issance ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁com eb ack ▁singles ▁" I ▁Love ▁You ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Times ", ▁" With ▁This ▁Ring ", ▁and ▁the ▁Mot own - infl uen ced ▁" W ashed ▁Ash ore ". ▁Son ny ▁Turner ▁sang ▁the ▁lead ▁on ▁these ▁three ▁records , ▁with ▁Re ed , ▁Lyn ch , ▁Nelson , ▁and ▁Da wn ▁comple ting ▁the ▁group . ▁Nelson ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Da wn , ▁who ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Regin a ▁K oco , ▁who ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Re ed , ▁the ▁final ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Plat ters , ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁group . ▁For ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁Re ed ▁performed ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Her b ▁Re ed ▁and ▁The ▁Plat ters . ▁Nelson ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁this ▁group ▁until ▁suffering ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁Re ed ' s ▁departure , ▁Ram ▁also ▁il leg ally ▁continued ▁to ▁promote ▁his ▁own ▁Plat ters ▁group . ▁Turner ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mon roe ▁Pow ell , ▁who ▁remained ▁a ▁constant ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁amid ▁many ▁other ▁line - up ▁changes . ▁Tony ▁Williams ▁formed