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The Orioles - wanted.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. 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).