Franchesca Robi Gilchriese grew up with the sound of her father singing. Paul Robi was the baritone voice in the Platters, the rock 'n' roll vocal group responsible for such hits as "Only You," "The Great Pretender" and "My Prayer."
And when Gilchriese was a kid in the '60s, her father would gather his current version of the Platters in the living room of their Baldwin Hills home to rehearse around the piano before heading out on tour
10/27/2012
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