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The Platters

American music group

The Platters are an American rhythm and blues vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal bands of the early rock and roll era.

Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre. The act has gone through multiple line-ups over the years, earning it the branding tag "Many Voices One Name", with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, naming member Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.

The Platters had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1967, including four number-one hits. In 1990, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Platters

what: a band
from: Los Angeles
since: 1953
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 1 song

File card: The Platters

members: Joe Coleman, Barbara Randolph, Tony Williams, Derek David, Ella Woods, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor, Paul Robi

formed in: Los Angeles

labels: Mercury Records, Federal Records

genres: traditional pop, rhythm and blues, rock and roll

awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Band formation and early years

The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1952 and were initially managed by Federal Records A&R man Ralph Bass. The original group consisted of teenagers Alex Hodge, his brother Gaynel, Curtis Williams, Joe Jefferson, and Cornell Gunter. Ralph Bass replaced Gunter with Tony Williams, and Herb Reed joined the group in 1953 after his discharge from the U.S. Army in December 1952, as a replacement for Jefferson. Reed named the group while sitting around the kitchen table at the Hodges' home with the others in the group. He was inspired by Mrs. Hodge placing a plate of cookies on the kitchen table where the group was sitting trying to find a new name. Several 78 rpm records were lying on the table, and as she pushed them aside she said, "They...

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USA vocal group formed in Los Angeles in 1952. They were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. The act went through several personnel changes, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967, including four number-one hits. The Platters were one of the first African-American groups to be accepted as a major chart group and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world. Originally managed by Ralph Bass, they were later managed by songwriter . Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 (Performer). Original line-up (1952-53): Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunter, David Lynch, Joe Jefferson, Gaynel Hodge. Later line-up (1953+): Tony Williams, Zola Taylor, Paul Robi, David Lynch, Herb Reed. Also known as: Herb Reed's Platters, I Platters, Les Platters, Los Plateros, Los Platers From Discogs (free to use). Their entry