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That's precisely what Xindi Zhang, a recent graduate of the program and winner of a Student Academy Award for her short film "The Song of Drifters," did.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

With half a dozen Top 30 singles, including this homage to the Drifters, “An Innocent Man” became Joel’s fourth consecutive LP to be nominated for album of the year at the Grammys.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Peter Wolf’s memoir, "Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses," is a powerful meditation on the music business.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

In 1962, they spotted a backup singer for the Drifters, Warwick, who had a “very special kind of grace and elegance,” Bacharach recalled.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

When they finished, they cleared their plates, stood on the tables, and sang, in perfect five-part harmony, a doo-wop version of the old Drifters song “Under the Boardwalk.”

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper