Only Me (2012) - Trailer
Director: Ellen Blom | 2012 | documentary | music | 55 minutes | https://vimeo.com/ondemand/onlyme Only You, The Great Pretender, Smoke Get's in your Eyes, the numbers by the Platters are well known, but who are the Platters? The answer to this question has 100 different answers. In The Hague lives Gaynel Hodge, who claims to be a Platter, and he is not the only one. There are 143 singers who call themselves Platters, each with their own claim of authenticity. Together they have created a world of glittering nostalgia. That is on stage, behind the scenes there are raging legal battles and intrigues. Only Me journeys into the Platters' world of greed, identity and desire and love of music.
About The Platters
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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