BOSTON (AP) — 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. Reed died on Monday in a ...

In the mid-1950s, rock 'n' roll was shaking up the airwaves, and one of the early vocal groups to give it life was The Platters. In "The Early Show"'s "Time Machine" series, "The Platters" appeared on ...

PITTSFIELD — As far as timeless music goes, Early Clover thinks he’s got the mother lode as the current lead singer of Cornell Gunter’s Coasters. Yes, it’s the same “Coasters” music that stopped ...

When bands split up and reform with new members, custody of the band name often becomes sticky. Here's one example. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large In their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Herb Reed, the last of the founding members of 1950s R&B crooners The Platters, known for hits such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Twilight Time," has died at the age of 83. Reed ...

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 ...

We tend to think of the ’50s as a simpler time for rock and pop songwriting, featuring ditties about cars and sock hops and the like. But even at the top of the charts you could occasionally find ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Riverside, Calif. – Zola Taylor, the first female member of one of the first major R&B crossover acts in the 1950s, The Platters, has died. She was 69, ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Herb Reed, the last of the founding members of 1950s R&B crooners The Platters, known for hits such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Great Pretender," has died in ...