Artist
The Platters
The Platters is a soul artist from Los Angeles, USA formed in 1953. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Los Angeles, USA · Best soul albums
- 35
- Releases
- 1959–2025
- Active years
- 1953
- Formed
Artist
The Platters is a soul artist from Los Angeles, USA formed in 1953. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Los Angeles, USA · Best soul albums
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The Platters
2023
Remember When?
1959
The Flying Platters Around The World
1959
Only You
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Christmas Special
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High Profile
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Golden Hits
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Encores!
2025
The Vocal Group Collection
2025
Platters 10th Anniversary Album
2018
(Encore Of) Golden Hits Of The Groups
2018
The New Soul Of The Platters - Campus Style
2018
The Platters Sing Latino
2018
Song For The Lonely
2018
All Time Movie Hits
2018
The Platters Sing Of Your Moonlight Memories
2018
The Flying Platters
2017
Volume Two
2017
Encore Of Broadway Golden Hits
2014
The Best Of The Platters
2012
Classic
2009
Rock N' Roll Legends
2008
All-Time Greatest Hits
2007
Silver Collection
2007
Reflections
2001
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries!
2001
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Series: Best of The Platters
2000
Christmas Celebration
1998
Christmas With The Platters
1995
A Christmas Album
1994
The Great Pretender
1993
Blue Christmas
1993
The Magic Touch: An Anthology
1991
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
1991
The Very Best Of
1987
The Platters were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personnel changes, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967, including four no. 1 hits. The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1953 and were initially managed by Ralph Bass. The original group (Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunter, David Lynch, Joe Jefferson, Gaynel Hodge and Herb Reed) managed to land a contract with Federal Records, but found little success. Herb Reed is credited with creating the group's name. In June 1953, Gunter was replaced by lead vocalist Tony Williams. The band then released two singles with Federal Records, under the management of Ralph Bass, but found little success. The band then met music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram. Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of female vocalist Zola Taylor; later, Alex Hodge was replaced by Paul Robi. Unde…