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A series of rulings in 1999, 2002, and 2004 gave Bennett and The Five Platters, Inc,, the only entity who had used the name consistently since 1954, the common law right to the name. The 2002 case legally rescinded Reed's exclusive trademark rights, and the trademark was returned to the Five Platters, Inc. and Bennett.
He continued to perform with the Platters intermittently until 1960 but then won a legal action against Ram which allowed him to formally leave the group. Ram signed him as a solo singer for Reprise Records in 1961, recording Tony Williams Sings His Greatest Hits , including re-recordings of some of the Platters' songs, but returned to Philips ...
Pages in category "The Platters members" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Cornell Gunter; L.
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 ...
The company has given more in Florida over the past 15 years than the combined donations of Office Depot and Darden Restaurants, Inc., two of the state's largest Fortune 500 corporations. Among the company’s lobbyists in Tallahassee is Jonathan Costello, who served as legislative affairs director for Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott in 2011 ...
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.
After months of speculating that right-hand man James Bender or even ex-husband Ant Anstead would join, The Flip Off premiere revealed that Haack has a team rallying behind her. Here's what we know.
Diners can expect a wide-ranging menu full of diner favorites, including breakfast platters, sandwiches, cheesesteaks, pork chops, liver and onions and even spaghetti casserole.