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Samuel Edward "Tony" Williams (April 5, 1928 – August 14, 1992) [1] was an American singer. From 1953 to 1960, [ 2 ] he was the lead vocalist of the Platters . [ 3 ]
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.
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 ...
Tony went 'O-oHHHH-nly you.' We laughed at first, but when he sang that song—that was the sign we had hit on something." [4] According to Buck Ram, Tony Williams' voice "broke" in rehearsal, but they decided to keep this effect in the recording. This was the only Platters recording on which songwriter and manager Ram played the piano. [2]
You'll Never Never Know. " You'll Never Never Know " is a single by the Platters released in 1956. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. On the Most Played R&B in Jukeboxes chart, the song peaked at number 9. [ 2] Outside the US, "You'll Never Never Know" went to number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.
Prior to his work with The Platters, Turner was the lead singer of a local vocal group called The Metrotones. While performing in a local club in Cleveland as the opening act for Redd Foxx, Turner was approached by local DJ Bill Crane and asked if he would be interested in auditioning for The Platters, as their lead singer as Tony Williams was soon to be leaving the group.
"(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]
Well, like the Stan Getz sides with Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter and Art Blakey and Tony Williams . . . CBS used to have the 30th Street Studios. It was a big old church. Great studios.