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 ...

I've always enjoyed listening to such standards as "Only You," "The Great Pretender" and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters. But, they were before my time -- in the mid- to late-'50s -- and ...

Led by singer Tony Williams, the Platters were one of the mid- to late-1950s' top vocal groups. In 1955, as rough-edge rock 'n' roll was taking center stage, the Platters' ultra-smooth renditions of ...

Singer Herb Reed, the last surviving member of early R&B and rock ‘n’ roll stalwarts the Platters, died in Boston on Monday after a period of failing health. He was 83. The only band member to feature ...

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, ...

The Drifters, Cornell Gunter’s Coasters and The Platters. Any one of these rock and roll legends is capable of turning back the clock and generating a jukebox full of classic songs, such as “Under the ...