9 7 2 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁inj unction . ▁However , ▁Turner ▁later ▁su ed ▁G . E . M . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Re ed ▁discussed ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁tour ing ▁Plat ters ▁groups : ▁" I ▁have ▁to ▁laugh ▁because ▁when ▁you ▁ask ▁me ▁how ▁I ▁feel ▁about ▁it , ▁I ' m ▁ir ate , ▁I ' m ▁inf uri ated . ▁... ▁I ' ve ▁lost ▁ 2 5 ▁weeks ▁of ▁work ▁a ▁year ." ▁ ▁Her b ▁Re ed ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁ 8 3 . ▁Re ed ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁group ▁member ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁every ▁original ▁Plat ters ▁recording . ▁Son ny ▁Turner , ▁who ▁replaced ▁Tony ▁Williams ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁and ▁performing ▁as ▁Son ny ▁Turner ▁former ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁The ▁Plat ters . ▁Son ny ▁brought ▁The ▁Plat ters ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁charts ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁the ▁hits , ▁" I ▁Love ▁You ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Times ", ▁" With ▁This ▁Ring ", ▁and ▁" W ashed ▁Ash ore ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Her b ▁Re ed ▁and ▁his ▁companies ▁obtained ▁jud g ments ▁declaring ▁that ▁his ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁were ▁superior ▁to ▁others , ▁including ▁Five ▁Plat ters ▁Inc . ▁and ▁Jean ▁Ben nett . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Her b ▁Re ed ' s ▁companies