Herb Reed of " The Platters" one of the most successful vocal groups of all time, passed away at the age of 83 on Monday in Boston after a long illness.
With a string of Number 1 hits on the Billboard charts including "Twilight Time," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," "Only You" "My Prayer and " Great Pretender", The Platters group toured up until 2011 with the only original member Herb Reed.
The Platters sold over 200 million records with most of their success coming in their 50's hey day. The group was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. It was Herb Reed that gave the group their name when he joined the first edition of the group with lead singer Cornell Gunther after moving from Kansas City to L.A.
Herb Reed is survived by a son and three grandsons.
