Herb Reed Autographs
Herbert Reed (August 7, 1928 – June 4, 2012) was an American musician, vocalist, and founding/naming member of The Platters, known for songs such as "Only You (and You Alone)" and "The Great Pretender". Reed was the last surviving original member of the group, which he co-founded with Joe Jefferson, Alex Hodge, and Cornell Gunter (who later founded The Coasters). Reed is credited with creating The Platters' name. Reed thought of the group's name after noticing that DJs in the 1950s called their records "platters". Reed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 as a member of the Platters.
Reed was raised in poverty in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Los Angeles when he was fifteen years old. He moved to the Boston area during the 1970s after the success of The Platters. He was the only member of The Platters who sang on all of the approximately 400 songs recorded by the group. His background bass vocals can be heard on The Platters' biggest hits, including "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender", "Twilight Time", and "My Prayer". He is the lead vocalist on "Sixteen Tons", "Singin' in the Rain", "In a Little Spanish Town", "Sleepy Time Gal", "Darktown Strutters' Ball", "Blues in the Night", and "On the Top of My Mind".
Over the years, numerous groups sprang up using the Platters name. In 2016, Reed won a court case granting him exclusive rights to the Platters name. In 2012, Reed said in an interview, "It's not right to have someone steal your name. It's just not right. We were cheated back then, but that's how things were done...It's theft, and I have to fight it so that no other artist faces this."
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Traded items with a signature of Herb Reed
The most expensive item with a signature of Herb Reed (THE PLATTERS ZOLA TAYLOR, HERB REED, & IKE COLE IN MEX MULTI SIGNED PROGRAM 1960) was sold in August 2022 for $100.00 while the cheapest item (Herb REED AND The PLATTERS signed 8 X 10 Phpto) found a new owner for $2.00 in February 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2015 with an average selling price of $11.75 for an autographed item of Herb Reed. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $62.34 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was February 2023. In average, an autographed item from Herb Reed is worth $16.27.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Herb Reed were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2 1991 KISN Cruise Shirts SIGNED Dion Paul Revere Herb Reed Platters Vandellas + | $18.00 |  |
 | hand signed herb reed 1950s EXCELLENT Platters – My Dream / I Wanna 45 | $69.99 | |
| Herb Reed & The Platters Members (Billie Cox) Autographed B&W 8x10 Photo | $45.00 | |
| Herb Reed and Original Platters Band Hand Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo | $29.99 | |
| Herb Reed and the Platters Group Signed Vintage 8x10 Photo with COA | $34.44 | |
| Herb REED AND The PLATTERS signed 8 X 10 Phpto | $2.00 | |
| Herb Reed and the Platters Signed Photo Great Vocal Group 8x10 B/W | $17.00 | |
| Herb Reed and the Platters Signed Photo Great Vocal Group 8x10 B/W Still | $21.20 | |
 | Herb Reed Of The Original Platters And His Group 12" Yellow Vinyl Signed Cover | $13.60 | |
| SIGNED HERB REED THE PLATTERS ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS COMP LP MERCURY SR 60243 | $15.99 | |
| The Platters Founding Member Herb Reed signed Encores LP HOF | $24.68 | |
| THE PLATTERS HERB REED AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE SLEEVE 45RPM RECORD | $44.90 | |
| The Platters Herb Reed Hand Signed Autographed Paper | $15.98 | |
| THE PLATTERS w/ HERB REED music royalty superstar signed by all 5 in color 1988 | $16.54 | |
| THE PLATTERS ZOLA TAYLOR, HERB REED, & IKE COLE IN MEX MULTI SIGNED PROGRAM 1960 | $100.00 | |
