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For Bookings - adrianariveraproductions@gmail.com This is "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" from The Platters, 1959 This is performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on March 1st, 1959. The song was written by Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern in 1933 for the musical "Roberta." Notable Versions of this include Paul Whiteman, Tommy Dorsey, Art Tatum, Irene Dunne, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and Sarah Vaughan.

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The Platters are an American rhythm and blues vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal bands of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges 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, naming member Herb Reed, and Zola Tayl...

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