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Only You(02:47)
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Alone in the Night(03:01)
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My Prayer(03:25)
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On a Slow Boat to China(01:55)
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Winter Wonderland(02:17)
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It Isn't Right(02:26)
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You'll Never Know(02:42)
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The Magic Touch(02:41)
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With This Ring(02:43)
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Harbor Lights(03:01)
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Red Sails in the Sunset(02:21)
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I'm Sorry(02:54)
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The Platters bio
The Platters were a successful black vocal group of the early rock n roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock n roll Tin Pan Alley tradition of the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers and the explosion of teenage music in the mid 1950s. The most successful incarnation of the group comprised lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.
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The group formed in Los Angeles in 1953, initially managed by Ralph Bass. They had a contract with Federal Records but experienced little record success until they met music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram. He added lead vocalist Tony Williams (who gave the Platters their distinctive sound) and female vocalist Zola Taylor. Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded seven singles for Federal in an R&B/gospel style, scoring minor regional hits on the West Coast. One song recorded at Federal, "Only You (And You Alone)", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots was deemed unreleasable by the label.[1]
Despite lack of chart success, the Platters were a profitable touring group--so successful that The Penguins, fresh from their No. 2 single Earth An Full bioRead more
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