Group
The Coasters
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Since
- 1955–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 85
- doo-wop
- pop
- r&b
About
The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. With hits including "Down in Mexico", "Searchin'", "Young Blood", "Charlie Brown", "Poison Ivy", and "Yakety Yak", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller. Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo-wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo-wop legacy through the 1960s. In 1987, they were the first vocal group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Members
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Leon Hughes tenor vocals
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Bobby Nunn bass vocals
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Adolph Jacobs guitar
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Billy Guy baritone vocals
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Carl Gardner lead vocals, tenor vocals
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Young Jessie tenor vocals
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Cornell Gunter tenor vocals
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Will “Dub” Jones bass vocals
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Sonny Forriest guitar
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Earl Carroll tenor vocals
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Thomas Palmer guitar
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Vernon Harrell baritone vocals
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Ronnie Bright bass vocals
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Jimmy Norman baritone vocals
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Carl Gardner, Jr tenor vocals, lead vocals
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Alvin Morse baritone vocals
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Eddie Whitfield bass vocals
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Love Potion Number Nine
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Soul Pad / Down Home Girl
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Let’s Go Get Stoned / Money Honey
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The Climb
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Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) / Keep On Rolling
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Girls Girls Girls (Part I) / Girls Girls Girls (Part II)
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(Ain’t That) Just Like Me / Bad Blood
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Wait a Minute / Thumbin’ a Ride
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Besame Mucho (Part 1) / Besame Mucho (Part 2)
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Shoppin’ for Clothes / The Snake and the Book Worm
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Wake Me, Shake Me / Stewball
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Along Came Jones / That Is Rock & Roll
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Charlie Brown / Three Cool Cats
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Run Red Run / What About Us
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Poison Ivy / I'm a Hog for You
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The Shadow Knows / Sorry but I’m Gonna Have to Pass
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Yakety Yak / Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
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Sweet Georgia Brown / What Is the Secret of Your Success?
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Young Blood / Searchin'
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Idol With the Golden Head / (When She Wants Good Lovin’) My Baby Comes to Me
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Searchin’ / Young Blood
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Down In Mexico / Turtle Dovin'
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Down in Mexico / Turtle Dovin’
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One Kiss Led to Another / Brazil
Live
Compilations
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Essential Classics, Vol. 69: The Coasters
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Down in Mexico: Very Best Of
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Run Red Run: The Coasters Anthology Collection
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The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-1962
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Four Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
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The Very Best Of
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The Coasters in Stereo: Those Hoodlum Friends
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The Definitive Coasters (A Sides & B Sides)
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The Very Best of
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Singles A's And B's 1955-1959
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All Time Greatest Hits
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Rock ’n’ Roll Legends
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There’s a Riot Goin’ On: The Coasters on Atco
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Yakety Yak Apple Music
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Girls, Girls, Girls: Part 2
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Down Home
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Girls, Girls, Girls: Part1
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The Best of the Coasters
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Yakety Yak: The Coasters Collection
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Side by Side: The Drifters and The Coasters
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Rhino Hi-Five: The Coasters Apple Music
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16 Greatest Hits
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The Coasters / One By One
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Searchin' Apple Music
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Yakety Yak Apple Music
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Charlie Brown
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The Coasters Apple Music
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One By One Apple Music
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Yakety Yak and Other Hits
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Greatest Hits Apple Music
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Legends
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The Very Best of the Coasters
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Yakety Yak Apple Music
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50 Coastin’ Classics
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Greatest Hits Apple Music
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The Drifters / The Coasters
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The Coasters 20 Greatest Hits
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The Ultimate Coasters
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Young Blood
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Ray Charles / The Coasters (La grande storia del rock)
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Juke Box Giants Apple Music
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What Is the Secret of Your Success
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20 Great Originals
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Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years
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That Is Rock & Roll
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The Coasters’ Greatest Hits
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Studio Sessions & Outtakes
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The Coasters Apple Music
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Greatest Hits Apple Music
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Yakety Yak: The Golden Greats of the Coasters
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Founder
Supporting musician
Also known as
Coasters · The Coaster · ザ・コースターズ
Tags
- novelty
- rhythm & blues
- rock & roll
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c174f353-4666-4dfb-af54-5cc70b8afd55
- ISNI
- 0000000106580649
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.