Buck Ram
Only You/Composers
Are any of the Platters still alive?
The group continued to perform without Mr. Williams, while he pursued a solo career. Taylor, who lives in Los Angeles, and Reed are the only other surviving members of the group, Mrs. Williams said.
What year did the Platters Only You?
1968
Only You/Released
What genre is the Platters only?
Pop
Only You/Genres
Who was the original lead singer for the Platters?
Tony Williams
Tony Williams, a former parking-lot attendant who crooned the 1950’s hit songs “Only You” and “The Great Pretender” as the lead singer of the Platters, died on Friday at his Manhattan apartment. He was 64 years old. He had been suffering from diabetes and emphysema and died in his sleep, said his wife, Helen.
Which crooner made a pop hit with white Christmas?
Bing Crosby sang such hit songs as the ever-popular holiday classic “White Christmas.” The beloved crooner was also a star of radio, movies and television.
Who was the woman who sang with the Platters?
Zola Taylor
Zola Taylor, who was the first female member of the 1950s group the Platters, a Los Angeles-based quintet that was one of rock’s first major R&B crossover acts, has died. She was 69, according to her family.
Is Zola Taylor still alive?
Deceased (1938–2007)
Zola Taylor/Living or Deceased
Who made the song Only You popular?
Platter
Only You/Artists
When did Tony Williams of the Platters died?
August 14, 1992
Tony Williams/Date of death
What happened to the original Platters?
Lawsuits were filed and injunctions were issued. The Platters’ final top forty song, With This Ring, left the charts in 1967. David Lynch and Paul Robi both died of cancer, in 1981 and 1989, Buck Ram died at the age of 83. Some compilations of the Platters’ songs are not originals.
