Charlie Thomas, American singer (died 2023)

Charlie Thomas (musician)

American rhythm and blues singer (1937–2023)

Charles Nowlin Thomas was an American singer best known for his work with The Drifters. Thomas was performing with The Five Crowns at the Apollo Theater in 1958 when George Treadwell fired his group, called The Drifters. Treadwell recruited the Five Crowns to become the new…