"Money Honey" is a song written by Jesse Stone,[3] which was released in September 1953 as the first single by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters.
The song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 1.
[4] Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 252 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
[clarification needed] The song was recorded on August 9, 1953, at Atlantic Studios, with Clyde McPhatter (lead), Bill Pinkney (first tenor), Andrew "Bubba" Thrasher (second tenor), Gerhart "Gay" Thrasher (baritone), and Willie Ferbee (bass).
[1] The recording features Mickey Baker on guitar[7] and Sam "the Man" Taylor on tenor sax.