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The Orioles were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and early 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound. The Orioles are generally acknowledged as R&B's first vocal group. Baltimore natives, they blended rhythm with group harmonies. Dubbing themselves after Maryland’s state bird, the Orioles started the trend of bird groups (The Cardinals, The Crows, The Flamingos, The Larks, The Penguins, The Ravens, The Wrens, etc.). They brought their winning formula to their first charted hit "It’s Too Soon To Know"; a #1 record in November 1948, soon followed by the group’s second hit, "(It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas", in December that same year.〔CD liner notes: Billboard Greatest R&B Christmas Hits, 1990 Rhino Records〕 ==Original members== *Sonny Til (born Earlington Carl Tilghman, 18 August 1928, Baltimore, Maryland — died 9 December 1981, Washington, D.C.) (lead tenor) *Alexander Sharp (born December 1919, Baltimore — died January 1970) (high tenor) *George Nelson (born 1925, Baltimore — died 1959) (baritone) *Johnny Reed (16 August 1923, Baltimore — 18 June 2005) (bass vocals and double bass) *Tommy Gaither (born c.1919, Baltimore — died 5 November 1950, Baltimore)〔 (guitar) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Orioles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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