The Platters
USA
Formed: 1953
Styles: Doo Wop, Early R&B, R&B/Soul, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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The Platters started out as a Los Angeles-based doo wop group with little identity of their own to make them stand out from the pack. They made their first records for Federal, a subsidiary of Cincinnati's King Records. These early sides don't sound anything like the better-known sides that would eventually emerge from this group, instead merely aping the current R&B trends and styles of the day. What changed their fortunes can be reduced down to one very important name: their mentor, manager, producer, songwriter, and vocal coach, Buck Ram. Ra...
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