Old songs trigger old memories. “The Great Pretender” did just that for me. The occasion was a dance party at a classmate’s home. I was 16 years old that day. I’d just broken up with a girl who’d been ...

BOSTON (AP) — Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang on hits like "Only You" and "The Great Pretender," has died. He was 83. Reed died on Monday in a ...

Franchesca Robi Gilchriese grew up with the sound of her father singing. Paul Robi was the baritone voice in the Platters, the rock ‘n’ roll vocal group responsible for such hits as “Only You,” “The ...

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang on hits like “Only You” and “The Great Pretender,” has died. He was 83. Reed died on Monday in a Boston area ...