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The songs made the Platters one of the most successful doo-wop groups of the 1950s, and a British reviewer described Williams' voice as "unearthly". [ 4 ] In a dispute over money, Williams left the Platters in 1959 to pursue a solo career, and continued to work with Ram as his manager.
Convinced by Jean Bennett and Tony Williams that "Only You" had potential, Ram had The Platters re-record the song during their first session for Mercury. Released in the summer of 1955, it became the group's first Top Ten hit on the pop charts and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks.
Aug 15, 1992 · Tony Williams, the original lead singer of the Platters whose renditions of "Only You" and "The Great Pretender" propelled the R&B group to stardom in the 1950s, died yesterday at age 64.
Aug 18, 1992 · TONY WILLIAMS was the original lead singer of The Platters, the most successful black rhythm-and-blues doo-wop group to emerge in the Fifties.
Once the golden voice of the original Platters, Samuel "Tony" Williams (1928-1992) suffered from emphysema, chronic alcoholism, and the effects of a stroke in his later years.
Tony Williams of The Platters is featured in this promo music video for Mercury Records from 1960. Tony sings his first solo recording "Rose Of Washington Sq...
Once the golden voice of the original Platters, Samuel "Tony" Williams (1928-1992) suffered from emphysema, chronic alcoholism, and cardiovascular disease in...
In 1959, Tony Williams stopped making appearances and performing on-stage with The Platters after being arrested with Lynch, Robi, and Reed for violating Ohio’s “Jim Crow race laws” during an appearance in the Buckeye state.
Aug 16, 1992 · Tony Williams, a former parking-lot attendant who crooned the 1950's hit songs "Only You" and "The Great Pretender" as the lead singer of the Platters, died on Friday at his Manhattan...
Aug 15, 1992 · NEW YORK - Tony Williams, the original lead singer of The Platters whose renditions of "Only You" and "The Great Pretender" propelled the R&B group to stardom in the 1950s, died yesterday. He was...
