▁dem itting ▁office ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁M . L itt ▁th esis ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁was ▁entitled ▁The ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁and ▁her ald ic ▁art ▁under ▁King ▁James ▁Six th ▁& ▁First ▁ 1 5 6 7 - 1 6 2 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Her ald ry ▁Society ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁officers ▁of ▁arms ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁gene alog ists ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Plat ters ▁are ▁an ▁American ▁vocal ▁group ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁They ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁vocal ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁era . ▁Origin ally , ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁sound ▁was ▁a ▁bridge ▁between ▁the ▁pre - rock ▁T in ▁Pan ▁Al ley ▁tradition ▁and ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁new ▁genre . ▁The ▁act ▁has ▁gone ▁through ▁several ▁personnel ▁changes , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁inc arn ations ▁compr ising ▁lead ▁ten or ▁Tony ▁Williams , ▁David ▁Lyn ch , ▁Paul ▁Rob i , ▁Her b ▁Re ed , ▁and ▁Z ola ▁Taylor . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁ 4 0 ▁chart ing ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁including ▁four ▁number