This
year marks the 35th Anniversary of the formation of Cornell Gunter's Coasters.
So
unique was Cornell's
approach to the Coasters' music and 1950's music in general that within a year
Cornell Gunter's Coasters were headlining in Las Vegas for six months out of
the year. Soon the Drifters, the Platters, and other 1950's groups, following
Cornell's lead, were reconstituted as live performing groups, all with their
own unique style. In 1969, the first oldies stations and oldies shows arrived,
and still fascinate the country's musical taste today.
It's
been ten years since Cornell passed away. Thanks to his sister Shirley (who
was an original member of the Platters and had been Cornell's manager and the
creative force behind the group), Cornell Gunter's genius still lives on in
the way Cornell Gunter's Coasters present themselves onstage.
