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Zola Taylor was a member of The Platters until 1962, when she was replaced by singer Barbara Randolph. Taylor was the second of Frankie Lymon 's three wives. In 1984, on behalf of Emira Lymon, a lawyer and artists' agent sued to wrest the copyright of Frankie's hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" away from the current owner.
The Platters. The Platters in 1955. From left to right: Taylor, Williams, Lynch, Robi, Reed. The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre.
After the marriage failed, Lymon moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s, where he began a romantic relationship with Zola Taylor, a member of the Platters. Taylor claimed to have married Lymon in Mexico in 1965 [14] although their relationship ended several months later, purportedly because of Lymon's drug habits. However, Lymon had been known ...
He's Mine is a popular song written by Zola Taylor, Paul Robi and Buck Ram (using the pseudonym Jean Miles). [1] In 1957 it was a Top 30 hit for The Platters , peaking at number 23 on the Billboard charts.
He continued to perform with the Platters intermittently until 1960 but then won a legal action against Ram which allowed him to formally leave the group. Ram signed him as a solo singer for Reprise Records in 1961, recording Tony Williams Sings His Greatest Hits , including re-recordings of some of the Platters' songs, but returned to Philips ...
The Platters singles chronology. "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955) " The Great Pretender ". (1955) "I Need You All the Time". (1955) " The Great Pretender " is a popular song recorded by the Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, [1] the Platters ...
When the Platters track, "The Great Pretender" (which eventually surpassed the success of "Only You"), was released in the UK as Europe's first introduction to The Platters, "Only You" was included on the flipside. In the 1956 film Rock Around the Clock, The Platters participated with both songs, "Only You" and "The Great Pretender".
"(You've Got) The Magic Touch" is a song written by Buck Ram, [1] and performed by The Platters. It reached #4 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. R&B chart in 1956. [2] The song was ranked #36 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956. [3]