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The Vibra-Naires (members Sonny Til, George Nelson (born 1926, died 1959 -- cause: asthma attack) Alexander Sharp (born December-1919, died January 1970 -- cause: heart attack), Richard Williams and Tommy Gaither (born 1927, died 5-November-1950 in Akron, Ohio -- cause: automobile accident) 1948 line-up.

The Vibra-Naires (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed (born 16-August-1923 --- died 18-June-2005 --- cause: ?) and Tommy Gaither) 1948 line-up.

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed and Tommy Gaither)

It's A Natural 5000 - Barbara Lee / It's Too Soon To Know* - 1948 *Covered In 1948 By The Ravens On National 9056.
Jubilee 5000 - Barbara Lee / It's Too Soon To Know – 1948
Jubilee 5001 - To Be To You / (It's Gonna Be A ) Lonely Xmas – 1948
Jubilee 5001 - To Be To You / Dare To Dream – 1949
Jubilee 5002 - It Seems So Long Ago / Please Give My Heart A Break – 1949
Jubilee 5005 - Deacon Jones / Tell Me So – 1949
Jubilee 5008 - Donkey Serenade* / I Challenge Your Kiss - 1949 *Lead George Nelson.
Jubilee 5009 - It's A Cold Summer / A Kiss And A Rose – 1949
Jubilee 5016 - So Much / Forgive And Forget – 1949
Jubilee 5017 - (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Xmas / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - 1949 (Some 45's Issued On This Number In 1951 Came With Picture Sleeves)
Jubilee 5018 - Is My Heart Wasting Time? / Would I Still Be The One In Your Heart? – 1950
Jubilee 5025 - At Night / Every Dog-Gone Time – 1950
Jubilee 5026 - Moonlight / I Wonder When – 1950
Jubilee 5028 - You're Gone / Everything They Said Came True – 1950
Jubilee 5031 - I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon / We're Supposed To Be Through – 1950
Jubilee 5037 - I Need You So / Goodnight Irene – 1950
Jubilee 5040 - I Cross My Fingers / Can't Seem To Laugh Anymore – 1950
Jubilee 5045 - The Lord's Prayer / Oh Holy Night - 1950 (Original Copies Came On Blue Label, 1960's Re-Issues Came On Black Label - Some Copies Came With Picture Sleeve)

Jubilee 5051 - You Are My First Love / I Miss You So - 1951 (Also Came In Red Vinyl - Scarce)
Jubilee 5055 - Happy Go Lucky Local Blues / Pal Of Mine – 1951
Jubilee 5057 - Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) / When You're A Long, Long Way From Home - 1951

Sonny Til (born Earlington Carl Tilghman on 8-August-1925, died 9-December-1981 -- cause: heart failure complicated by diabetes)

Jubilee 5061 - I'm Just A Fool In Love / Hold Me, Squeeze Me (Hold Me Tight) – 1951
Jubilee 5065 - Baby, Please Don't Go / Don't Tell Her What's Happened To Me - 1951

Jubilee 5066 - Fool's World / For All We Know - 1951 (also came in red vinyl - scarce)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5074 - Shrimp Boats / Trust In Me – 1952
Jubilee 5076 - You Never Cared For Me / Proud Of You - 1952 (although billed as being The Orioles is in fact a Sonny Til solo release)
Jubilee 5082 - Waiting / It's Over Because We're Through – 1952
Jubilee 5084 - Barfly / Gettin' Tired, Tired, Tired - 1952

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5092 - Don't Cry Baby / See See Rider - 1952 (Also Came In Red Vinyl - Scarce)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5102 - I Don't Want To Take A Chance / You Belong To Me – 1952
Jubilee 5107 - I Miss You So* / Till Then - 1953 (also came in red vinyl - scarce) *also recorded in 1960 by Lee Andrews on Swan 4065.
Jubilee 5108 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me / Teardrops On My Pillow - 1953 (also came in red vinyl - scarce)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Gregory Carroll, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5122 - Crying In The Chapel* / Don't You Think I Ought To Know - 1953 *also recorded in 1953 by Darrell Glen on Valley 105 and in 1964 by Carol Fran on Port 3000.
Jubilee 5127 - In The Mission Of St. Augustine / (Please) Write And Tell Me Why - 1953

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Gregory Carroll, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Chauncy "Lord" Westbrook and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5134 - Robe Of Calvary / There's No One But You – 1953
Jubilee 5137 - Don't Go To Strangers / Secret Love – 1953
Jubilee 5143 - Maybe You'll Be There / Drowning Every Hope I Ever Had – 1954
Jubilee 5154 - In The Chapel In The Moonlight / Thank The Lord! Thank The Lord! – 1954
Jubilee 5161 - Longing / If You Believe – 1954
Jubilee 5172 - Runaround / Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep - 1954

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Gregory Carroll, Alex Sharp, George Nelson, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Gregory Carroll, Alex Sharp, Maurice "Tank" Hicks, George Nelson, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

Jubilee 5189 - That's When The Good Lord Will Smile / I Need You Baby – 1955
Jubilee 5221 - Moody Over You / Please Sing My Blues Tonight - 1955

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Gregory Carroll, Alex Sharp, Maurice "Tank" Hicks and George Nelson)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Aaron "Tex" Cornelius, Albert "Diz" Russell, Paul Griffin, Jerry (Rodriguez) Holeman and Billy Adams)

Vee-Jay 196 - Happy 'Til The Letter / I Just Got Lucky* - 1956 *Lead Diz Russell.
Vee-Jay 228 - For All We Know / Never Leave Me Baby – 1956
Vee-Jay 244 - Sugar Girl* / Didn't I Say - 1957 *Lead Paul Griffin.

The Kings and Queens (members Sonny Til, Billy Adams, Jerry Holeman, Aaron Cornelius, Albert Russell, Della Simpson, Bunny Foy, Algie Willy and Renee Stewart)

Everlast 5003 - Voices Of Love / I'm So Lonely - 1957 (Lead On Both Tracks Della Simpson)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Aaron "Tex" Cornelius, Albert "Diz" Russell, Paul Griffin, Jerry (Rodriguez) Holeman and Billy Adams)

Sonny Til and The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Frank Todd, Albert "Diz" Russell, Paul Griffin, Jerry (Rodriguez) Holeman and Billy Adams)

Jubilee 5363 - Tell Me So / At Night – 1959
Jubilee 6001 - Crying In The Chapel / Forgive And Forget - 1959

Sonny Til and The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Jimmy Brown, Albert "Diz" Russell, Paul Griffin, Jerry (Rodriguez) Holeman and Billy Adams)

Sonny Til

Jubilee 5394 - Night And Day / Shimmy Time - 1960

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Delton McCall, Billy Taylor (born William Taylor on 29-March-1937 in West Philadelphia, PA --- died 4-August-2009 in Washington, DC --- cause: ?) and Gerald Gregory (born 1934, died 12-February-1999 in Gary, Indiana -- cause: unknown))

Charlie Parker 211 - Secret Love / The Wobble - 1962

Sonny Til & The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Delton McCall, Billy Taylor and Gerald Gregory)

Charlie Parker 212 - In The Chapel In The Moonlight / Hey! Little Woman – 1962

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Delton McCall, Billy Taylor and Gerald Gregory)

Charlie Parker 213 - Lonely Christmas / Back To The Chapel Again – 1962
Charlie Parker 214 - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve / Don't Mess Around With My Love – 1962
Charlie Parker 215 - It's Too Soon To Know / I Miss You So – 1963
Charlie Parker 216 - Write And Tell Me Why / Don't Tell Her What Happened To Me – 1963

Sonny Til and The Orioles (members Sonny Til, George Nelson, Alex Sharp, Johnny Reed, Ralph Williams and Charlie Harris)

The Orioles (members Sonny Til, Delton McCall, Billy Taylor and Lawrence Joyner)

Oldies 45 110 - I Need Your Loving / Happy Till The Letter* - 1964 *Flip By The Orioles.

Dade 5002 - Open Up Your Heart / Someone Up And Told Me* - 196? *Flip By Sonny Til.

RCA Victor 47-9733 - You're All I Need / After You – 1969
RCA-Victor 47-9759 - Tears And Misery / I Better Leave Love Alone – 1969
RCA Victor Sps-45-247 - One Big Happy Family / What Are You Doing New Years Eve - 1970 (promo issue only - yellow label)
Clown 3061 - No Not For Her / I Gave It All Up – 1970
RCA Victor 74-0390 - One Big Happy Family / Don't Feel No Pain – 1970
RCA Victor 74-0432 - Colours / Love Is What It's All About – 1971
RCA Victor 74-0529 - 'Til Then / Love Or Desire – 1971
RCA Victor 74-0606 - Crying In The Chapel / What Are You Doing New Years Eve – 1971

Glen Campbell / Bobbi Martin / Tommy James / Sonny Til / Labelle / Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

U. S. Air Force Rad-71 - The United States Air Force Presents: Find Yourself A Star - 1971 (promo issue only - Sonny Til does a sixty second and a thirty second promo for the U. S. Air force)

Virgo 6017 - Crying In The Chapel / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve – 1972
Virgo 6028 - It's Too Soon To Know / Tell Me So – 1973
Goldies 45 2503 - It's Too Soon To Know / Barbara Lee – 1973
Goldies 45 2565 - Crying In The Chapel / Don't You Think I Ought To Know – 1973
Broadcast 1139 - Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Secret Love – 1975
Broad Cast 1140 - It's Too Soon To Know / Further Up The Road – 1975
Collectables Col 001987 - What Are You Doing New Years Eve / Lonely Christmas - ?
Collectables Col 001997 - At Night / I Miss You So - ?
Collectables Col 035507 - What Are You Doing New Years Eve / Lonely Christmas - ? (Charlie Parker Label Recordings)

Tiny Tim & The Hits / Sonny Til & The Orioles

Roulette 22357 - Wedding Bells / Crying In The Chapel* - ? *flip by Sonny Til & The Orioles.

The Orioles / Ivory Joe Hunter

Shag Archive 102 - Moody Over You / I Want Somebody* - ? *flip by Ivory Joe Hunter.

The Orioles / Dottie Jean

Shag Archive 104 - Bring The Money Home / Sweet Daddy Wouldn't Do That - ?