lock ' s ▁( member ▁ 1 9 6 7 – 7 0 ), ▁Paul ▁Rob i ' s ▁( managed ▁by ▁his ▁wid ow ), ▁Jean ▁Ben nett ' s ▁" B uck ▁Ram ▁Plat ters ", ▁Mon roe ▁Pow ell ' s , ▁Her b ▁Re ed ' s , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁groups ▁with ▁no ▁current ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁group . ▁Many ▁had ▁once ▁contained ▁former ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁now ▁retired ▁or ▁dece ased . ▁ ▁Pow ell , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁tour ing ▁under ▁the ▁Plat ters ' ▁name , ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁Ben nett ▁for ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁Pow ell ▁later ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁Pow ell ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁tour , ▁but ▁only ▁as ▁" The ▁Plat ters ▁featuring ▁Mon roe ▁Pow ell ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Jean ▁Ben nett ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁a ▁t ribute ▁group ▁for ▁a ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ; ▁that ▁show ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁Rob i ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁long ▁court ▁battle ▁against ▁Ram ' s ▁estate ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁compens ation ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Plat ters ' ▁name . ▁Those ▁rights ▁were ▁stri pped ▁from ▁Rob i ' s ▁wid ow ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and