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The Platters With classics such as "The Great Pretender," "Only You," and their rendition of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," the Platters were one of the preeminent doo wop groups of the rock & roll era. Under the guidance of manager and producer Buck Ram, the Platters churned out hit after hit during the 1950s, bridging the gap between more traditional vocal-group stylings and the popular R&B grooves of the early '50s. Their sound was unique, marked by lead singer Tony Williams' powerful vocals and the feminine touch of singer Zola Taylor. Although competing versions of the Platters confused the public for many years, original founding member Herb Reed eventually solidified his rights to the name and the group continued recording and performing into the 2010s. The Platters started out in 1952 as a Los Angeles-based doo wop group who made a few records for Federal, a subsidiary of Cincinnati's King Records.

Sweet & Sweat 3 is the brand new compilation by producer Petros Kostopoulos, which was released in June 2010 in Greece, exclusively by Germanos Stores and Nitro Radio. Following the two multiplatinum previous compilations last year, Sweet & Sweat 3 with 26 popular dance and chillout songs including artists such as Stromae, Edward Maya, Jamie Lewis, Dj Pippi, Nicola Fasano, Nina Zilli, Craig David and others, will be the perfect companion for this summer.

British trombonist Chris Barber was born in 1930 and actually began the British invasion of musicians in the 1960's with his transatlantic hit "Petite fleur" in 1959 followed by another hit, "Rock Island Line", which sparked young musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. In the spring of 1982, he brought over his band along with a cappella, jazz fusion, swing trio of three young ladies, Angie Masterson, Teri Leggett and Kate McNab, AKA "Sweet Substitute. Backed up by Chris Barber and his seven piece swing band, including blues guitarist Roger Hill, this one hour show was taped before a live audience at DUKES PLACE, high atop the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans French Quarter.