51-713: Andy White may refer to: Andy White (drummer) (1930–2015), Scottish studio drummer Andy White (singer-songwriter) (born 1962), Irish singer/songwriter and poet Andy White (footballer, born 1948) , Welsh football player for Newport County Andy White (footballer, born 1981) , English football player for Mansfield Town and Kidderminster Harriers Andy White (footballer, born 1991) , English football player for Gillingham E. B. White (1899–1985), American author, nicknamed "Andy" after Andrew Dickson White Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918), American educator, diplomat, and historian Andy White (American football) , quarterback for
102-409: A "lightweight cha-cha-chá beat" on bongos rather than drums and Starr playing maracas . White says he was paid £ 5 for the session and 10 shillings for bringing his drum kit, and did not earn any royalties from the sale of the records. The version of "Love Me Do" with Starr playing drums was used on the early British pressings of the single in 1962. The version with White playing drums
153-581: A New Jersey–based rock band, the Smithereens . In 2007 the band had recorded Meet the Smithereens! , a tribute to the Beatles, covering their entire Meet the Beatles! album. After Beatles expert Tom Frangione introduced White to the band, they asked White to record with them on their next Beatles tribute album at their House of Vibes recording studio in Highland Park . White's drumming on "P.S. I Love You"
204-578: A call from producer Ron Richards asking him to attend a Beatles recording session at the EMI Studios at Abbey Road in London. Richards was record producer George Martin 's assistant at the time and had used White in the past. The Beatles had recorded " Love Me Do " twice already: at an EMI audition on 6 June 1962 with Pete Best on drums when he was still a member of the group; and again on 4 September 1962, now with Ringo Starr on drums, having replaced Best
255-401: A contract to buy the assets of "the singing group The Platters." G.E.M. then took Personality Productions, Inc. (Bennett's separate management company) corporate records and files and attempted to take the company's phone numbers. There was an immediate disagreement between Bennett and G.E.M., which filed a lawsuit to attain certain corporate assets, Bennett's personal property and the assets of
306-532: A profitable touring group, successful enough that the Penguins , coming off their #8 single " Earth Angel ", asked Ram to manage them as well. With the Penguins in hand, Ram was able to parlay Mercury Records ' interest into a 2-for-1 deal. To sign the Penguins, Ram insisted, Mercury also had to take The Platters. The Penguins would never have a hit for the label. Convinced by Jean Bennett and Tony Williams that " Only You " had potential, Ram had The Platters re-record
357-519: A result, the label spent two years releasing old Williams-era material until the group's contract lapsed. The group's line-up splintered further: in 1964 Taylor left and was consecutively replaced by Beverly Hansen Harris, Barbara Randolph and, in 1965, by Sandra Dawn. 1965 also saw the departure of Robi, who was replaced by Nate Nelson , former lead voice of the Flamingos . In 1967, baritone Bob White toured with group until 1971. This splintering of
408-552: A year." Herb Reed died in June 2012 at 83. Reed was the only group member to appear on every original Platters recording through 1969. Sonny Turner, who replaced Tony Williams in late 1959, performed as Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters. Sonny brought The Platters back to the charts in 1966 with the hits, "I Love You 1000 Times", "With This Ring", and "Washed Ashore". He died on January 13, 2022. In 2011, Herb Reed and his companies obtained judgments declaring that his rights to
459-467: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Andy White (drummer) Andrew McLuckie White (27 July 1930 – 9 November 2015) was a Scottish drummer, primarily a session musician. He is best known for temporarily replacing Ringo Starr on drums for the Beatles ' first single, " Love Me Do ". White was featured on the American 7" single release of
510-795: Is generally regarded as Britain's first rock and roll album. In the early 1960s White lived in Thames Ditton and was married to the British Decca artist Lyn Cornell , who later became a member of the Vernons Girls , the Pearls , and also the Carefrees , who had the biggest selling Beatles novelty single ever with " We Love You Beatles ," peaking in the U.S. at No. 39 and staying on the Billboard charts for five weeks. In September 1962, White received
561-522: The Past Masters compilation in 1988. A 1992 single includes both the Starr and White versions. An easy way to distinguish between the two versions is that White's version features Starr on tambourine; Starr's version does not include a tambourine. The Pete Best version of the song, initially thought to be lost, was released for the first time on Anthology 1 (1995). "P.S. I Love You", with White drumming,
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#1733085265503612-641: The American Northeast where he backed rockers like Chuck Berry , the Platters and Bill Haley & His Comets . White said, "We used some big band arrangements and put a back beat to it to fit in with the rock 'n' roll thing. I got the chance to hear rock 'n' roll in the flesh. That was where I got a good idea about what it was supposed to happen, drumwise." In 1960 in London White recorded with Billy Fury on Fury's first album, The Sound of Fury , which
663-636: The BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in Glasgow. In the mid-1960s White toured the United States with Marlene Dietrich and performed in her cabaret shows, under the musical direction of the then-unknown composer Burt Bacharach , and, from 1965 until he retired in 1975, the British pianist and composer William Blezard . White played drums on "P.S. I Love You" again in 2008, this time on a version by
714-529: The Sahara Casino in Las Vegas ; that show ran for 15 years. Shortly before Robi succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 1, 1989, he won a long court battle against Ram's estate and was awarded compensation and the right to use the Platters' name. Those rights were stripped from Robi's widow in 1997, and required her to destroy all Platters' promotional material, and the exclusive right to tour as "The Platters"
765-568: The "Platters" name without using the words "tribute" or "salute". In 2016, Herb Reed Enterprises LLC was awarded a trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the exclusive use of the Platters name. Reed's legacy is maintained by Frederick J. Balboni Jr., Reed's manager, veteran broadcast journalist, music promoter, and the owner of Massachusetts-based Balboni Communications Group LLC and Herb Reed Enterprises LLC. As of 2023 : In 2024 Candace C. Culcleasure
816-531: The "Platters" name. A court later ruled, however, that "FPI was a sham used by Mr. Ram to obtain ownership in the name the 'Platters', and FPI's issuance of stock to the group members was "illegal and void because it violated California corporate securities law." The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1998. The Platters were
867-547: The 1950s"singing group The Platters." The case was dismissed for lack of action on G.E.M.s part. In June 2006, G.E.M. entered into an agreement with Sonny Turner, who'd been the lead singer of the Platters from 1960 to 1970. Turner had not been able to bill himself as "The Platters" since 1972 due to a legal injunction. However, Turner later sued G.E.M. In 2007, Reed discussed the abundance of touring Platters groups: "I have to laugh because when you ask me how I feel about it, I'm irate, I'm infuriated. ... I've lost 25 weeks of work
918-543: The Cowardly Dog . White had a bumper sticker on his car that read "5THBEATLE". He said that "One of my students gave that to me." White died after a stroke at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey , on 9 November 2015 at the age of 85. The Platters The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges
969-636: The Platters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The Platters continue to perform around the world with Herb Reed Enterprises (an LLC set up by Reed in response to numerous fake Platters groups) owning the rights and trademark to the name. The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1951 and were initially managed by Federal Records A&R man Ralph Bass . The original group consisted of teenagers Alex Hodge, his brother Gaynel, Curtis Williams, Joe Jefferson and Cornell Gunter . Ralph Bass replaced Cornell Gunter with Tony Williams, and Herb Reed joined
1020-474: The Platters-style arrangement. The Platters differed from most other groups of the era because Ram had the group incorporated in 1956 as Five Platters, Inc (FPI). Each member of the group received a 20% share in the stock, full royalties, and their Social Security was paid. As group members left one by one, Ram and his business partner, Jean Bennett, bought their stock, which they claimed gave them ownership of
1071-612: The University of Texas Longhorns football team See also [ edit ] Andrew White (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_White&oldid=806279756 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#17330852655031122-514: The World Famous Platters requiring them to identify themselves as a "Tribute to the Platters" or a "Salute to the Platters". In June 2014, Herb Reed's companies obtained a judgment against former singer Monroe Powell for trademark infringement. The Nevada district court granted Reed summary judgment, awarding him over $ 59,000 in damages (from US and international tour performances) and permanent injunctive relief, preventing Powell from using
1173-641: The distinction of being one of the so-called " fifth Beatles ". White said that on that day in the studio the only members of the Beatles he worked with were Paul McCartney and John Lennon , because they were the songwriters. "They didn't use any written music, and what I had to do was play the routines with them to get an idea what they wanted before we could even start recording." Later, White played on hit records by Herman's Hermits , on Tom Jones 's hit song " It's Not Unusual " and on " Shout " by Lulu . He also worked with many other musicians and groups, including Rod Stewart , Anthony Newley , Bert Weedon and
1224-730: The first rock and roll era group to have a Top Ten album in the United States. They were also the only act to have three songs included on the American Graffiti soundtrack that fueled an oldies revival already underway in the early to mid-1970s: " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ", " The Great Pretender ", and " Only You (and You Alone) ". The group had four top 100 compilation albums in the Australian top 100 between 1975 and 1986. The line-up in 1952 included lead vocalist Cornell Gunter , Herb Reed , Alex Hodge, Joe Jefferson, and David Lynch. Soon, Gunter
1275-783: The group in 1953 after his discharge from the Army in December 1952, as replacement for Joe Jefferson, Reed named the group while sitting around the kitchen table at the Hodge's home with the others in the group. He was inspired by Mrs. Hodge placing a plate of cookies on the kitchen table where the group was sitting trying to find a new name. Several 78 rpm records were lying on the table, and as she pushed them aside she said, "They look just like platters." Herb said, "That's it. We'll call outselves The Platters." In June 1953, Gunter left to join The Flairs and
1326-464: The group's line-up led to wrangling over The Platters' name, with injunctions, non-compete clauses, and multiple versions of the act touring at the same time. Williams, Robi, and Taylor led their own Platters' groups and for a short while, Taylor, Robi, and Lynch joined forces as "The Original Platters" with Williams-clone Johnny Barnes as their lead singer. To distinguish his group from the offshoots started by former members, Ram added his name to that of
1377-485: The group. The "Buck Ram Platters", built to showcase his songs, were signed to Musicor Records and enjoyed a short chart renaissance in 1966–67, with the comeback singles "I Love You 1000 Times", "With This Ring", and the Motown-influenced "Washed Ashore". Sonny Turner sang the lead on these three records, with Reed, Lynch, Nelson, and Dawn completing the group. Nelson left the group in 1967. Dawn, who left in 1969,
1428-476: The late 1950s through the mid-1970s". Andrew McLuckie White was born in Stranraer on 27 July 1930, the son of a baker. At the age of 12, he started playing drums in a pipe band , and became a professional session musician at the age of 17. In the 1950s and early 1960s, White played drums with a number of swing and traditional jazz groups and musicians. In 1958 he formed a big band jazz outfit and took it to
1479-622: The late 1980s White moved to United States and lived in Caldwell, New Jersey , where he taught Scottish pipe band drumming. He was also a judge for the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), and drum instructor for the New York City Department of Corrections Emerald Pipe Band. He was married to Thea White , a librarian who supplied the voice of Muriel on the Cartoon Network show Courage
1530-402: The many groups of Platters. Those looking to hear the classic lineup of songs had their pick of approved, disputed, and substituted Platters, including Sonny Turner's, Zola Taylor's, Ritchie Jones' (member 1984–85), Milton Bullock's (member 1967–70), Paul Robi's (managed by his widow), Jean Bennett's "Buck Ram Platters", Monroe Powell's, Herb Reed's, and several other groups with no current ties to
1581-411: The name were superior to all others, including Five Platters Inc. and Jean Bennett. In March 2014, although Reed had passed away in 2012, Herb Reed's companies were granted a judgment finding they had superior rights to the name "The Platters" over Larry Marshak and his companies, who claimed to have received rights through FPI and/or Tony Williams In April 2014, Reed's company obtained a judgment against
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1632-401: The original group. Many had once contained former members who were now retired or deceased. Powell, who had been touring under the Platters' name, was sued by Bennett for breach of employment contract. Bennett and Powell later reached an agreement that Powell would be able to tour, but only as "The Platters featuring Monroe Powell". In 1994, Jean Bennett fraudulently used the name for a show at
1683-571: The pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre. The act has gone through multiple line-ups over the years, earning it the branding tag "Many Voices One Name", with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams , David Lynch, Paul Robi, founder and naming member Herb Reed , and Zola Taylor . The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1967, including four number-one hits. In 1990,
1734-442: The previous month. Martin had disapproved of Best's drumming and was still unhappy with newcomer Starr's drumming. On 11 September 1962, Richards, who was in charge of recording that day, wanted the song recorded again, and the Beatles played "Love Me Do" a third time, this time with White replacing Starr on drums and Starr relegated to playing tambourine. " P.S. I Love You " was also recorded during this session with White playing
1785-469: The record company were told that Hodge was let go for bouncing a 15-dollar check. The resulting line-up, the one remembered for some of the group's timeless hits, lasted until 1960. As a group, The Platters began to have difficulties with the public after 1959, when the four male members were arrested in Cincinnati on drug and prostitution charges. Although no one was convicted, their professional reputation
1836-659: The replacement of Alex Hodge by Paul Robi. Under Ram's guidance, The Platters recorded eight songs for Federal in the R&;B/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast, and backed Williams' sister, Linda Hayes . One song recorded during their Federal tenure, " Only You (And You Alone) ", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots , was deemed unreleasable by the label, though copies of this early version do exist. Despite their lack of chart success, The Platters were
1887-527: The song during their first session for Mercury. Released in the summer of 1955, it became the group's first Top Ten hit on the pop charts and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks. The follow-up, " The Great Pretender ", with lyrics written in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas by Buck Ram, exceeded the success of their debut and became The Platters' first national #1 hit. "The Great Pretender"
1938-572: The song, which also appeared on the band's debut British album, Please Please Me . He also played on " P.S. I Love You ", which was the B-side of "Love Me Do". White played with other prominent musicians and groups both in the United Kingdom and the United States, including Chuck Berry , Billy Fury , Herman's Hermits and Tom Jones . AllMusic called White "one of the busier drummers in England from
1989-423: The successful formula of updating older standards, such as " My Prayer ", " Twilight Time ", " Harbor Lights ", " To Each His Own ", " If I Didn't Care ", and Jerome Kern 's " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ". This latter release caused a small controversy after Kern's widow expressed concern that her late husband's composition would be turned into a "rock and roll" record. It topped both the American and British charts in
2040-440: The time, the group's line-up was in limbo, leaving one person, Kenn Johnson, as the only other group member. Powell and Johnson continued touring as "The Platters", with Bennett hiring five new singers to be the "Buck Ram Platters". Despite Ram and Bennett's assertions, it was later determined that Five Platters Inc., and Jean Bennett never had legitimate rights to The Platters name. A profusion of legal challenges ensued among
2091-658: Was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run atop that chart. In 1956, The Platters appeared in the first major motion picture based around rock and roll, Rock Around the Clock , and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender". The Platters' unique vocal style had touched a chord in the music-buying public. A string of hit singles followed, including three more national #1 hits and more modest chart successes such as " I'm Sorry " (#11) and " He's Mine " (#23) in 1957, " Enchanted " (#12) in 1959, and " (You've Got) The Magic Touch " (#4) in 1956. The Platters soon hit upon
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2142-474: Was awarded to Reed. A series of rulings in 1999, 2002, and 2004 gave Bennett and The Five Platters, Inc,, the only entity who had used the name consistently since 1954, the common law right to the name. The 2002 case legally rescinded Reed's exclusive trademark rights, and the trademark was returned to the Five Platters, Inc. and Bennett. In January 2006, Las Vegas based G.E.M. Group, Inc. presented Bennett with
2193-450: Was before he got the Ludwig kit. Each drummer gets an individual sound, first of all by the way they tune the drums and then by the way they play the drums." In any case, he did not participate in the final recording on 26 November, and was only hired for the 11 September session. This was the only time White played with the Beatles, but it was enough to get him "into the history books", and
2244-597: Was released late in 2008 on B-Sides The Beatles , an album of Beatles B-side covers from 1962 to 1965. A Smithereens version of "Love Me Do" with White was also recorded during the session, but was left unreleased until a 2020 single release. White also played drums with the Smithereens in May 2008 at a We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends charity health-care fundraiser at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn . In
2295-468: Was released on the "B" side of the "Love Me Do" single, and on the Please Please Me album. In a 2012 BBC interview, White claimed that during the 11 September session he also played on a recording of " Please Please Me ", and that this performance was used on the hit single: "From the drum sound I can tell that I was on it, because it was a vastly different sound to Ringo's drumset at that time. This
2346-411: Was replaced by Monroe Powell, who remained a constant member from 1970 to 1995, amid many other line-up changes. Tony Williams formed his version of The Platters in 1971 and announced a worldwide tour. In 1995, a dispute between Powell and manager Jean Bennett (who had purchased Personality Productions, the booking/management arm of the Platters' business, from Ram in 1966) led to the two parting ways. At
2397-484: Was replaced by Regina Koco, who stayed with the group until 1983. Also, in 1969, Reed, the final member of the original Platters, resigned from the group to start his own group, Herb Reed and Sweet River. After his group's demise, Reed performed under the name Herb Reed and The Platters. Nelson also worked with this group until suffering a fatal heart attack in 1984. After Reed's departure, Ram illegally continued to promote his own Platters group. Turner left in 1970 and
2448-407: Was replaced by lead vocalist Tony Williams . The band then released two singles with Federal Records, under the management of Bass, but found little success. Bass then asked his friend, music entrepreneur, and songwriter Buck Ram , to coach the group in the hope of getting a hit record. Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of female vocalist Zola Taylor and, in autumn 1954,
2499-542: Was replaced by tenor Tony Williams . The band's second manager Ram decided to build the group around Williams's distinctive and versatile voice and his ability to bring life to Ram's songs. Within a year, Alex Hodge and Jefferson were also out and replaced by Paul Robi, and a woman, Zola Taylor . The details of baritone Hodge's departure are muddy; author Peter A. Grendysa says Ram fired Alex Hodge in October 1954 after having been accused of possession of marijuana . Bookers and
2550-399: Was seriously damaged and US radio stations started removing their records from playlists, forcing the group to rely more heavily on European bookings. In 1960, lead vocalist Williams left to pursue a solo career and was replaced by tenor Sonny Turner . Mercury refused to issue further Platters releases without Williams on lead vocals, provoking a lawsuit between the label and manager Ram. As
2601-513: Was used on the first American pressings of the single in 1964, all later releases of the single, on the Beatles' debut British album, Please Please Me , in 1963, and most subsequent albums that included the song. The version with Starr on drums has also been reissued on occasion; it appears on the Rarities (1980) compilation, which was released in North America, and received worldwide release on
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