Rubicon Theatre, Ventura County's leading not-for-profit theatrical organization committed to entertaining, engaging and enriching the community through live performance, will present the grand finale ...

BOSTON (AP) — Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang on hits like “Only You” and “The Great Pretender,” has died. He was 83. Reed died on Monday in a ...

“Oh yes, I’m the great pretender/ Just laughin’ and gay like a clown/ I seem to be what I’m not, you see/ I’m wearing my heart like a crown.” – from ”The Great Pretender,” by the Platters (1955) ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Herb Reed, the last of the founding members of 1950s R&B crooners The Platters, known for hits such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Great Pretender," has died in ...