R.I.P. Sonny Til

Sonny Til

On December 9, 1981 Sonny Til of The Orioles died at the age of 56.

The Orioles and The Ravens are considered the pioneering R&B groups that set the standard for the thousands to come in the 1940’s 50’s and 60’s.

Sonny was born Earlington Tilghman on August 18, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland.