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The Platters

The Platters in 1955. From left to right: Taylor, Williams, Lynch, Robi,

Reed.

Background information

Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.

 Rhythm and blues

Genres
 soul

Years active 1952–1970

 Labels Federal, Mercury, Musicor

Members  Lance Bernard Bryant

 Omar Ross

 Jovian K. Ford

 Brittany Michelle Wallace

Past members  Tony Williams

 David Lynch

 Paul Robi

 Herb Reed

 Zola Taylor

 Barbara Randolph

 Sandra Dawn

 Alex Hodge

 Willie Lewis

 Cornell Gunter

 Joe Jefferson

 Sonny Turner

Website www.theplatters.com

The Platters was an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most
successful vocal groups 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, founder and naming member Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The
group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1967,
including four number-one hits. In 1990, the Platters were inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame. The Platters continue to perform around the world with Herb Reed
Enterprises (an LLC set up by Reed in response to numerous fake Platters groups)
owning the rights and trademark to the name.

Band formation and early years[edit]

The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1952 [1] and were initially managed by Federal
Records A&R man Ralph Bass. The original group consisted of Herb Reed, Alex
Hodge, Cornell Gunter and Joe Jefferson.[2][3] Reed named the group while sitting around
a kitchen table with Hodge and others. He was inspired by the "turntable" of an old
phonograph machine and the "platter" that spun the vinyl records. [citation needed]
In June 1953, Gunter left to join The Flairs and was replaced by lead vocalist Tony
Williams. The band then released two singles with Federal Records, under the
management of Bass, but found little success. Bass then asked his friend, music
entrepreneur, and songwriter Buck Ram, to coach the group in the hope of getting a hit
record. Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of female
vocalist Zola Taylor and, in autumn 1954, the replacement of Alex Hodge by Paul Robi.
Under Ram's guidance, The Platters recorded eight songs for Federal in the
R&B/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast, and backed
Williams' sister, Linda Hayes. One song recorded during their Federal tenure, "Only You
(And You Alone)", originally written by Ram[4] for the Ink Spots, was deemed
unreleasable by the label,[5] though copies of this early version do exist.
Despite their lack of chart success, The Platters were a profitable touring group,
successful enough that the Penguins, coming off their #8 single "Earth Angel", asked
Ram to manage them as well. With the Penguins in hand, Ram was able to
parlay Mercury Records' interest into a 2-for-1 deal. To sign the Penguins, Ram
insisted, Mercury also had to take The Platters. [4] The Penguins would never have a hit
for the label.[6]

Charting hits[edit]
Convinced by Jean Bennett and Tony Williams that "Only You" had potential, Ram had
The Platters re-record the song during their first session for Mercury. Released in the
summer of 1955, it became the group's first Top Ten hit on the pop charts and topped
the R&B charts for seven weeks. The follow-up, "The Great Pretender", with lyrics
written in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas by Buck Ram, [4] exceeded
the success of their debut and became The Platters' first national #1 hit. "The Great
Pretender" was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run atop that chart. In
1956, The Platters appeared in the first major motion picture based around rock and
roll, Rock Around the Clock, and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender".
[7]

The Platters' unique vocal style had touched a chord in the music-buying public. A string
of hit singles followed, including three more national #1 hits and more modest chart
successes such as "I'm Sorry" (#11) and "He's Mine" (#23) in 1957, "Enchanted" (#12)
in 1959, and "(You've Got) The Magic Touch"[4] (#4) in 1956. The Platters soon hit upon
the successful formula of updating older standards, such as "My Prayer",[4] "Twilight
Time", "Harbor Lights", "To Each His Own", "If I Didn't Care", and Jerome Kern's
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".[8] This latter release caused a small controversy after Kern's
widow expressed concern that her late husband's composition would be turned into a
"rock and roll" record. It topped both the American and British charts in The Platters-
style arrangement.
The Platters differed from most other groups of the era because Ram had the group
incorporated in 1956. Each member of the group received a 20% share in the stock, full
royalties, and their Social Security was paid. As group members left one by one, Ram
and his business partner, Jean Bennett, bought their stock, which they claimed gave
them ownership of the "Platters" name. A court later ruled, however, that "FPI was a
sham used by Mr. Ram to obtain ownership in the name the 'Platters', and FPI's
issuance of stock to the group members was 'illegal and void because it violated
California corporate securities law."[9]
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Vocal
Group Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1998. The Platters were the first rock and roll
era group to have a Top Ten album in the United States. They were also the only act to
have three songs included on the American Graffiti soundtrack that fueled an oldies
revival already underway in the early to mid-1970s: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The
Great Pretender", and "Only You (and You Alone)". The group had four top 100
compilation albums in the Australian top 100 between 1975 and 1986. [10]

Changing line-up[edit]
The line-up in 1952 included lead vocalist Cornell Gunter, Herb Reed, Alex Hodge, Joe
Jefferson, and David Lynch. Soon, Gunter was replaced by tenor Tony Williams.
The band's second manager Ram decided to build the group around Williams's
distinctive and versatile voice and his ability to bring life to Ram's songs. [8] Within a year,
Alex Hodge and Jefferson were also out and replaced by Paul Robi and a woman, Zola
Taylor. The details of baritone Hodge's departure are muddy; author Peter A. Grendysa,
says Ram fired Alex Hodge in October 1954 after having been accused of possession
of marijuana.[11] Bookers and the record company were told that Hodge was let go for
bouncing a 15-dollar check.[12] The resulting line-up, the one remembered for some of
the group's timeless hits, lasted until 1960.
As a group, The Platters began to have difficulties with the public after 1959, when the
four male members were arrested in Cincinnati on drug and prostitution charges.
[13]
 Although no one was convicted, their professional reputation was seriously damaged
and US radio stations started removing their records from playlists, [14] forcing the group
to rely more heavily on European bookings.
In 1960, lead vocalist Williams left to pursue a solo career and was replaced by
tenor Sonny Turner. Mercury refused to issue further Platters releases without Williams
on lead vocals, provoking a lawsuit between the label and manager Ram. As a result,
the label spent two years releasing old Williams-era material until the group's contract
lapsed.
The group's line-up splintered further: in 1964 Taylor left [15] and was consecutively
replaced by Beverly Hansen Harris,[16] Barbara Randolph and, in 1965, by Sandra Dawn.
1965 also saw the departure of Robi, [17] who was replaced by Nate Nelson, former lead
voice of the Flamingos.
This splintering of the group's line-up led to wrangling over The Platters' name, with
injunctions, non-compete clauses, and multiple versions of the act touring at the same
time. Williams, Robi, and Taylor led their own Platters' groups and for a short while,
Taylor, Robi, and Lynch joined forces as "The Original Platters" with Williams-clone
Johnny Barnes as their lead singer.
To distinguish his group from the offshoots started by former members, Ram added his
name to that of the group. The "Buck Ram Platters", built to showcase his songs, were
signed to Musicor Records and enjoyed a short chart renaissance in 1966–67, with the
comeback singles "I Love You 1000 Times", "With This Ring", and the Motown-
influenced "Washed Ashore". Sonny Turner sang the lead on these three records, with
Reed, Lynch, Nelson, and Dawn completing the group. [18] Nelson left the group in 1967.
Dawn, who left in 1969, was replaced by Regina Koco, who stayed with the group until
1983.[18]
Also, in 1969, Reed, the final member of the original Platters, resigned from the group.
For a period of time, Reed performed under the name Herb Reed and The Platters.
Nelson also worked with this group until suffering a fatal heart attack in 1984.
After Reed's departure, Ram illegally continued to promote his own Platters group.
[19]
 Turner left in 1970 and was replaced by Monroe Powell, who remained a constant
member from 1970 to 1995, amid many other line-up changes. Tony Williams formed
his version of The Platters in 1971 and announced a worldwide tour. [20][full citation needed] In 1995,
a dispute between Powell and manager Jean Bennett (who had purchased Personality
Productions, the booking/management arm of the Platters' business, from Ram in 1966)
led to the two parting ways. At the time, the group's line-up was in limbo, leaving one
person, Kenn Johnson, as the only other group member. Powell and Johnson continued
touring as "The Platters", with Bennett hiring five new singers to be the "Buck Ram
Platters".[21][failed verification]
Despite Ram and Bennett's assertions, it was later determined that Five Platters Inc.,
and Jean Bennett never had legitimate rights to The Platters name. [22][23]

Legal battles[edit]
A profusion of legal challenges ensued among the many groups of Platters. Those
looking to hear the classic lineup of songs had their pick of approved, disputed, and
substituted Platters, including Sonny Turner's, Zola Taylor's, Ritchie Jones' (member
1984–85), Milton Bullock's (member 1967–70), Paul Robi's (managed by his widow),
Jean Bennett's "Buck Ram Platters", Monroe Powell's, Herb Reed's, and several other
groups with no current ties to the original group. Many had once contained former
members who were now retired or deceased.
Powell, who had been touring under the Platters' name, was sued by Bennett for breach
of contract. Bennett and Powell later reached an agreement that Powell would be able
to tour, but only as "The Platters featuring Monroe Powell". [24] In 1994, Jean Bennett
fraudulently licensed the name for a show at the Sahara Casino in Las Vegas; that
show ran for 15 years.
Shortly before Robi succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 1, 1989, he won a
long court battle against Ram's estate and was awarded compensation and the right to
use the Platters' name. Those rights were stripped from Robi's widow in 1997, and the
exclusive right to tour as "The Platters" was awarded to Reed. A series of rulings in
1999, 2002, and 2004 gave Bennett the common law right to the name. The 2002 case
legally rescinded Reed's exclusive trademark rights, and the trademark was returned to
the Five Platters, Inc. and Bennett.
In January 2006, Las Vegas based G.E.M. Group, Inc. presented Bennett with a
contract to buy the assets of "the singing group The Platters." G.E.M. then took
Personality Productions, Inc. (Bennett's separate management company) corporate
records and files and attempted to take the company's phone numbers. There was an
immediate disagreement between Bennett and G.E.M., which filed a lawsuit to attain
certain corporate assets, Bennett's personal property and the assets of the 1950s
Platters. The case was dismissed for lack of action on G.E.M.s part. In June 2006,
G.E.M. entered into an agreement with Sonny Turner, who'd been the lead singer of the
Platters from 1960 to 1970. Turner had not been able to bill himself as "The Platters"
since 1972 due to a legal injunction. However, Turner later sued G.E.M.
In 2007, Reed discussed the abundance of touring Platters groups: "I have to laugh
because when you ask me how I feel about it, I'm irate, I'm infuriated. ... I've lost 25
weeks of work a year."
Herb Reed died in June 2012 at 83. Reed was the only group member to appear on
every original Platters recording. Sonny Turner, who replaced Tony Williams in late
1959, performed as Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters. Sonny brought
The Platters back to the charts in 1966 with the hits, "I Love You 1000 Times", "With
This Ring", and "Washed Ashore".[25]. He died on January 13, 2022.
In 2011, Herb Reed and his companies obtained judgments declaring that his rights to
the name were superior to all others, including Five Platters Inc. and Jean Bennett. [26] In
March 2014, Herb Reed's companies were granted a judgment finding they had
superior rights to the name "The Platters" over Larry Marshak and his companies, who
claimed to have received rights through FPI and/or Tony Williams [27] In April 2014,
Reed's company obtained a judgment against the World Famous Platters requiring
them to identify themselves as a "Tribute to the Platters" or a "Salute to the Platters". [28]
In June 2014, Herb Reed's companies obtained a judgment against former singer
Monroe Powell for trademark infringement. The Nevada district court granted Reed
summary judgment, awarding him over $59,000 in damages (from US and international
tour performances) and permanent injunctive relief, preventing Powell from using the
"Platters" name without using the words "tribute" or "salute". [29][30]
In 2016, Herb Reed Enterprises LLC was awarded a trademark from the United States
Patent and Trademark Office for the exclusive use of the Platters name. Reed's legacy
is maintained by Frederick Balboni, Reed's manager, veteran broadcast journalist and
music promoter, and the owner of Massachusetts-based Balboni Communications
Group.

Personnel[edit]
Original lineup (1952)[edit] Federal lineup (1953–1954)[edit] Mercury Cl

 Cornell Gunter  Tony Williams Lead singer  T

 Alex Hodge  Alex Hodge  H
 Curtis Williams  Herb Reed  D
 Joe Jefferson  David Lynch  P
 Zola Taylor  Z
Mercury and Musicor lineup (1959–1970)[edit]
  Sonny Turner Lead singer
 Herb Reed
 Paul Robi
 Zola Taylor
 David Lynch
 Nate Nelson
 Barbara Randolph
 Sandra Dawn
 Duke Daniels
 James Austin, Jr.
 Milton Bullock
Official lineup[edit]
As of 2021:

 Lance Bernard Bryant

 Jovian Ford
 Brittany Wallace
 Omar Ross
Other line-ups[edit]
Various line-ups using The Platters' name have toured concurrently since the 1970s.
The following are some of the groups that at one time or another illegally called
themselves The Platters:
Sonny Turner's Platters (1970–) The World Fa
Paul Robi's Platters
 Sonny Turner  Ed
 Paul Robi
 Daemine Lowe  La
 Beverly Harris
 Michelle Johnson  JT
 Gerry Garrett
 Keith Blake  A
 Virgil Gibson
The Platters featuring Monroe Powell The Platters fe
 Elmer Hopper[31]
Replacements
 Monroe Powell  To
 Wilson Williams  H
 Tyrone Sweet
 Kenn Johnson  R
 Herb Rawlings
 Er
 Tommy Smiley

Other former members[edit]

 Kathleen Lewis
 Kristy Brook
 Willie McCall
 Gene Williams
 Herb McQuay
  Paris Red
 Wille Nash
 Damon Freeman
 Sandra Dawn
 Wayne Miller
 Kenny Williams
 Eddie Lee Williams "Eddie Kool"

Singles discography[edit]
Peak chart positions

Title Released Album

BEL BEL
US NL UK
[32] (Fl) (Wa) [35] [36]
[33] [34]

"Hey Now" January

— — — — —
b/w "Give Thanks" 1953

"Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee" November
— — — — — The Platters (Federal
b/w "Shake It Up Mambo" 1954
LP)

"Maggie Doesn't Work

Here Anymore January
— — — — —
b/w "Take Me Back, Take Me 1955
Back"

"Only You (And You

Alone)" July 1955 5 4 5 — 5
b/w "Bark, Battle and Ball"
(non-album track)
Encore of Golden Hits

"The Great Pretender" November

b/w "I'm Just a Dancing 1 5 3 1 5
Partner" (non-album track)
1955

"I Need You All the Time December The Platters (Federal

— — — — —
b/w "Tell the World" 1955 LP)

"(You've Got) The Magic February 4 — — — — Encore of Golden Hits

Touch"
b/w "Winner Take All" (non-
album track)
1956

"My Prayer" 1 10 18 — 4
The Platters (Mercury
June 1956
LP)
"Heaven on Earth" 39 — — — —

"You'll Never Never

11 — — — 23
Know"
August
Non-album singles
1956
"It Isn't Right" 13 — — — 23

The Platters (Mercury
"On My Word of Honor" 20 — — — —
LP)
November
1956
"One in a Million" 31 — — — — Encore of Golden Hits

The Platters (Mercury
"I'm Sorry" 11 3 7 — 18
LP)

"He's Mine" February 16 — — — — Non-album single

1957

"My Dream"
b/w "I Wanna" (from The 24 — — — — Encore of Golden Hits
Platters (Mercury LP))

"Only Because" August

b/w "The Mystery of You" 65 12 24 — — The Flying Platters
(non-album track)
1957

"Helpless" December
56 — — — — Non-album single
b/w "Indiff'rent" 1957

"Twilight Time" April 1958 1 20 — — 3 The Flying Platters

b/w "Out of My Mind" (non-
album track) Around the World.

"You're Making a
Mistake"
b/w "My Old Flame" June 1958 51 — — — — Non-album single
(from The Flying Platters
Around the World)

More Encore of
"I Wish" 42 — — — —
Golden Hits
September
1958
The Flying Platters
"It's Raining Outside" 93 — — — —
Around the World

"Smoke Gets in Your

Eyes" October
1 5 8 4 1 Remember When?
b/w "No Matter What You 1958
Are" (non-album track)

"Enchanted"
b/w "The Sound and the Fury" February
12 — — — — Encore of Golden Hits
(from More Encore of Golden 1959
Hits)

"Remember When"
b/w "Love of a Lifetime" (non- May 1959 41 10 23 — 25 Remember When?
album track)

"Where" 44 — — — —
September More Encore of
1959 Golden Hits
"Wish It Were Me" 61 — — — —

"Harbor Lights" 8 — — — 11 Reflections

January
1960
"Sleepy Lagoon" 65 18 45 — —

"Ebb Tide" May 1960 56 — — — —

"(I'll Be with You) In Life Is Just a Bowl Of
102 — — — —
Apple Blossom Time" Cherries

"Red Sails in the Sunset" August

36 — — — — Reflections
b/w "Sad River" 1960

"To Each His Own"

b/w "Down the River of October More Encore of
21 — — — —
Golden Dreams" 1960 Golden Hits.
(from Reflections)

"If I Didn't Care" January

b/w "True Lover" (from Song 30 — — — — Remember When?
for the Lonely)
1961

"Trees" Life Is Just a Bowl of

b/w "Immortal Love" 1961 62 — — — —
(from Song for the Lonely)
Cherries.

"I'll Never Smile Again"

b/w "You Don't Say" (non- July 1961 25 — — — — Remember When?
album track)

December
"You'll Never Know." 109 — — — —
1961

November
"Song for the Lonely" 115 — — — — Song for the Lonely
1961

"It's Magic" January

91 — — — —
b/w "Reaching for a Star" 1962

"More Than You Know" Encore of Golden

"b/w"Every Little Movement May 1962 — — — — —
(Has Meaning All Its Own)"
Broadway Hits
"Heartbreak"
b/w "Memories" (from The November
— — — — — Non-album single
Platters Sing of Your 1962
Moonlight Memories)

"Once In A While" The Platters Sing of

March
"b/w"I'll See You In My — — — — — Your Moonlight
1963
Dreams" Memories.

"Here Comes Heaven

Again" June 1963 — — — — — Non-album single
b/w "Strangers"

"P.S. I Love You" Encore of Golden Hits

June 1964 — — — — —
"b/w"Sincerely" of the Groups.

"I Love You 1,000 Times"

b/w "Hear No Evil, Speak No I Love You 1,000
Evil, See No Evil" April 1966 31 — — — —
(from Double Gold: The Best
Times.
of The Platters)

"Devri" September The Platters Have The

b/w "Alone in the Night 111 — — — —
(Without You)"
1966 Magic Touch.

"I'll Be Home"
b/w "(You've Got) The Magic November I Love You 1,000
97 — — — —
Touch" (from The Platters 1966 Times.
Have the Magic Touch)

"With This Ring" February

b/w "If I Had a Love" (from I 14 — — — — Going Back to Detroit
Love You 1,000 Times)
1967

"Washed Ashore" June 1967 56 — — — — New Golden Hits

b/w "What Name Shall I Give
You My Love" (early copies)
"One in a Million" (later
copies)
(Both B-sides from The
Platters Have the Magic
Touch)

"Sweet, Sweet Lovin'" October

70 — — — — Sweet, Sweet Lovin'
b/w "Sonata" 1967

"Love Must Go On" December Going Back to

b/w "How Beautiful Our Love — — — — —
Is" (from Sweet, Sweet Lovin')
1967 Detroit.

"Think Before You Walk February

Away" — — — — —
1968
b/w "So Many Tears"

"Hard to Get a Thing August I Get the Sweetest

Called Love" 125 — — — — Feeling
1968
b/w "Why"

"Fear of Losing You" December

— — — — —
b/w "Sonata" 1968

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 Official website 
 The Platters US Singles Discography
 The Platters US Albums Discography
 The Platters Information Site
 Herb Reed and The Platters web site
 Sonny Turner, Legendary Former Lead Singer of the Platters
 List of hundreds of singers who have appeared with the various Platters
groups
 "The Platters" Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page
 The Platters - by Dr. Frank Hoffmann
 The Platters - Biography
 History of Rock - The Platters
 Buck Ram interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
 The Platters discography at Discogs
 The Platters at IMDb