Eddie Platt

Eddie Platt. Self: The Dick Clark Show. Born Eddie Platakis in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Rossford, Ohio, he began playing saxophone and clarinet in his High School band at age 16. After serving in WWII he formed his own band, which played "The Hotel Manager in Cleveland from 1957-67. He originally played Polkas and later made the transition to Rock n Roll. He wrote and recorded the standard "Waddleing...