Reed came up with the group's name, inspired by '50s disc jockeys who called their records platters. The group underwent several lineup changes, even adding a woman singer to become a quintet ...

Longtime local music fans will at least be familiar with Francine Reed’s name. She's been a shining light in the terrific Phoenix jazz and blues scene since the 1970s.

In 1953, when bass singer Herb Reed needed a name for the group of four singers he wanted to assemble, he didn’t have to look far for inspiration. A radio disc jockey called the records he was ...

One of the film's background singers is now trying to take center stage. On this season of the reality singing competition, "The Voice," four of the biggest names in music fought over Judith Hill.

The award was established in 2022 by trans filmmaker Kimberly Reed, composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Mark Campbell — together, the creative team behind “As One,” a 2014 chamber opera ...

Herb Reed, Singer For The Platters, ... Reed was there at the beginning when The Platters formed in 1952. ... several bands claimed the name for performances on the very lucrative oldies circuit.

Staying just barely a step ahead of death, jazz singer Ed Reed survived 40 agonizing years of heroin addiction, a living hell of desperate fixes and convulsive overdoses punctuated by a series of s… ...

Michelle Phillips, the last living original member of The Mamas & the Papas, made a rare public appearance as she stepped out ...

NISSWA -- Ann Reed, who has been Minnesota's Artist of the Year and Folk Singer of the Year, will perform in the Grassroots Concerts Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Nisswa Community Center.

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Martin Luther King Singers pose for a picture at Philomena Reed’s backyard (Greenwood neighborhood on Fort Lewis, circa 1974) during one of ...

Question: As a teenager who regularly bought 45s in the '50s and '60s, I always regarded the 98 cents I spent for The Search, by Dean Reed, one of my best buys. Not only is The Search great, ...