The World Famous Platters, Bull Shoals Theater of the Arts

The World Famous Platters Appeared Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Click images for large photo & details - approx. 12 sec. @56k (disable pop-up blocker) AOL Users - For high quality images turn off Image Compression in your AOL browser.
Eddie Valen	Eddie Stovall	Rico Johnson	Willie Nash
50's Doo-wop Music Show Since the introduction of the classic "doo-wop" sound of the fifties, there has never been such a widely known group as the Platters. Their first release Only You went on the Billboard charts for 22 weeks in 1955, and rose to number 5. Less than one month later the Platters soared into the spotlight with their number 1 hit, The Great Pretender. Though no member of the World Famous Platters from Branson were a part of the original Platters group you'd never know it from their exceptionally good performance.
Lawrence "Rooster" Randle	Young fan . . .	. . .and younger fan	My Girl
Since their first two chart toppers The Platters had an incredible string of hits including: My Prayer, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Harbor Lights, Ebb Tide, Red Sails In The Sunset, If I Didn't Care, The Magic Touch, and many more. In 1955, The Platters signed a recording contract with Mercury Records, which ended up putting Mercury on the International map.
My Prayer	People all over the world	. . .start a love train	Littlest fan
The Platters recorded just under 400 songs, sold well over 89 million records, performed in over 91 countries, and received over 230 awards from all over the world. The Platters have appeared in twenty-seven movies, some you may remember: "Rock Around The Clock," "The Girl Can't Help It" (Jane Mansfield,) "Europe By Night," "Girls Town" (Paul Anka,) "Carnival Rock," and twenty-two more in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, and Israel. "The Platters" were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Lawrence (Rooster) Randle, Eddie Stovall, Willie Nash, and Rico Johnson make up the World Famous Platters. The World Famous Platters from Branson are as smooth and sassy as the original Platters!
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