Sonny Til was the stage name of Earlington Carl Tilghman, lead singer of The Orioles, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland. See main article : The Orioles Their style was based on several earlier acts, in particular the Ink Spots and the Cats and the Fiddle. The group was at its peak from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s; their music was an important influence on doo wop and on popular music in general.

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  • Sonny Til was the stage name of Earlington Carl Tilghman, lead singer of The Orioles, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland. See main article : The Orioles Their style was based on several earlier acts, in particular the Ink Spots and the Cats and the Fiddle. The group was at its peak from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s; their music was an important influence on doo wop and on popular music in general. Til led the group from its start until his death in 1981 of heart failure complicated by diabetes; by 1960 he was the only original member left in the group. Besides being an accomplished tenor, Til was also a considerable sex symbol, his concerts often being noted for the enthusiasm he generated among women.
  • Sonny Til wurde in den 1950er Jahren als Lead- und Tenorsänger, sowie Frontman der Orioles bekannt, die als eine der ersten Rhythm & Blues-Bands aller Zeiten gelten. Til leitete die Band von ihren Anfängen als The Vibranaires 1947 bis zu seinem Tode an einem Herzinfarkt 1981. Postum wurde 1995 das Album Solo featuring Edna McGriff veröffentlicht, auf dem verschiedene Solo-Aufnahmen und Duette Tils zu hören sind, die entweder zwischen 1951 und '53 oder im Jahre 1960 entstanden.
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  • Sonny Til was the stage name of Earlington Carl Tilghman, lead singer of The Orioles, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland. See main article : The Orioles Their style was based on several earlier acts, in particular the Ink Spots and the Cats and the Fiddle. The group was at its peak from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s; their music was an important influence on doo wop and on popular music in general.
  • Sonny Til wurde in den 1950er Jahren als Lead- und Tenorsänger, sowie Frontman der Orioles bekannt, die als eine der ersten Rhythm & Blues-Bands aller Zeiten gelten. Til leitete die Band von ihren Anfängen als The Vibranaires 1947 bis zu seinem Tode an einem Herzinfarkt 1981. Postum wurde 1995 das Album Solo featuring Edna McGriff veröffentlicht, auf dem verschiedene Solo-Aufnahmen und Duette Tils zu hören sind, die entweder zwischen 1951 und '53 oder im Jahre 1960 entstanden.
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