His last appearance on the charts was in 1980 with a country version of "Harbor Lights," which had been a Platters hit in 1960.
Other favorites were a Griggstown Farm charcuterie platter that hit all the right notes with its grilled chicken-apple sausage, house-made truffled chicken liver pâté and slim slices of Manchego cheese; and the poblano pepper stuffed with pulled pork (the source of that outdoor aroma, perhaps) in a delightfully gloppy pool of aged Cheddar, salsa and a lime-sparked sour cream.
Simply select a song, drag it onto the platter, and hit the large, green play button.
While he was the last surviving member of the lineup that recorded the Platters' first hits, including "The Great Pretender" and "Only You," he was not the last surviving original member of the Platters.
Ram wrote or cowrote some of the Platters' biggest hits, including "Only You (and You Alone)" (1955), "The Great Pretender" (which topped the pop and rhythm-and-blues charts in 1956), and "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" (1956).
The most notorious example might be The Platters, whose hit-making line-ups broke up numerous times, leading to a complicated 1965 legal tussle over which band members could tour under The Platters moniker.
The platter was the hit of the night.
Another is evident as soon as a platter of the chicken hits the table.
The next year the Platters scored their first hit, "Only You"; they added two more hits—"(You've Got) The Magic Touch" and "The Great Pretender," which topped the pop and rhythm-and-blues charts in 1956.
But soon, everyone crowded around, snatching the hot latkes before they hit the serving platter.
