Sonny Til
American musician (1928ā1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earlington Carl Tilghman, known as Sonny Til (August 18, 1928 ā December 9, 1981),[1] was an American singer. He was the lead singer of The Orioles, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
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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.