The Platters on The Perry Como Show (1956) | Colored On TV

"Everyone come to the living room. There's colored folks on the TV." The Platters perform their number one hit, "The Great Pretender"live on The Perry Como Show February 18, 1956. "The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top 100, and No. 5 on the UK charts. The song has been covered by a number of singers, most notably by Freddie Mercury, whose version reached No. 4 on the UK charts. Sam Cooke's cover of the song is believed to have inspired Chrissie Hynde to name her band The Pretenders ### Posted for historical purposes. I do not own the rights. Reelblack's mission is to entertain, educate, enlighten, and empower through Black film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at [email protected] and [email protected] with details and it will be promptly removed.