The Orioles were an American R&B group, one of the earliest such vocal band… Read Full Bio ↴The Orioles were an American R&B group, one of the earliest such vocal bands. Sonny Til formed the band in Baltimore with Alexander Sharp, George Nelson, Johnny Reed and Tommy Gaither and called the group The Vibra-Naires. A local shopgirl and songwriter named Deborah Chessler became the manager for the Vibra-Naires. They soon signed to It's a Natural Records, a subsidiary of Jubilee Records, changed their name to the Orioles, and released "It's Too Soon to Know" (1948), which became a huge R&B hit and was one of the first "race" songs to cross over into mainstream markets. 1949 saw a series of singles by the Orioles, including "Tell Me So" and "Forgive and Forget".

Tragedy struck the group in November 1950. The group was traveling in two cars near Baltimore. Gaither drove one, with Reed and Nelson as passengers. He took a corner too fast and lost control of the car. It rolled down an embankment and crashed into a drive-in restaurant. Gaither was killed and Nelson and Reed were severely injured. Til and Sharp, in the other car, were not near enough to witness the accident. They heard about it when they arrived home. For a short time, only Til and Sharp performed as the Orioles.

They soon added two new members: guitarist/second tenor Ralph Williams and pianist Charlie Harris. Nelson returned in a few days, and Reed a few weeks later. Just a year after their tragic accident, they were involved in another accident in Akron, Ohio, but there were no injuries.

George Nelson left in 1953, to be replaced by Gregory Carroll, formerly of the Four Buddies. This new line-up had several hits in 1953, including "Crying In the Chapel" and their final big hit, "In the Mission of St. Augustine". Williams left briefly in late 1953, and was replaced, for a few weeks, by Chauncy Westbrook. In February of 1955, Reed left and eventually joined an The Ink Spots group. He was replaced by Maurice Hicks. Williams and Harris left soon after. The group continued a short time and disbanded.

Left without the Orioles, Til picked up another group, The Regals, whose members were Tex Cornelius, Diz Russell, Jerry Holeman, Billy Adams, and pianist Paul Griffin. This group became the new Orioles. Til liked the Regals' modern harmony style, and the existing tunes were rearranged to match the Regals' style (in many cases, sounding rather different than they formerly had). During this time, they were often billed as "Sonny Til and his New Orioles". Now without Chessler, they were self-managed. They left Jubilee and signed with Vee-Jay Records.

They continued with this arrangement until 1957 when Cornelius left the group. He was replaced for a short time by Frank Todd, who was replaced by Jimmy Brown. This lineup went until the last day of 1959. Holeman left the group, and Russel the next day, after finding Sonny's car (their means of transportation) repossesed. This was the end of the second Orioles.

Til recorded briefly as a solo artist before putting together the third Orioles group, with members Delton McCall, Billy Taylor, and Gerald Gregory, former bass of The Spaniels. They continued recording, this time for Charlie Parker Records. Gregory left after a couple of years and was replaced by Lawrence Joyner. This group split up in the mid 1960s.

In 1966, Til met Bobby Thomas, a long time Orioles fan. Bobby was singing in a group known as "The Vibrannaires"; coincidentally named the same as the Orioles' original name. This group consisted of Thomas, Clarence Young, Harry Accoo, and Mike Robinson. Thomas, Young, and Robinson joined Til to become the fourth Orioles group. Gregory Carroll was occasionally a member of this group. They recorded until 1975.

Following the breakup of that Orioles group, Til joined George Holmes' Ink Spots, who were Til, Holmes, Ann Lawson, and Larry Reed. With the addition of George "Pepi" Grant in 1977, they began touring as both The Ink Spots and The Orioles (as the Orioles, Lawson was billed as a special guest). Til and Grant alternated leads, and Holmes sang bass. They recorded briefly in 1977.

In 1977, Til formed the sixth Orioles group with former members: Diz Russell and Jerry Holeman from the second group, and Billy Taylor from the third group. The group also sometimes featured Eddie Palmer. This group was together in 1981, when Til died from a heart attack. He was 56.

The group continued, and by the late 1990s featured Russell, Reese Palmer, Skip Mahoney, Larry Jordan (who also tours with The Flamingos) and musical director Eddie Jones, who also works with The Cadillacs. Jones and Mahoney were later replaced by George Spann and Royal Height. Bobby Thomas started his own Orioles group following Til's death. Johnny Reed played with this group until his death in June of 2005.

The Orioles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Both groups were featured in the PBS special Doo Wop 51 in 2000, with the groups alternating verses on "Crying in the Chapel" (with Bobby Thomas and Larry Jordan on lead).

Come On Home
The Orioles Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Come On Home' by these artists:

Adam Brand I was walkin down the Highway My thumb out in the…
Andrzej Dąbrowski & All Stars You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
B.keyler Every time you lost your way I won't believe in yesterday An…
Belle and Sebastian Come on home There's a hole the size of ancient Rome Come…
Ben Lorentzen There's a light that shines on you now Your troubles will…
Big M When you're out of words Dark, painful stares Take a look …
Big Maceo When you're out of words Dark, painful stares Take a look in…
Billie Jo Spears Go on with your new love have a good good…
Boz Scaggs You've been gone So long No matter who's right No matter who…

Brady Toops 1: Haven't seen you 'round here for awhile I mentioned your …
Cameron Avery There′ll be no mistletoe for me No presents 'neath the tree …
Clarence Williams I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'll give the…
Claude King Oh you tell me that you're leavin' and tomorrow you'll…
Cyndi Lauper It will be whatever it is you're looking for It will…
D.V.S* If I had my way girl I'd never leave for a…
D.V.S* & Michal Menert Hey I know It's been A while But I was Just wondering If we …
Dan Rodriguez You′ve been telling me a story You've been telling me a…
dave brubeck & paul desmond You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Debra Snipes n/a…
Dinah Washington Baby won't you please come home? 'Cause your daddy's all alo…
Doctor and the Bad Man She bought a jet, I know that She is like a…
Duke Ellington Won't you come home, bill bailey, won't you come home I…
Eddie & The Starlights I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give…
Eddie & The Starlites There's a whole lot of girls messin' around trying to…
EVER-G Say goodbye, I'll leave you here and stay Did I want…
Everything but the Girl Baby come home, I miss the sound of the door Your…
Ferdinand Although my lover lives In a place that I can't live I…
Fish Taylor & Wilde If I could just hold on to the feeling That I…
Franz Although my lover lives In a place that I can't live I…
Freedom Call When the night comes up in town You don't know you're…
George And Babs Come on home Please come home You're not too far gone Please…
Higgs & Wilson (Hold my price too low) (Aye yo, aye yo, aye yo) (When…
HONEST to GOODNESS Wipe that smile off your face That shiny veneer, that we…
honeyhoney If we sit here in silence the rain will never…
Indigenous Well iv'e been up and down this road For a million…
Indigo Girls Dark clouds are coming in like an army Soon the sky…
J. R. LaRue & the Goldtones You got the heart of lion But you lost up in…
Jim Allchin You say you're happy, all alone But this hurts worst, than…
Jimmy and Carol Owens I woke up broken again I woke from a dream Thinking you…
Joe Higgs Baby, come on home So long I've been alone I've tried to…
Judy Welden COME ON HOME(MY SOUL'S A DYIN') [Chorus:] Come on home, my …
Julia & The Basement Tapes Hey baby Do you know what you're running from? You look tire…
Junior Vasquez It will be whatever it is you're looking for It will…
Kevin Isaacs Girl It seem a long time i've waiting for you Since you've…
KITCHEN - Belle and Sebastian Come on home There's a hole the size of ancient Rome Come…
Lake Call any time You'll find us here in the line Awaiting ges…
Lali Puna They say nothing to me I say nothing to them. Sometimes I…
Lambert and Hendricks & Ross I know that you can hear me talking Though you're a…
Lyle Divinsky Come On Home Where You Belong (Mmm…) Come On Home Where You …
Lynn Anderson Go on with your new love have a good good…
Macks Come on home Come on back Give it up It was a flashback…
Mary Chapin Carpenter Slowly as you look at me In your eyes I…
Mel & Carl You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Molly-Anne Living in the city, with the commotion Where there are peopl…
Moonshine Society You make me weak, and wanna cry When you cross the…
Myles Sanko Love what you feeling Go on about your way You a grown…
Natalie Imbruglia Beautiful day Shined when I needed that most Shined on the c…
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas There's been things we've said That we didn't mean we look…
OBB We've all been there, We've all felt it, Those times when …
Olivia Newton-John You Remember how it used to be Those days None of us were…
Owens Jimmy and Carol Oh baby, won't you please come home 'Cause your little dadd…
Pages Call you, telephone, far away, I'm so all alone Turn around…
Pharis Jason Romero You are troubled by the days, you are troubled You are…
Quinn Deveaux Let's all hold what's precious to our hearts So that as…
Rockwell T. James No no no no Baby No baby Won't you please come back home? So…
Roomful Of Blues You know that I love you But not your way I will…
Sarah McKenzie You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Shirley Horn I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give…
Six and the Sevens Won't you Come home, Bill Bailey Won't you come home I moan…
Smokie Quiet night, lonely night As I lay with the bedside light …
Stephan Eicher Come on home Come on home You're too long gone Please com…
Steve Oliver Doesn't matter if this day goes wrong Doesn't matter when it…
Syl Johnson You′ve been gone so long No matter who's right No matter who…
Tammy Wynette Well, you thought I'd be waiting up When you come…
The Broken Family Band I know you really want me I know you really want…
The Close-Ups Snow coming down (Christmas) I'm watching it fall (Christmas…
The Currys Come on home now, 'cause I spent some time away…
The Hollies I'm telling you I'm telling you I'm telling you to come on…
The Lyrics Hello world Hope you′re listening Forgive me if I'm young Fo…
The Springfields Don't stand there wailing "got no place to go" Come on…
The Tremeloes When you told me you would leavin' You said it was…
Third World Just come on home Just come on home When you're feeling sad…
Titanium Come on, come on home Woah oh oh woah oh oh Come…
Tyler Jarvis Still setting the table Asking how your day was In my mind…
Wayne Fontana Ever since my baby walked away, I feel I wanna die,…
Wilson-McKinley (Hold my price too low) (Aye yo, aye yo, aye yo) (When…
Wynette Tammy Well, you thought I'd be waiting up When you come…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Orioles:

a Lonely Christmas It's gonna be a lonely Christmas Just won't be a holiday I'l…
At Night I dream uh-of you,/(Ooooooo.) My heart wanders all the day./…
Baby Please Don't Go Baby, please don't go. (Baby, please don't go.) Baby, please…
Chapel In The Moonlight How I'd love to hear the organ In the chapel in…
Crying In the Chapel You saw me crying in the chapel The tears I shed…
Don't Mess Around With My Love Doh Da Doh Da Doh da Doh Doh Doh Doh Doh…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
Gettin' Tired Tired Tired chorus. gettin tired, tired, tired, pretty baby, (repeat x3 …
Have You Heard My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
Hold Me Squeeze Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
I Challenge Your Kiss i challenge your kiss to make me love you more,…
I Cover the Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the one …
I Love You Mostly Love you, love you, love you Oh, for just the chance…
I May Be Wrong I may be wrong but I think you're wonderful I may…
I Miss You Those happy hours I spent with you That lovely afterglow…
I Miss You So Those happy hours I spent with you That lovely afterglow…
I Only Have Eyes for You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Promise You Love you, love you, love you Oh, for just the chance…
If It's to Be It's gonna be a lonely Christmas Just won't be a holiday I'l…
In the Chapel in the Moonlight How I'd love to hear the organ In the chapel in…
It It's gonna be a lonely Christmas Just won't be a holiday I'l…
It Ain't Gonna Be Like That i fell for your line and took you in stride…
It's Gonna Be a It's gonna be a lonely Christmas Just won't be a holiday I'l…
It's Too Soon to Know Does she love me? It's too soon to know Can I believe…
kiss me baby Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
Lonely Christmas It's gonna be a lonely Christmas Just won't be a holiday I'l…
Miss You So Those happy hours I spent with you That lovely afterglow…
Moonlight How I'd love to hear the organ In the chapel in…
Night And Day Like the beat, beat, beat, Of the tom-tom; When the jungle…
O Holy Night O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the…
Once in a While Once in a while will you try to give One little…
See See Rider Well now see, C. C. Rider, well now see, see what…
Tell Me So if you don't love me tell me so don't tell…
Till Then Till then, my darling, please wait for me Till then, no…
What Are We Doing New Year's Eve Maybe it's much too early in the game Oh, but I…
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Maybe it's much too early in the game Oh, but I…
What are you doing new year's eve_ Maybe it's much too early in the game Oh, but I…
Would I Love You Love you, love you, love you Oh, for just the chance…

You Belong to Me See the pyramids along the Nile Watch the sun rise on…

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