the drifters was the original singer of the song drift away.
the drifters was the original singer of the song drift away.
who was the original singer of the song drift away?
the drifters
"drift away" is a song by mentor williams written in 1970 and originally recorded by john henry kurtz on his 1972 album "reunion". mentor williams was a country songwriter, and john henry kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer. it was later given to soul singer dobie gray and guitarist greg reilly for whom it became a surprise international hit; and the best known version. in 1973 the song became dobie gray's biggest hit, peaking at #5 on the "billboard" hot 100 and certified gold by the riaa. it was the final pop hit for decca records in the united states.
drift away
phadeppa dareppa chaugule









































phadeppa dareppa chaugule (1902–1952) was india's first olympic marathon runner. he represented india in the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp, and finished 19th with a timing of 2 hours 50 minutes 45.2 seconds. he hailed from the town of belgaum in karnataka.









































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he was born in 1902 or 1905 (no exact records available). his family had a business connected with printing press and an agriculture land. pd chaugule was educated in vernacular (marathi) medium up to 6th grade and he belonged to belgaum, karnataka (then in bombay province)
phadeppa dareppa chaugule