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In show business since the age of thirteen, Derek spent many...
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Derek Ventura is a singer songwriter musician who has been...
- About
In show business since the age of thirteen, Derek spent many years of his life on the east coast in New York City, as a member and lead singer of "The Drifters" (Under the Boardwalk) and later joining "Frankie Lymon's Teenagers" of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" fame.
That group consisted of Green (lead/baritone), Derek Ventura (lead/tenor), Lloyd Butch Phillips (second tenor), and Bernard Jones (bass/baritone). Green died on March 10, 1989; Phillips died in 2002. Ray Lewis and Roy Hemmings have led a Drifters group.
Derek Ventura is a singer songwriter musician who has been in the business his whole adult life.
For bookings, visit www.derekventura.com or email venturaentertainment@gmail.com...Thanks for watching!
By 1983, Ward had been replaced by Derek Ventura, and in 1984 Phil Garrito took over for Ventura. Roz Morehead replaced McKinnon, and Marilyn Byers moved into Morehead's lead spot. Later in the 1980s the group had settled on a new lead, Jimmy Castor.
And if you loved the sound of the Drifters, original Drifters member, Derek Ventura from the 70's 80's group will take you down memory lane with such Drifter classics such as “Under the Boardwalk”, and “Up On the Roof”.
