Editing Clyde McPhatter (section)

==Death==
McPhatter returned to the U.S. in 1970, making a few appearances in rock-and-roll revival tours, but lived mostly as a recluse. Hopes for a major comeback with a Decca album were crushed on June 13, 1972, when he died in his sleep at the age of 39, of complications of [[myocardial infarction|heart]], liver, and [[kidney disease]], brought on by alcohol abuse – behavior fueled by a failed career and resentment he harbored towards the fans he felt deserted him.<ref name="autogenerated1953"/> In his interview with journalist Marcia Vance, McPhatter said, "I have no fans."<ref>Grendysa, Peter. Album liner notes, "The Drifters: Let the Boogie Woogie Roll – 1953–1958". Atlantic Records 81927-1.</ref> He died at 1165 East 229th Street, in [[the Bronx]], New York, where he had been living with Bertha M. Reid. They were traveling together as he tried to make a comeback.

McPhatter was a resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], at the time of his death.<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4y5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jFUNAAAAIBAJ&dq=clyde-mcphatter%20teaneck&pg=5174%2C5423013 "Death Claims Hit Singer at Age of 41"]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[[Merced Sun-Star]]'', June 16, 1972. Accessed September 13, 2011. "Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer in the early days of rock 'n' roll, died Tuesday in the Bronx of an apparent heart attack. He was 41 years old and lived in Teaneck, N.J."</ref> He was buried at [[George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)|George Washington Memorial Park]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey]].<ref name=nyt1>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/nyregion/sometimes-the-grave-is-a-fine-and-public-place.html "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place"]. ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'', March 28, 2004. Accessed September 13, 2011.</ref> At the time of his death, Clyde McPhatter had one daughter, Deborah L. McPhatter, born in April 1953.  Ruth Brown acknowledged in her later years that McPhatter was the father of her son Ronald, born in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ruth-brown-425060.html |title=Ruth Brown – Obituaries – News |work=The Independent |date=November 20, 2006 |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Ron now tours with his own group named after his father – Clyde McPhatter's Drifters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmdrifters.com |title=Clyde McPhatter's Drifters – Continuing the legacy of The Drifter's Founder |publisher=Cmdrifters.com |access-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930014018/http://www.cmdrifters.com/ |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>