Sonny Til
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Sonny Til was the stage name of Earlington Carl Tilghman (August 18, 1928 – December 9, 1981), lead singer of The Orioles
, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland.
By 1960 Til was the only original member left. He led the Orioles from its establishment until his death in 1981 of heart failure, complicated by diabetes.
The Orioles
The Orioles were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and early 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal bands who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound....
, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland.
By 1960 Til was the only original member left. He led the Orioles from its establishment until his death in 1981 of heart failure, complicated by diabetes.