WITH A BIT OF LUCK YOU MIGHT HEAR THE CLASSIC TUNES OF THE PRETENDERS ON GOLDEN OLDIE RADIO
changing line-up has only served to corrupt the legacy of the first two line-ups of the band, the ones which most certainly recorded the definitive output.
Maybe it's drawing a long bow to make the comparison with the Everly Brothers, but lyrically they were most definitely cut from the same cloth, the Platters were a bit more genuinely Tin Pan Alley orientated.
Now if I was going to write a blog covering all the different line-ups of the group as well as every single franchise wannabe band in the world who's still trading under the name of The Platters, I would be writing a 100000 word blog for you.
Of course I don't want to be boring writing anything, and most of the ad-hoc post 50`s Platters stuff is crap, at best a mere imitation of their classic 50`s material and at worst the kind of throwaway soul / pop that doesn't even make the grade for all the biddies down at the local bingo hall, no offence to our older citizens.
Of course I don't want to be boring writing anything, and most of the ad-hoc post 50`s Platters stuff is crap, at best a mere imitation of their classic 50`s material and at worst the kind of throwaway soul / pop that doesn't even make the grade for all the biddies down at the local bingo hall, no offence to our older citizens.
The mark 2 line-up of The Platters to me was the best one, the one where Tony Williams become the lead singer.
I don't often do it, because I like to write independently, but I have to admit that I am using Wikipedia as a reference to write this, because The Platters had so many personnel
changes they even made Deep Purple look
stable by comparison. Yeah I ain't joking!
By 1959, whoever was in the band by that stage was completely up to their necks in controversy, and legal trouble, especially the arrest of the four males in the band for being in possession of weed in 1959 in Cincinatti forever tarnished the legacy and reputation of the band and there is no doubt at all from a musical perspective it was downhill from there.
changes they even made Deep Purple look
stable by comparison. Yeah I ain't joking!
By 1959, whoever was in the band by that stage was completely up to their necks in controversy, and legal trouble, especially the arrest of the four males in the band for being in possession of weed in 1959 in Cincinatti forever tarnished the legacy and reputation of the band and there is no doubt at all from a musical perspective it was downhill from there.
Legal wrangles in the 1960`s, and a myriad amount of franchise bands that call themselves The Platters have permanently make a mockery of the Williams era Platters in every sense of the word.
Best songs are popular but totally forgotten on FM radio - ONLY YOU, THE GREAT PRETENDER and SMOKE IN YOUR EYES.
If you want to hear these songs your best bet would be to find out if your favourite AM radio station has a golden oldies hour for old farts.
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