Doo Wop Singers Fight Back Against Impostors

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Charlie Thomas
http://www.ctdrifters.com

Ben E. King
http://www.beneking.info/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_E._King

The Platters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platters

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• Coasters
• Platters
• Drifters
• Charlie
• Thomas
• Ben
• E.
• King
• Musicians
• Identity
• Imitating
• fake
• music
• 50's
• 60's
• Bowzer
• sha
• na
• John
• Stossel

[doowopdud]

Those new singer should come up with an origingal name for their doo-wop group and not group names of the past!

Bowzer's right on! They should, "YIP YIP YIP YIP BOOM BOOM BOOM GET A JOB!!"

[DooWop45Oldies]

GIVE HIM HIS MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpoe141]

great video, keep it up, get rid of all the bogies including the fake duprees and make them call themselves tribute bands...

[comedyguy99]

That idiot lawyer knows that group is cheating people. I have never heard more legal mumbo jumbo in my life. I am sick and tired of idiot lawyers. (Not all lawyers are idiots. Some actually do try and help people for the right reasons.)

[bennygoods]

The law states..an original member OR trademark holder... Larry Marshack owns the trademark to The Drifters...legally he can put anyone he wants as The Drifters.

[rmas32]

WAY TO GO CHARLIE! THEY SHOULD BE HIDING IN SHAME!

[cw605]

There Jesse James without a gun. Imposters are crooks. I went to hear the coasters in Las Vegas at a loung show and looking at the group only one was an original. The rest are dead.

But at the same time there were other Coster groups using the name.

[RickWardXPRS]

Sad But True. Short Story. In 1971 Wolfman Jack, His Manager & Myself were arrested by Kern County Sherrifs after showing up to appear at the Fairgrounds. They said "this isn't Wolfman. The real Wolfman was here 2 weekes ago & wore a rubber mask" So even Legit artists can be hurt by FAKES. I have Charlie Thomas here in Little Rock. There is nothing like the real thng baby

[distingquished11]

I'm not being inflammatory but people should know by the ticket; names of the group, legally they should not impersonate the actual names of the originals. With that said by acts performing these concerts is a benefit to them and music. Look at all the Elvis impersonators! We know athletes in the 50's-80's never made money either compared to todays standards like musicians. Without these impostors the music dies because the originals cannot be everywhere. Their music lives on.

[pharaohmatt]

Those fakes don't care about the music or the bands,,Its just another way to steal,,Why are they not in cells hiding the soap??? As we say in Britain,,,'the laws an ass'.

Give him his money and and jump off the board walk!!!

If Charlie needs a hand taking back his money,,,I would be more than pleased to back him.

[3terrytree]

On the real deal, the Truth In Music Act fell short. It has only stopped this theivery in a few cases. Tribute acts should not be allowed to perform without paying a licenseing fee to the trademark owner and in turn the trademark owner pay a percentage to the artists on those records. Tribute acts are still identity theft. They are still making money off of a trademarked name and someone elses blood, sweat and tears. This law needs to be modified quick. Contact Bowser if you feel the same.

[horarwgt]

As a veteran DJ, I've hosted lots of oldies concerts and know hundreds of original artists. I'll never forget going to host a concert at Rye Playland by the Angels. There, posing as the originals, were four girls all born well after the real group broke up. Incensed, I then went onstage, told the story of the REAL group and then introduced the fakers as a "tribute" to the Angels. Afterwards I confronted their shameless manager and phoned the REAL Angels, who sued and put him out of business.