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The Platters
With their classic mid-1950s hits Only You, The Great Pretender and My Prayer -
blending R&B, doo-wop and gospel with a modern pop production style - The
Platters were effectively forerunners of rock'n'roll. Originally formed in Los
Angeles in 1953, they toured regularly with a variety of different line-ups
without managing to come up with a hit record until Only You - a song their
manager/arranger/producer Buck Ram initially wrote with the Ink Spots in mind -
became a huge hit in 1955. The follow-up, the soaring The Great Pretender
(supposedly written by Ram in the washroom of a...
The Great PretenderThe Platters
Twilight TimeThe Platters
Smoke Gets in Your EyesThe Platters
I'll Never Smile AgainThe Platters
My PrayerThe Platters
Red Sails in the SunsetThe Platters
The Great PretenderThe Platters
The Good Life with the Drifters
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Twilight TimeThe Platters
Sweet, Sweet Lovin'
Smoke Gets in Your EyesThe Platters
Only You
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I'll Never Smile AgainThe Platters
Remember When?
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My PrayerThe Platters
The Platters
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Red Sails in the SunsetThe Platters
Singing the Hits Our Way
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