This day in music history.

August 10, 1959, The Platters were arrested in Cincinnati after being found with four 19 year old women, (3 of them white), in various stages of undress. The scandal resulted in radio stations across the US removing Platters records from their playlists. The men were arraigned on vice charges and later acquitted. Although they would never reach the top of the charts again the group managed to retain its clean-cut image. The Platters were the first black act of the rock era to reach number one on the pop chart. They would have 22 top 100 songs including 5 number one hits.