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In the 1956 film Rock Around the Clock, the Platters participated with both songs. The Platters re-recorded a slightly longer version of the song for Musicor Records in 1966, which features on the album I Love You 1,000 Times (MM 2091). In 1999, the 1955 recording on Mercury Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [5]
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.
Herb Reed's Platters "Only You" "The Great Pretender" Norman Wright's Dell Vikings "Come Go with Me" The Skyliners "This I Swear" "Since I Don't Have You" The Penguins "Earth Angel" Gene Chandler with Pure Gold "Duke of Earl" Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge "Sixteen Candles" "Worst That Could Happen" Lee Andrews & the Hearts "Long Lonely ...
Herbert Reed (first from right) as part of The Platters in 1955. Herbert Reed (August 7, 1928 – June 4, 2012) was an American musician, vocalist, and founding/naming member of The Platters, known for songs such as "Only You (and You Alone)" and "The Great Pretender". Reed was the last surviving original member of the group, which he co ...
Only You (And You Alone)", by the Platters, 1954; covered by the Hilltoppers (1955), ... "Only You", by Martha and the Muffins from The World Is a Ball, 1986
"The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by the Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, [1] the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Zola Taylor was a member of The Platters until 1962, when she was replaced by singer Barbara Randolph. Taylor was the second of Frankie Lymon's three wives. In 1984, on behalf of Emira Lymon, a lawyer and artists' agent sued to wrest the copyright of Frankie's hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" away from the current owner. The case became ...