# The Last Platter (Herb Reed) has broken

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-platter-herb-reed-has-broken/624175>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-platter-herb-reed-has-broken/624175 "2012-06-05T17:04:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-platter-herb-reed-has-broken/624175/1 "2012-06-05T17:04:11Z")

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Herb Reed, the last of the original, wonderful Platters, died yesterday (June 4) at 83. Will key them up tonight on my iPod on my way home.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-platter-herb-reed-has-broken/624175/2 "2012-06-06T00:58:10Z")

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What a beautiful voice the man had. Only You, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Harbor Lights, Great Pretender. The Platters were one of the greatest singing groups of all time, IMO.