Formed in 1953, the R & B vocal group from the United States enjoyed huge success for five years with hits such as Save the Last Dance For Me, Saturday Night at the Movies and Up on the Roof.

However, there were a series of line-up changes over subsequent decades while under the management of George Treadwell, which resulted in original members of the band trying to form splinter Drifters groups, despite Treadwell owning the brand name.

A series of disputes over the use of The Drifters name were taken to court in 2006 by Tina Treadwell, daughter of George who died in 1967.

She won the case last year, meaning a rival group were prohibited from using the name.

So, the only band with sole use of the Drifters’ brand head to Langholm’s Buccleuch Centre, having released a new album with Prism Music Group and Warner Music.

Entitled The Drifters: Five Decades and Moore, the album combines new recordings from the current group with a wealth of classic hits from their predecessors.

It is also marking the memory of the longest-serving member of the Drifters, Johnny Moore, who died in 1998.

Manager Tina Treadwell said: “This new album is the culmination of five decades of some of the most dynamic, musically distinctive melodies and harmonies ever recorded.

“Five Decades & Moore is nothing short of historic, in that it is the first official release of new material by The Drifters in more than 30 years and because it covers material recorded during both my father’s and my mother’s era, as well as my own.

“This collection is perhaps the most personal to me.”

The Drifters’ Buccleuch Centre performance will follow Midge Ure’s appearance in the same venue tomorrow. The former Ultravox frontman stops off in Langholm as part of an acoustic solo tour which features some of Midge’s favourite songs, combined with his own classic hits such as Vienna, If I Was and Dancing With Tears in my Eyes.

Tickets for Midge Ure’s gig are priced at £15, while it is £20 to see The Drifters. Tickets are available by phoning 01387 381196.