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She was 69
Date Posted: April 30, 2007, 07:37:00pm
From Todd Baptista
Zola Taylor, 1938-2007
Ms. Zola Taylor, an original member of the classic Platters lineup who scored international hits with their smooth vocal group harmony sides in the 1950s, died Monday morning, April 30, 2007, in Los Angeles County, California at age 69. She had been in ill health for some time. Ms. Taylor, whose date of birth was given as March 17, 1938, had reportedly suffered a stroke several years ago.
An attractive contralto, she recorded and toured internationally with the Platters from 1954-1964 and was heard on the group's biggest hits including "Only You", "The Great Pretender", "My Prayer", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", and "Twilight Time". Taylor was featured as the lead vocalist on a number of the Platters' recordings including "Indiff'rent", "He's Mine", "Bark, Battle and Ball", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "I Don't Know Why", "Maggie Doesn't Work Here Anymore", and "Mean To Me".
Before being recruited into the the group by manager Buck Ram as a 15-year old in March of 1954, Ms. Taylor had recorded for RPM Records ("Make Love To Me", RPM #405) and had worked with Shirley Gunter and the Queens. Taylor and the Platters appeared in several of the genre's early films, including "Rock Around The Clock" and "The Girl Can't Help It". At one time, Ms. Taylor was married to the late singing star Frankie Lymon, and was portrayed by Halle Berry in the 1998 motion picture "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
During the 1970s, she worked with other former originals Paul Robi and David Lynch in a touring Platters group and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Ms. Taylor was preceded in death by her former singing partners, Tony Williams (1928-1992), Paul Robi (1931-1989), and David Lynch (1929-1981). Today, original founder and bass singer Herbert Reed, is the classic group's sole survivor.http://www.voy.com/60649/3040.html  ***Arcangela*** |
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