' ▁because ▁it ▁viol ated ▁California ▁corpor ate ▁se cur ities ▁law ." ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁V ocal ▁Group ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁Plat ters ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁era ▁group ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Top ▁Ten ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁act ▁to ▁have ▁three ▁songs ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁Gra ff iti ▁sound track ▁that ▁fue led ▁an ▁old ies ▁rev ival ▁already ▁under way ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s : ▁" S mo ke ▁G ets ▁in ▁Your ▁E yes ", ▁" The ▁Great ▁P ret ender ", ▁and ▁" Only ▁You ▁( and ▁You ▁Al one ) ". ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁line - up ▁The ▁line - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁included ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁Corn ell ▁G unter , ▁Her b ▁Re ed , ▁Alex ▁H odge , ▁Joe ▁Jefferson , ▁and ▁David ▁Lyn ch . ▁So on , ▁G unter ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁ten or ▁Tony ▁Williams . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁second ▁manager ▁Ram ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁group ▁around ▁Williams ' s ▁distinct ive ▁and ▁vers atile ▁voice ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁bring ▁life ▁to ▁Ram ' s ▁songs . ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁H odge ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁were ▁also ▁out ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Paul ▁Rob