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Zola Taylor was an American singer and the original female member of The Platters. She also claimed to have been married to Frankie Lymon, the lead singer of The Teenagers, and appeared in the film Rock Around the Clock.
May 2, 2007 · LOS ANGELES, May 1 (AP) — Zola Taylor, the first woman to be a member of the 1950s R&B group the Platters and who was later one of three women claiming to be the widow of the pop idol Frankie...
May 2, 2007 · Zola Taylor, who was the first female member of the 1950s group the Platters, a Los Angeles-based quintet that was one of rock’s first major R&B; crossover acts, has died. She was 69,...
Original recording member Zola Taylor performs a rare lead vocal with her Platters group (including Latif Shadi, Cletus Gray, and musical director-pianist Ro...
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Zola Taylor was an actress and a member of the 1950s rhythm and blues group The Platters. She was born in 1938, married three times, and died in 2007.
- March 17, 1938
- April 30, 2007
May 2, 2007 · Zola Taylor was the first female member of the 1950s R&B group The Platters and later claimed to be Frankie Lymon's widow. She died in 2007 from pneumonia complications after several strokes.
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May 11, 2016 · Zola Taylor was the only female singer in the Platters from 1954 to 1962, when they had hits like "The Great Pretender" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". She also claimed to be the second wife of Frankie Lymon, the lead singer of the Teenagers, and died of pneumonia in 2007.