<P> `` Drift Away '' is a song by Mentor Williams 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 . In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray 's biggest hit , peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified gold by the RIAA . It was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States . </P>
<P> `` Drift Away '' is a song by Mentor Williams 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 . In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray 's biggest hit , peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified gold by the RIAA . It was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States . </P>
who was the original singer of the song drift away
who was the original singer of the song drift away
John Henry Kurtz
John Henry Kurtz