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In 1953, bass singer Herb Reed put together a group of four men and called them "The Platters." Herb got the idea from a disc jockey referring to records as platters. The four men in the very beginning were Herb Reed, Joe Jefferson, Cornell Gunther, and Alex Hodge. They were just having fun, and entered amateur shows and always won first prize with Herb singing the lead. The first TV appearance was on a show called Ebony Showcase with Cornell Gunther singing lead on a swing version of "Old McDonald Had A Farm." Months later, David Lynch replaced Joe Jefferson and Tony Williams replaced Cornell Gunther. While at an amateur show, Ralph Bass from Federal Records saw them perform with Herb singing lead. Bass signed the group to their first recording contract. Late in 1953, Alex Hodge came to the group and said there was a songwriter from Chicago who wanted to meet them. The songwriter happened to be Buck Ram. The group signed a management contract with Buck Ram.
Early in 1954, Ram thought it would be a good idea to add a female to the group, and as luck would have it Zola Taylor was rehearsing at Alex Hodge's house, with Cornell Gunther's sister, Shirley Shortly after meeting the group, Zola joined "The Platters." In August of 1954, Paul Robi replaced Alex Hodge.
In 1955, "The Platters" signed a recording contract with Mercury Records. "The Platters" ended up putting Mercury on the International map. "The Platters" recorded just under 400 songs, sold well over 89 Million records, performed in over 91 countries, and received over two hundred and thirty awards from all over the world. "The Platters" have appeared in twenty-seven movies, some you may remember: "Rock Around The Clock," "The Girl Can't Help It" (Jane Mansfield,) "Europe By Night," "Girls Town" (Paul Anka,) "Carnival Rock," and twenty-two more in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, and Israel. "The Platters" were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
Mr. Reed is the only member of the Platters to record on all of the nearly 400 recordings of the Platters; covering three major configurations of the group. There can be no doubt about the popularity of Mr. Reed and the Platters given the fact that since the change over to Compact Disc technology in the mid 1980's, over 1100 CD's featuring the Platters having appeared in the market place with something close to 60% being bootlegs.
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Though other members of the original group have left the group over the years; Mr.Reed has managed, performed, and toured as the Platters or Herb Reed and The Platters continuously since he founded the group and coined its name in 1953.
In the 1960's, Paul Robi, one of the group's early members, broke off from the Platters and later claimed to have assigned to his wife, Martha Robi, whatever rights he had to that name. Martha Robi, who never performed with the Platters, then assembled a new group that performed and toured as The Platters, though none of its members were part of the original ensemble. The Ninth Circuit's ruling against Robi and in favor of Mr.Reed creates a precedent that may impact controversies between other original rock & roll performers and "copy cat" groups that use original group names but include no Original members.
Herb Reed founded and named The Platters in 1953, and has been performing ever since. Herb Reed and the Platters is the only group which includes an Original member.
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Though other members of the original group have left the group over the years; Mr.Reed has managed, performed, and toured as the Platters or Herb Reed and The Platters continuously since he founded the group and coined its name in 1953.
