▁his ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁Plat ters ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁announced ▁a ▁world wide ▁tour . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁manager ▁Jean ▁Ben nett ▁( who ▁had ▁purchased ▁Person ality ▁Produ ctions , ▁the ▁book ing / management ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Plat ters ' ▁business , ▁from ▁Ram ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁part ing ▁ways . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁line - up ▁was ▁in ▁lim bo , ▁leaving ▁one ▁person , ▁Kenn ▁Johnson , ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁group ▁member . ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁Johnson ▁continued ▁tour ing ▁as ▁" The ▁Plat ters ", ▁with ▁Ben nett ▁h iring ▁five ▁new ▁sing ers ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" B uck ▁Ram ▁Plat ters ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁Ram ▁and ▁Ben nett ' s ▁assert ions , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁determined ▁that ▁Five ▁Plat ters ▁Inc ., ▁and ▁Jean ▁Ben nett ▁never ▁had ▁legit imate ▁rights ▁to ▁The ▁Plat ters ▁name . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁batt les ▁A ▁prof usion ▁of ▁legal ▁challeng es ▁en su ed ▁among ▁the ▁many ▁groups ▁of ▁Plat ters . ▁Those ▁looking ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁classic ▁line up ▁of ▁songs ▁had ▁their ▁pick ▁of ▁approved , ▁disput ed ▁and ▁subst it uted ▁Plat ters , ▁including ▁Son ny ▁Turner ' s , ▁Z ola ▁Taylor ' s , ▁R itch ie ▁Jones ' ▁( member ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 ), ▁Mil ton ▁Bul