The Platters News and Photos

Song Premiere: Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock Throw 'A Little Party' for 'Gatsby'

Mon, April 15 2013 2:01pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Heirs to the smooth crooning style of the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers, the Platters were kings of the 1950s ballad.

Platters covers band forced to stop

Sat, July 28 2012 1:18am - Source: Music-News.com

In another blow to the world of impostor groups, Nevada Federal Judge Miranda M. Du has ordered a preliminary injunction against Larry Marshak and his company Florida Entertainment Management, stopping them using the name The Platters.

The Platters singer Herb Reed dies

Wed, June 06 2012 10:59am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Reed moved to Los Angeles from Kansas City in Missouri when he was fifteen.

Herb Reed, last of the original Platters, passes away

Wed, June 06 2012 8:16am - Source: Music-News.com

Herb Reed, the man whose voice appears on every recording ever made by the Platters, has passed away at the age of 83.

The Platter only living member wins day in court

Sat, February 04 2012 2:21am - Source: Music-News.com

In another victory for the artists of the 50's and 60's, a federal judge has issued an injunction against a man using the name The Platters without having a heritage with the group.