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Birth name  Zola Mae taylor
Name  Zola Taylor
Occupation(s)  Musician
Role  Singer
Instruments  Vocals
Spouse  Frankie Lymon (m. 1965)
Years active  1951–1967

Sean Taylor wearing a football uniform.

Born  March 17, 1938Los Angeles, California U.S. (1938-03-17)
Genres  Rock and Roll, Blues, R&B
Associated acts  The Platters, Frankie Lymon, The Teenagers, Little Richard
Died  April 30, 2007, Los Angeles, California, United States
Music group  The Platters (1954 – 1962)
Albums  40 Famous Records, Encore of Golden Hits
Similar People  Frankie Lymon, Tony Williams, Herb Reed, Paul Robi, Sonny Turner

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Zola Mae Taylor (March 17, 1938 – April 30, 2007) was an American singer. She was the original female member of The Platters from 1954 to 1962, when the group produced most of their popular singles.

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Zola Taylor - Live at Trump's Taj Mahal


Litigation

Sean Taylor with a serious face and wearing a football uniform.

Zola Taylor was a member of The Platters until 1962, when she was replaced by singer Barbara Randolph. Taylor was the second of Frankie Lymon's three wives. In 1984, on behalf of Emira Lymon, a lawyer and artist's agent sued to wrest the copyright of Frankie's hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" away from the current owner. The case became confused when it looked like Lymon had a second and possibly a third widow. Elizabeth Waters claimed to have married Lymon in 1964 in Virginia. However, it turned out she had been married to someone else at the time. As Waters' claim went to court, Taylor claimed that she had been sexually active with Lymon as early as the "Biggest Rock "n" Roll Show of 1956" tour. She claimed to have married Lymon in Mexicali, Mexico around 1965, but could not produce a marriage license. The first hearing, held in Philadelphia, was decided in favor of Waters being Lymon's first wife. Emira Eagle, his third wife, appealed and won a reversal based on her claim that she was Lymon's first wife.

Accomplishments, death and legacy

Sean Taylor smiling and wearing a football uniform.

Taylor appeared with The Platters in the first rock'n'roll film, Rock Around the Clock. In 1990, Taylor was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Platters. Zola Taylor died in Riverside, CA at age 69, from pneumonia, following a series of strokes. Zola Taylor was portrayed by Halle Berry in the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Elizabeth Waters, Zola Taylor, and Emira Eagle, wives of Frankie Lymon.

  • Zola Taylor on IMDb
  • Zola Taylor at Find a Grave

  • Zola Taylor smiling while holding a telephone and a pen.

    Zola Taylor with a smiling face and wearing a white hat.

    Zola Taylor smiling and wearing a black glitter dress with a lady wearing a blue dress.

    Zola Taylor with a smiling face and wearing yellow earrings.

    Zola Taylor smiling and wearing a gown.

    The Platters, an American vocal group with a federal lineup of Tony Williams, Alex Hodge, Herb Reed, David Lynch, and Zola Taylor.

    Zola Taylor smiling, with curly hair and wearing earrings.

    Zola Taylor with a smiling face.

    Zola Taylor with a smiling face and wearing a white hat.


    Poster featuring Frankie Lymon and B. Jacquet.

    References

    Zola Taylor Wikipedia