He hui mele ʻo The Platters mai Los Angeles i hōʻike ʻia ma ke kahua ma 1953. ʻAʻole ʻo ka hui kumu he mea hoʻokani wale i kā lākou mau mele ponoʻī, akā ua uhi maikaʻi ʻia i nā hits o nā mea mele ʻē aʻe.
ʻO ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka hana o ka bana Na Papa
I ka hoʻomaka ʻana o nā makahiki 1950, ua kaulana loa ke ʻano mele doo-wop ma waena o nā mea hana ʻeleʻele. ʻO kahi hiʻohiʻona o kēia ʻano ʻōpio ʻo ia ka leo leo he nui e kani ana i ka wā o ka haku mele ʻana, e hana ana i kahi kāʻei no ka leo nui o ka mea hoʻokani solo.
Hiki ke hoʻokani ʻia ia mau mele me ka ʻole o ka hoʻokani pila. ʻO ke kākoʻo mea kani wale nō i hoʻokō a hoʻonui i ka hopena o ka hana. ʻO nā ʻelele kaulana o kēia ʻano ka hui ʻAmelika ʻo The Platters. I ka wā e hiki mai ana, hāʻawi ʻo ia i nā mea aloha mele i nā ballads ʻuhane a me ke aloha e pili ana i ke aloha, ke ola a me ka hauʻoli.
ʻO ka hiʻohiʻona mua o nā mea hoʻokani mele ma ka papahana TV Ebony Showcase, kahi i hoʻokani ai nā mea mele i kahi mele leʻaleʻa Old MacDonald Had A Farm. Ua hoʻomau ka poʻe hoʻokani pila i ke ʻano hoʻokani a hiki i ka ʻike ʻia ʻana e ka luna o ka lepili mele Federal Records, ʻo Ralf Bass. ʻO ia ka mea i hoʻopau i ka hui mua i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka poʻe mele.
Ma hope mai, ua ʻike ʻia ka hui mele e ka mea haku mele kaulana ʻo Buck Ram, nāna i alakaʻi i ʻelua mau hui mele kūleʻa ʻo The Three Suns and Penguins. Ma hope o ka lilo ʻana o ka mea haku mele i ʻelele kūhelu o ka poʻe mele, ua hana ʻo ia i nā loli koʻikoʻi i ka haku o ka hui. Ua koho ʻia ʻo Tony Williams i tenor nui o ka hui, a ua komo kekahi kaikamahine i ka hui.
I ka makahiki 55, ua ʻākoakoa ka haku mele i ka haku mele kaulana o ka hui:
- tenor nui - Tony Williams;
- viola - Zola Taylor;
- tenor - David Lynch;
- baritone - Paul Roby;
- bass - Herb Reed.
Line-up of The Platters
Ua hana nā mea pena me kā lākou "hui gula" no 5 mau makahiki. I ka makahiki 1959, ua pilikia nā lālā o ka hui me ke kānāwai - ʻehā mau mea mele i manaʻo ʻia no ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau. ʻAʻole i hōʻoia ʻia nā ʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi, akā ua hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ka inoa o nā mea mele a ua pāpā ʻia nā mele he nui mai nā lekiō US.
Ua hoʻoikaika nui ʻia ka kaulana o ka hui e ka haʻalele ʻana o ka mea mele nui ʻo Tony Williams mai ka hui ma 1960. Ua pani ʻia ʻo ia e Sony Turner. ʻOiai nā mana leo maikaʻi loa o ka mea mele hou, ʻaʻole hiki i ka mea hoʻokani pila ke pani piha iā Williams. ʻO ka hale hoʻopaʻa leo ʻo Mercury Records, kahi i hana ai nā mea hoʻokani pila, hōʻole i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i nā mele me ka ʻole o nā leo o ka mea leo mua.
I ka makahiki 1964, ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka hui o ka hui - ua haʻalele ka hui i ka mea mele viola ʻo Zola Taylor. Ua hahai ʻo Baritone Paul Roby iā ia. Ua ho'āʻo nā lālā kahiko o ka bana e hoʻokumu i kā lākou mau pūʻulu ponoʻī. Ua hoʻololi ka luna o ka hui i ka inoa o ka hui i Buck Ram Platters. I ka makahiki 1969, ua haʻalele ka lālā hope loa o ka "hui gula" o ka hui, ʻo Herb Reed, i ka hui.
Albums
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka laina mua o nā mea hoʻokani mele ma mua o 10 mau album kūleʻa, ʻo ka mea maikaʻi loa ʻo ia nā moʻolelo o 1956: The Platters and Volume Two. ʻAʻole i emi iki nā mele ʻē aʻe o ka hui: The Flying Platters, records of 1957-1961: Only You and The Flying Platters Around The World, Remember When, Encores and Reflections. ʻO nā moʻolelo hope loa o ka laina mua, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma 1961, ua kūleʻa pū kekahi: Encore of Broadway Golden Hits and Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.
Mai ka makahiki 1954, no ʻelima mau makahiki, ua hoʻokuʻu maikaʻi ka hui i nā album i lanakila ʻaʻole wale i ka poʻe hoʻolohe ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, akā ma ʻEulopa. Ua kaulana ka hui a hiki i ka pau ʻana o 1959 - ʻaʻohe mea nui i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i nā makahiki e hiki mai ana. Ua hoʻokomo ʻia kekahi mau mele mai nā album mua i nā hoʻokuʻu hope.
Ku'i Nui Na Papa
Ma ke ola holoʻokoʻa o ka hui, ua kākau ʻia ma mua o 400 mau mele. Ua kūʻai ʻia nā album o ka hui ma nā wahi a pau o ka honua. Ma kahi o 90 miliona mau kope i kūʻai ʻia. Ua huakaʻi ka poʻe mele i nā ʻāina ʻoi aku ma mua o 80 me nā hana hoʻokani a loaʻa i nā makana mele he 200. Ua ʻike pū ʻia nā mele a ka hui i nā kiʻiʻoniʻoni mele e like me: "Rock around the clock", "ʻAʻole hiki i kēia kaikamahine ke hana ʻē aʻe", "Carnival Rock".
ʻO nā mea hoʻokani pila ka hui ʻApelika-ʻAmelika mua i hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o nā papa kuhikuhi nui a puni ka honua. Ua hiki iā lākou ke uhaki i ka monopoli o nā mea hana keʻokeʻo. Mai ka makahiki 1955 a i ka makahiki 1967 Ua hoʻokomo ʻia nā mele mele 40 o ka hui ma ka papa mele nui o ka United States of America Billboard Hot 100. ʻEhā o lākou i lawe i ke kūlana 1.
Aia nā mele nui o ka hui i nā mele kumu ʻelua o ka hui a i uhi ʻia nā mele mele ʻē aʻe. ʻO nā mele kaulana loa nā mele penei: My Prayer, He's Mine, I'm Sorry, My Dream, I Wanna, Only Because, Helpless, It Isn't Right, On My Word of Honor, The Magic Touch, You are Making he Mistake , Wā Kaula, Manaʻo wau.
ʻO ka kaulana o ka hui i kēia lā
ʻAʻole kaulana nā mele a nā mea hoʻokani pila i ka makahiki 1960 wale nō, akā, aia nō ka hoihoi i kā lākou hana. ʻO ka mea hoʻokahi kaulana loa a ʻike ʻia ʻo ia ka haku mele ʻO ʻoe wale nō, ka mea i lilo i mea hoʻomaka ma kā lākou album mua.
Ma ke kuhi hewa ʻana, ua manaʻoʻiʻo kekahi ʻo ka hit Only You he mele Elvis Presley. Ua uhi ʻia ka single Only You e nā mea pena. Ua kani ia ma nā ʻōlelo like ʻole - Czech, Italian, Ukrainian, a me Russian. ʻO ka pā nui o ka hui i lilo i hōʻailona o ke aloha aloha. ʻAʻole i emi iki ka kaulana ʻo The Great Pretender. ʻO ka haku mele ka mele pop mua loa o ka hui mele. Ua lanakila nui ka mea hoʻokahi i ka makahiki 1987, a laila ua hana ʻia e Freddie Mercury.
Ma waho aʻe o kā lākou mau mele ponoʻī, ua kaulana nā mea hoʻokani no ka hoʻokani ʻana i nā mele hoʻokahi a nā mea pena ʻē aʻe. ʻO ka uhi uhi o ka mele ʻumikūmāono Tons ua kaulana nui ʻia e The Platters ma mua o ke kani mua o Tennessee Ernie Ford. Ma ke Komohana, hoʻomanaʻo ʻia ka hui no kā lākou uhi uhi o ke mele Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Ua hoʻokani ʻia ka mea hoʻokahi e ʻoi aku ma mua o 10 mau mea hoʻokani pila, akā ʻo ia ka mana o ka hui ʻeleʻele ʻo ia ka wehewehe hoʻohālike.
ʻO ka hāʻule o ka hui
Ma hope o 1970, ua "hoʻolaha" ka luna i nā hana o ka hui, i komo pū me nā poʻe i pili ʻole i ka lineup mua. Ma luna o ke ola holoʻokoʻa o ka hui, hiki ke helu ʻia ma mua o 100 mau mana o ka hui mele. Mai ka makahiki 1970 mai, ua hana nā mea pena kiʻi like ʻole i nā ʻahamele i ka manawa like ma nā wahi like ʻole.
Nui nā hui clone i hakakā no ka pono e loaʻa i ka hōʻailona, ʻoiai ua hala pakahi nā lālā o ka laina mua. Ua hoʻoholo ʻia ka hoʻopaʻapaʻa ma 1997 wale nō. Ua ʻike ka ʻaha hoʻokolokolo o ʻAmelika i ke kuleana kūhelu e hoʻohana i ka inoa no Herb Reed, ka mea hoʻokani pila bass o The Platters. ʻO ka lālā wale nō o ka laina mua i hana a hiki i kona make ʻana i 2012.
ʻO ka hoʻoilina i ke ʻano o nā mele aloha o ka hui e kaulana mau. I ka makahiki 1990, ua ho'okomo 'ia ka hui i loko o ka Vocal Group Hall of Fame, i ho'ola'a 'ia i nā mea ko'iko'i a kaulana i ka 'oihana mele. Ua kaulana ka hana a nā mea mele ʻeleʻele e like me nā mele o The Beatles, The Rolling Stones a me AC/DC.
