The Platters were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. 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 no. 1 hits.
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- Biography at rockabilly.nl/references/messages/platters.htm
- Wikipedia article on The Platters
- Last.fm page on The Platters
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Platters, The
- MusicBrainz entry on The Platters
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News from the BBC
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Platters founder Reed dies at 83
Wed 6 Jun 2012 08:00
Herb Reed, the last surviving founding member of the US vocal group The Platters, dies...
BBC Reviews
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The Very Best Of The Platters 2008
Reviewed by Chris Jones
Purveyors of the some of the silkiest, smoothest ballads ever to be committed to vinyl.
