| Since
the early 1950s, hundreds upon hundreds of men and women have been associated,
in some way, in a performing capacity with The Platters. As The Platters
lineage continues to expand, tracking the all-time roster of The Platters
proves to be a difficult, but a very interesting, task.
It
should be noted that as original and other 'legitimate' members (those
who replaced earlier members) of The Platters left the core group, many
would start their own "Platters" group. As that group added and replaced
members, those members suddenly have a tie to The Platters.
This
sub-section of The Platters Information Site will attempt to trace the
family tree of The Platters, throughout the various incarnations of the
group. We hope to have complete details not only including names, but also
the particular Platters "group" or "groups" they were with, as well as
years of participation.
This
listing will eventually include 100s of names, so we ask you to please
bear with us as this site becomes complete. In the mean-time, if you see
any corrections that need to be made, or additions that you might have,
*please*
e-mail us to let us know!
Buck Ram's Platters All-Time
Roster 1954-
listed
by year
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| 1953 |
Cornell
Gunter (Flairs & Coasters), Alex Hodge, Herb Reed, Joe Jefferson, David
Lynch |
| 1954-60 |
Tony
Williams (d. 8/07/92), David Lynch, Alex Hodge, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor
(Shirley Gunter & The Queens), Paul Robi (7/54) (d. 6/02/89) |
| 1960-64 |
Sonny
Turner, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor |
| 1964 |
Sonny
Turner, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Barbara Randolph |
| 1965 |
Sonny
Turner, David Lynch, Nate Nelson, Herb Reed, Betty Jackson |
| 1966 |
Sonny
Turner, David Lynch, Paul Wilson, Herb Reed, Sandra Dawn |
| 1967 |
Sonny
Turner, Nate Nelson, Milton Bullock, Larry Johnson, Herb Reed, Sandra Dawn,
Tony High |
| 1968 |
Sonny
Turner, Ron Austin, John Rodgers, Milton Bullock, Herb Reed, Sandra Dawn,
Patricia Taylor |
| 1969 |
Sonny
Turner, John Rodgers, Bruce Caesar, Ron Austin, John Barnes, Duke Richardson,
Herb Reed, Sandra Dawn, Ylona Austin, Elizabeth Davis, Sharon Robinson |
| 1970 |
Sonny
Turner, Monroe Powell (The Dominoes, Charles Gray's Ink Spots), Bruce Caesar,
George McCurn, Al Nichols, Sid Nicholas, Duke Richardson, Charles Boyd,
Gene Williams, Sharon Robinson, Tammy Winters, Willa Black, Ella Woods |
| 1971 |
Monroe
Powell, Sid Nicholas, Duke Richardson, Chico Lamar (also with Robi's groups),
Greg Alexander, Gene Williams, Ella Woods |
| 1972 |
Monroe
Powell, Chico Lamar, Wilkie Lee, Harold Howard, Sherman James, Ella Woods,
Kathleen Lewis (same as Kristy Brooks with Marshak's modern group), Gene
Williams, Lolita Fonza |
| 1973 |
Monroe
Powell, Chico Lamar, Harold Howard, Willie Lewis, Joe Palmer, Sherman James,
Gene Williams, Lolita Fonza |
| 1974 |
Monroe
Powell, Willie Lewis, Harold Howard, Ghale Hambrick, R. Qurban Shurat,
Gene Williams, Lolita Fonza |
| 1975 |
Monroe
Powell, Willie "Chile" Lewis, Ghale Hambrick, R. Qurban Shurat, Tommy Ellison,
Lolita Fonza |
| 1976 |
Monroe
Powell, Chile Lewis, Tommy Ellison, Everett Harrison, Michael Davis, Damon
Shaw, Gene Williams, Lolita Fonza, Jacqueline Smith, Sybil Thomas |
| 1977 |
Monroe
Powell, Everett Harrison, Terry Smith, Damon Shaw, Charles Brinkley, Gene
Williams, Jacqueline Smith, Ella Townsend, Geri Holiday |
| 1978 |
Monroe
Powell, Jacqueline Smith, Charles Brinkley, Edwin Cook, Harold Howard,
Gene Williams, Geri Holiday |
| 1979 |
Monroe
Powell, Sherman James, Harold Howard, Geri Holiday, Edwin Cook, David Bacarr,
LaBuoy Blake, Otis Hembre, Felicia Hernandez, Gene Williams |
| 1980 |
Monroe
Powell, LaBuoy Blake, David Bacarr, Otis Hembre, Felicia Hernandez, Gene
Williams |
| 1981 |
Monroe
Powell, Otis Hembre, Yvonne Scott, LaBuoy Blake, Andrew Odem, Gene Williams,
Larry Ollison |
| 1982 |
Monroe
Powell, Yvonne Scott, Randle Jones, Andrew Odem, Larry Ollison, Estrellita
Vanterpool, Randle Jones, Franklin Washington, LaBuoy Blake |
| 1983 |
Monroe
Powell, Franklin Washington, Andrew Odem, LaBuoy Blake, Servondojuan Mark,
Diane Evans, Darrell Mathews, Linda Ash |
| 1984 |
Monroe
Powell, Marcia Robinson, Ritchie Jones, Sherman Ray, Darrell Mathews, Ritchie
Jones, Willie Greene |
| 1985 |
Monroe
Powell, Ritchie Jones, Sherman Ray, Darrel Mathews, Ray Manson, Gene Williams,
Marcia Robinson |
| 1986 |
Monroe
Powell, Sherman Ray, Ray Manson, Gene Williams, Donnie Ray Evins, Marcia
Robinson |
| 1987 |
Monroe
Powell, Sherman Ray, Ray Manson, Ben Durr, Donnie Ray Evins, Gene Williams,
Ron Murphy, Marcia Robinson |
| 1988 |
Monroe
Powell, Ray Manson, Ben Durr, Gene Williams, Toni Redd, Nancy Nelson, Donny
Redford |
| 1989 |
Monroe
Powell |
| 1990 |
Monroe
Powell |
| 1991 |
Monroe
Powell, Gary Davis, Delaney McQuaid, Nancy Nelson, Alton Ray Brewster (Penguins) |
| 1992 |
Monroe
Powell, Anthony Gibson, Tony Graves, Ben Durr, Pricilla Dea |
| 1993 |
Monroe
Powell, Anthony Gibson, Tony Graves, Ben Durr, Pricilla Dea |
| 1994 |
Monroe
Powell, Ray Brewster, CC Epstein, J Michael Davis, Donnie Radford, Pricilla
Dea |
| 1995 |
Monroe
Powell, Tony Graves, Ray Brewster, Janit Paige, James Hardin |
| 1995 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Willie Morrison, Mark Trotter, Benny Taylor, Romeo Kennedy, Billy
Nunn, Billy Ray Charles, Kellee Patterson, Kenn Johnson |
| 1996 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Romeo Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Kellee Patterson, Benny Taylor,
Mark Trotter |
| 1997 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Romeo Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Julie Harris, Paul B Allen, III |
| 1998 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Romeo Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Julie Harris, Paul B Allen, III |
| 1999 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Paul B Allen, III, Joel Gaines, Julie Harris, J Michael Davis, Jerold
Harris |
| 2000 |
Paul
B Allen, III, Tyrone Sweet, Julie Harris, Joel Gaines (Curtis Clay also
in this lineup) |
| 2001 |
Paul
B Allen, III, Tyrone Sweet, Julie Harris, Joel Gaines (Curtis Clay also
in this lineup) |
| 2002 |
Paul
B Allen, III, Tyrone Sweet, Julie Harris, Joel Gaines, Herb Rawlings (Curtis
Clay also in this lineup) |
| 2003 |
Tyrone
Sweet, Paul B Allen, III, Joel Gaines, Julie Harris, John Haynes (Curtis
Clay also in this lineup) |
| 2004 |
Ty
Sweet, Herb Rawlings, Paris Red, Darrell Scott, John Haynes (Curtis Clay
also in this lineup) |
Herb Reed's Platters All-Time
Roster 1970-
listed
by year
previously
known as Herb Reed of The Original Platters & Sweet River
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| 1970's |
Herb
Reed, Liz Davis, Nate Nelson (Flamingos, Buck Ram Platters) |
| 1995 |
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| 1999 |
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| 2000 |
Herb
Reed, Billie Cox, William Newton, Wayne Miller, DD Martin |
| 2001 |
Herb
Reed, Billie Cox, William Newton, Wayne Miller, DD Martin |
| 2002 |
Herb Reed, William Newton,
Willie Cox, Wayne Miller, DD Martin |
| 2003 |
Herb Reed, William Newton,
Willie Cox, Wayne Miller, DD Martin |
Sonny Turner's Platters
All-Time Roster 1970-
listed
by year
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| 1995 |
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| 2001 |
Sonny
Turner, James Austin, Bernadette Miller, Morris Williams, Herb McQuay, |
| 2002 |
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"The Platters Featuring
The Legendary Monroe Powell" All-Time Roster 1995-
listed
by year
known
also as Monroe Powell's Platters Revue
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
Monroe
Powell, Wilson Williams, Kenn Johnson (was also with Buck Ram Platters)
, Verceal Whitaker, Al Holland, Gary Harvey (guitar), Rob Reddrick (drummer),
Randy Jones (Japan tour) |
| 1999 |
Monroe
Powell, Wilson Williams, Kenn Johnson, Verceal WHitaker, Al Holland, Gary
Harvey (guitar), Rob Reddrick (drummer), Randy Jones (Japan tour) |
| 2000 |
Monroe
Powell, Wilson Williams, Kenn Johnson, Verceal WHitaker, Al Holland, Gary
Harvey (guitar), Rob Reddrick (drummer), Darrel Reynolds (Japan tour) |
| 2001 |
Monroe
Powell, Wilson Williams, Kenn Johnson, Verceal Whitaker, Al Holland, Gary
Harvey (guitar), Rob Reddrick (drummer) |
| 2002 |
Monroe
Powell, Wilson Williams, Kenn Johnson, CC Bronson |
| 2003 |
Monroe Powell, Wilson Williams,
Kenn Johnson, Jessica Taylor, Robbie Robinson |
"The World Famous Platters"
All-Time Roster 1995-
listed
by year
located
in Branson, MO - was formerly the Cal. based Superbs
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| 2001 |
Eddie Stoval, Willie Nash,
Dee Dee Hamilton |
| 2002 |
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| 2008 |
Eddie Stovall, Lawrence(Rooster)
Lockard , Willie Nash McCall ,Yolanda Fletcher and Andre Sheppard |
Ritchie Jones led Platters
group -
listed
by year
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Ritchie Jones, Darrell Mathews, |
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Paul Robi's All-Time Roster
1965-
groups
managed by or containing Paul or Martha Robi
listed
by year (by A & B groups)
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| 1969-71 |
Johnny Barnes (lead), Gary
Garrett (bass), Beverly Harris, Bob White (baritone) and Paul Robi, (second
tenor) |
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Chico
Lamar (lead singer) (also with The Platters, and Chico Lamar's group) ,
Ritchie Jones (lead singer) (also with Buck Ram's Platters and Ritchie
Jones' group), Lynne Brown (female vocals), Larry Tate (bass singer), Elmer
Armstrong (2nd Tenor), John Hopkins (2nd Tenor), Nat Pulizzi (Road Manager) |
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Ritchie
Jones (lead singer), Curtis Bridgeforth (lead singer), Gene Van Buren (lead
singer), Linda Davis (female vocals), Franchesca Robi (female vocals),
Gia Von Karl (female vocals), Linda Theus (female vocals), Renee' Davis
(female vocals), John Hopkins (2nd Tenor) (1992-99) (A&B groups), Gerald
Bell (Bass Vocals), Mario Kinsey (Bass Vocals), Myles Thompkins (Bass Vocals),
Daryl Reynolds (Bass Vocals), Jack Maeby (Musical Director), Ron Alan Brown
(Musical Director), Eddie Greeley (Musical Director) |
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Paul
Robi (lead singer) , Elmer Hopper (lead and 2nd Tenor singer), Franchesca
Robi (female vocals), Linda Davis (female vocals), Charles Grant (2nd Tenor),
John Hopkins (2nd Tenor), Elmer Armstrong (2nd Tenor), Mario Kinsey (Bass
Vocals), Bea Jaye Mitchell (Bass Vocals), Johnny Gomez (Musical Director) |
| 1988 |
Paul Robi - Leads - Baritone,
Elmer Hopper - 1st Tenor - Traded Leads with Paul on Only You, Eloise Whitaker
- Female Vocals, BJ Mitchell - Bass |
| late summer 1988 |
Elmer Hopper - Leads - 1st
Tenor, Ellis Smith - 2nd Tenor, Eloise Whitaker - Female Vocals,
BJ Mitchell - Bass |
| October 1988 |
Latif Shadi - Leads, Ellis
Smith - 2nd Tenor, Eloise Whitaker - Female Vocals, BJ Mitchell - Bass |
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Ella Woods "Magic Platters"
All-Time Roster
listed
by year
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Woods (also with Buck Ram Platters), Jerrel Laman (lead), La Shunn Smith,
Joe Robinson |
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Bernard Purdie "Salutes
The Platters" -
listed
by year
Canadian-based
group - reportedly no longer performing
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currently unsorted*
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OTHERS:
UNSORTED |
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Linda
Hayes
Gaynel
Hodge
Leon
Hughes
Derek
David (Marshak's)
Nathaneal
Woodson (Marshak's)
Curtis
Michael (Marshak's)
Kristy
Brooks (Marshak's) (same as Kathlene Lewis from 1972 Buck Ram Platters)
Wendell
Noble
Arnold
Robinson
J.C.
Martin (The Buck Ram Platters
Ray
Brewster (The Buck Ram Platters)
Sherman
James (The Buck Ram Platters)
Ray
Manson (The Buck Ram Platters)
Ernest
Wright (Little Anthony & The Imperials)
(The Magic Platters) (1988)
Kenny
Seymour (Little Anthony)
(The Magic Platters (1988)
John
Cheatdom (The Magic Platters) (1988)
Joan
Benjamin (The Magic Platters)
Ralph
Heid (The Magic Platters)
Woody
Woods
Tina
Jennings (Buck Ram Platters)
Harold
Moore
Eddie
Daniels
Sonny
Byers (Canada)
Van
Presley (Washington DC area)
Bobby
Soul
Roy
Robbi
Eugene
Ross & Company
Bobby
Moore
Van
Pressley
Lonnie
Johnson
Bill
Woodruff (Chico Lamar's group 1990-93)
Daryl
Reynolds (Chico Lamar's group 1990-93)
Cybil
Shepard (Chico Lamar's group 1990-93)
Chico
Lamar (Chico Lamar's group 1990-93, The Buck Ram Platters, & has appeared
with Sonny Turner's group))
Robbie
Robinson (2 yrs during 1980s with Zola Taylor, joined The Amazing Platters
in 1988-present, band leader for Tony Williams (1959) and Sonny Turner
in 1969-70))
Adrian
Pepo (1970s -90s with Zola Taylor's Platters)
Johnny
Butler (Robi's group 1968-70)
JC
Parrish (Robi's group 1968-70)
Eugene
Washington (Robi's group 1968-70)
Perry
Sullivan (Robi's group 1968-70)
Pam
Darden (Marvelettes) (Zola Taylor's group)
Virgil
Gibson
French
E Thompson
Kim
Rhone
James
Sampson
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