed by newer, more contemporary artists and, bedeviled by lesser material and frequent changes in personnel, the group began to slip from prominence.” They enjoyed renewed popularity, however, in the UK in the early 70s (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2006). 

The Drifters “Under the Boardwalk”