Ray Pollard The Drifter

Ray Pollard s The Drifter was one of the most beloved records of all time to the entire Northern Soul scene, even though it wasn t strictly speaking true Northern Soul, being more of a Sixties beat ballad. It was all because the late lamented Les Cokell always claimed it was his all time favourite record, so much so that, rather morbidly, his copy of it was buried with his ashes, when he died in 1996. Ray Pollard started out with The Wanderers on Savoy, then on Decca, Onyx, Cub, MGM, and finally on United