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Drift Away (abridged)
Drift Away (abridged)
Drift Away (WORD)
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You can play along with the entire video if you detune your ukulele to F#, B, D#, G# and use the second songsheet! The first songsheet has been shortened for our BUG Jam.
"Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams in 1970 and first recorded by British singer Mike Berry on his 1972 album Drift Away. A version by John Henry Kurtz was released two months later in November 1972. 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 for whom it became a surprise international hit. In 1973, the song became Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).