The Platters News

The Republican Party of Texas claims to be the defender of property rights. But a new attack ad suggests they may not be so hot on intellectual property.

11/26/2009 7:30:59 PM PST by rbosque To: DBlake 54 YES 45 NO WE NEED MORE FREEPERS! 11/26/2009 7:34:57 PM PST by TCH To: TCH 55% Yes 45% No 11/26/2009 7:36:26 PM PST by editor-surveyor To: DBlake I think obama has the same "muslim problem" as major hassan, the Fort Hood assassin has...he doesn't want to "hurt" any of his muslim brethren...he just ...

The Platters on The Early Show. In the mid-1950s, rock 'n' roll was shaking up the airwaves, and one of the early vocal groups to give it life was The Platters.

Most high school students don't know who Sonny Turner is. Somewhere in the back of their minds, they may recognize songs like "The Great Pretender" and "Only You" and dozens of others released by The Platters when rock 'n' roll and Motown were on the rise in the 1950s and 1960s.

The longest running concert event on the Las Vegas Strip has moved to the state-of-the-art, $34 million Wyrick Theater complex, located within The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Wilson Williams and The Platters will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, on the Courthouse Square as the featured act in the 12th annual Music Under the Magnolia concert.

The Wildwoods will be rockina and rollina during the 6th Annual Fabulous a 50s Weekend, Oct.

Because our attentions were focused on such mundane concerns as the state budget and the possible multiple meanings behind the name of David Letterman 's production company , few readers of this newspaper know how close the state came last weekend to an armed confrontation over doo-wop. It was comparable to the "Missiles of October" crisis of the ...

For Lynard Skynard fans, the words are sure to illicit memories, vivid for some, no doubt foggy for others.

State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that a musical group claiming to be The Platters could be barred from playing in the city this weekend -- unless they can prove their rights to the name of the legendary doo-wop band.

They-ey-ey've got ... the magic touch. The Platters will perform hits from the 1950s and '60s at the Clio Amphitheater on Thursday, taking listeners back to a simpler time when World War II had ended and the economy was booming.

A live performance of classic songs by the Ink Spots and The Legendary Platters hits the Coast Capital Playhouse stage in White Rock on Sept.

The distinctive sound of The Platters will be heard at the Clio Amphitheater, 301 Rogers Lodge, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

The long-awaited opening of the Grand Theatre is rapidly approaching, with the first 2009-10 season offering Friday, Sept.

American Music Festival , happening this weekend at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, has always offered a smorgasbord of styles.

The Stars from The Platters, Coasters, Drifters and Temptations play Friday at Thalian Hall.

The Platters, The Drifters and The Coasters at The MACC. It's time to celebrate rock and roll with the Rockin' '50s. The hits that defined rock and roll are now coming to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center with performances by The Platters, The Drifters & The Coasters at the Castle Theater Sunday, Aug.

After bringing in two of the biggest acts in entertainment today - the Black Eyed Peas and No Doubt - promoter Tom Moffatt is taking a trip down memory lane tonight with the Rockin' 50s concert at the Hawai'i Convention Center.

You are doing a very good job with your show, WHITE PLAINS WEEK. It is one of the best local access programs I have seen in Westchester.

The Westchester Broadway Theatre has announced A Doo Wop Evening, Tuesday, August 18th, featuring The Platters, one of the Top Vocal Groups of the 50's, and Cornell Gunter's Coasters, The Supreme Comedians of Rock and Roll.