(Vocal group, 1953–present) Manager/producer Buck Ram formed The Platters in Los Angeles in 1953 with original members Tony Williams (lead vocalist), David Lynch (tenor), Alex Hodge (baritone), replaced by Paul Robi, Herb Reed (bass) and Zola Taylor. Signed to Mercury Records, their smooth harmonies brought hits with 1955’s million-selling ‘Only You (And You Alone)’, followed two months later ...
and he played in the Johnny Cash touring show for 10 years from 1965, eventually dying of throat cancer. Styles & Forms | Fifties | Rock Personalities | The Platters | Fifties | Rock ...
the charts. These included The Clovers, The Moonglows, Little Anthony & The Imperials, and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, while the plateau was occupied by The Platters and The Coasters. Crossover Success One of the most pop-oriented of all the doo-wop groups, The Platters achieved crossover success in several regards, attracting not only a multiracial ...
charts were soon dominated by an assortment of rockers and pop-flavoured doo-woppers, ranging from Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Anka and The Everly Brothers to The Platters and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Indeed, if 1956 was a year of transition, 1957 was the year when the balance changed once and for all. This was ...
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