THE PLATTERS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: THE PLATTERS (GENE WILLIAMS), THE PLATTERS (LABUOY BLAKE), THE PLATTERS (DAVID BACARR), THE PLATTERS (FELICIA HERNANDEZ) - HFSID 199710

THE PLATTERS: GENE WILLIAMS, LABOUY BLAKE, DAVID BACARR and FELICIA HERNANDEZ
B/w photo of the Platters, signed by Gene Williams, Labouy Blake, David Bacarr and Felicia Hernandez
Photograph signed "Felicia/Hernandez", "Gene/Williams" and "LaBouy/Blake" in blue ink and "Music/David/Bacarr" in purple ink. B/w, 7¾x9¾ overall, 7¼x8½ image, one surface. Photo from Personality Productions in Las Vegas, Nevada. Captioned: "The Platters". There are an estimated 125 sanctioned versions of "the original Platters" on the oldies show circuit. This is a signed photograph of one of those groups. The Platters formed in Los Angeles, California in 1953, with original members Tony Williams (lead singer), Herb Reed (bass), David Lynch (tenor), Alex Hodge and Zola Taylor. There wasn't much to differentiate them from other rhythm and blues groups until Samuel "Buck" Ram took over management of the group. Ram - who also worked with the Penguins, of Earth Angel fame - restructured the group and turned the Platters into a hit machine and one of the most romantic doo wop acts going. They released numerous Top 20 hits on the Billboard Pop Singles charts and five chart toppers: Only You (1955), My Prayer (1956), The Great Pretender (1958), Twilight Time (1958) and Smoke Gets in your Eyes (1959). The Platters continue to tour under numerous personnel changes. Lightly creased and bowed. Errors in negative were reproduced in photo. Printing error at left edge. Otherwise in fine condition.