▁years ▁re le asing ▁old ▁Williams - era ▁material ▁until ▁the ▁group ' s ▁contract ▁la ps ed . ▁▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁line - up ▁spl inter ed ▁further : ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Taylor ▁left ▁and ▁was ▁consec ut ively ▁replaced ▁by ▁B ever ly ▁Hans en ▁Harris , ▁Barbara ▁Rand olph ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁by ▁Sand ra ▁Da wn . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Rob i , ▁who ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁N ate ▁Nelson , ▁former ▁lead ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Fl aming os . ▁ ▁This ▁spl inter ing ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁line - up ▁led ▁to ▁wr ang ling ▁over ▁The ▁Plat ters ' ▁name , ▁with ▁inj unction s , ▁non - comp ete ▁cla uses ▁and ▁multiple ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁tour ing ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Williams , ▁Rob i ▁and ▁Taylor ▁led ▁their ▁own ▁Plat ters ' ▁groups ▁and , ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁while , ▁Taylor , ▁Rob i ▁and ▁Lyn ch ▁joined ▁forces ▁as ▁" The ▁Original ▁Plat ters " ▁with ▁Williams - clone ▁Johnny ▁Bar nes ▁as ▁their ▁lead ▁singer . ▁ ▁To ▁distinguish ▁his ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁off sh o ots ▁started ▁by ▁former ▁members , ▁Ram ▁added ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁The ▁" B uck ▁Ram ▁Plat ters ", ▁built ▁to ▁show case ▁his ▁songs , ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁Music or ▁Records ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁short ▁chart ▁r ena