Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of the Platters, the most successful vocal group in rock ‘n’ roll history, died Monday in a Boston area hospice after a long illness. He was 83. Reed, who ...

Rock and Roll, Vocal Group and Grammy Halls of Fame international recording artists The Platters are drawing on their historic roots to record a special EP produced by, for and with the people of ...

BRANSON, Mo. - When Lawrence "Rooster" Lockard was growing up in Yuma, Ariz., he knew what he wanted out of life. "I wanted to be rich, but I ended up rich with music," the singer said. Lockard, 69, ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY -- A fundraising campaign for celebrations this summer to commemorate Muskegon County's sesquicentennial has landed doo-wop legends The Platters for a concert next month at the ...

The Junior-Senior Promenade – more fondly called JS Prom – is one of the occasions every high school student looks forward to when February comes. It’s the night when love song classics like “My ...

Riverside, Calif. – Zola Taylor, the first female member of one of the first major R&B crossover acts in the 1950s, The Platters, has died. She was 69, according to her family. Taylor, bedridden ...