It seemed everyone wanted to be one of The Platters, during the doo-wop music group's 1950s heyday. Today, many people are. Wilson Williams and his Platters will perform Saturday at the Frauenthal ...

Soon, a steady stream of members began exiting the group to lead their own ersatz Platters: Robi, Turner, Monroe Powell (Turner's replacement) and other short-term members fronted groups calling ...

At 89, Las Vegas entertainment figure Jean Bennett should be comfortably retired and satisfied with her life’s work promoting and managing the 1950s super group the Platters. She’s not. While Bennett ...

Franchesca Robi Gilchriese grew up with the sound of her father singing. Paul Robi was the baritone voice in the Platters, the rock ‘n’ roll vocal group responsible for such hits as “Only You,” “The ...

Zola Taylor, who was the first female member of the 1950s group the Platters, a Los Angeles-based quintet that was one of rock's first major R&B crossover acts, has died. She was 69, according to her ...

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang on hits like ''Only You'' and ''The Great Pretender,'' has died. He was 83. Mr. Reed died Monday in a Boston ...

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of the Platters, the most successful vocal group in rock ‘n’ roll history, died Monday in a Boston area hospice after a long illness. He was 83. Reed, who ...