The Orioles
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The Orioles were formed in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1947 by lead tenor Sonny Til, high tenor Alexander Sharp, baritone George Nelson, bass Johnny Reed, and guitarist Lloyd Thomas âTommyâ Gaither III. Their breakthrough came with the 1948 single "It's Too Soon to Know", which reached number one on the R&B charts and number 13 on the pop charts, followed by "Lonely Christmas" the same year. The group signed with Jubilee Records, releasing hits such as "Tell Me So" (1949) and "Crying in the Chapel" (1953), the latter staying five weeks at number one on the R&B charts and earning a gold disc. Tommy Gaither died in a car accident in 1950, but the Orioles continued, adding members like Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris. After several line-up changes, the group disbanded in the midâ1950s, with Sonny Til later forming successive New Orioles groups until his death in 1981. The original line-up was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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- Crying in the Chapel
- It's Too Soon To Know
- In the Chapel in the Moonlight
- It's Too Soon to Know
- I Cover the Waterfront
- (It's Gonna Be) A Lonely Christmas
- Tell Me So
- Night and Day featuring The Orioles
- Forgive & Forget
- Shimmy Time featuring The Orioles
- A Kiss And A Rose by The Orioles
- Gloria by The Orioles
- Crying In The Chapel by The Orioles
- Live It Up
- My Girlfriend by The Orioles
- Barbra Lee by The Orioles
- Barfly by The Orioles
- Come on Home by The Orioles
- Baby I Love You So by The Orioles
- Baby Please Don't Go by The Orioles
- Barfry by The Orioles
- Bad Little Girl by The Orioles
- For All We Know by The Orioles
- Miss You So featuring The Orioles
