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When the Platters track, "The Great Pretender" (which eventually surpassed the success of "Only You"), was released in the UK as Europe's first introduction to the group, "Only You" was included on the B-side. In the 1956 film Rock Around the Clock, the Platters participated with both songs.
"The Great Pretender" was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run atop that chart. In 1956, The Platters appeared in the first major motion picture based around rock and roll, Rock Around the Clock, and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender". [7] The Platters' unique vocal style had touched a chord in the music-buying ...
"Only You (And You Alone)" – The Hilltoppers, The Platters "Sixteen Tons" – Frankie Laine with The Mellomen, Tennessee Ernie Ford "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" – Bill Hayes, Tennessee Ernie Ford "The Great Pretender" – Jimmy Parkinson, The Platters "The Green Door" – Frankie Vaughan, Jim Lowe & The High Fives
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 ...
Ready. Set. Text! The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood is spilling the details on some of the show’s famous fans — including his pal Blake Lively. In an interview published Tuesday ...
Only 12 of 12,000 applicants are chosen to compete on "The Great British Baking Show" each year. PBS PressRoom Of those 12,000 applicants, 300 to 400 people get a first-round audition, and 50 to ...
Only You, a British romantic drama directed by Harry Wootliff; Abo So ... Only You (And You Alone)", by the Platters, 1954; covered by the Hilltoppers (1955), ...
The Great British Bake Off aka The Great British Baking Show premiered last week with Season 14. Today, it';s Biscuit Week! A new episode of GBBO drops tonight at 8 p.m. BST (3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m. PT ...