Herb Reed was in his 20s when he founded the Platters in Los Angeles in 1953, naming his vocal group after the term used by radio DJs for the vinyl records of the day.
Well into the digital download era — and into his 80s — Reed was still touring and singing bass on "Only You," "The Great Pretender," "Twilight Time" and the other hits that made the Platters one of the top R&B groups of the 1950s. MORE HERE
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