[Broadsheet] The Famous Orioles
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- New York: Jubilee Records, 1952
New York: Jubilee Records, 1952. Very Good. [New York]: Jubilee Records, ca. 1952. Broadsheet (28x21.5cm) featuring a photograph of five members of the pioneering Maryland doo-wop group with a list of their "Current Record Successes" to verso. A few minor nicks to edges; general soiling; horizontal center fold; previous owner has written the names of the members in pen and drawn a silhouette for George Nelson, who left the band in early 1953 due to a drinking problem; about Very Good.
The Orioles achieved great success with their early hits "It's Too Soon To Know" and "(It's Going to be a) Lonely Christmas," and their live shows were a phenomenon. The group's biggest hit would come soon after the release of this broadsheet, with "Crying in the Chapel" hitting #1 in the R&B charts in 1953. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 under the "Early Influences" category.
The Orioles achieved great success with their early hits "It's Too Soon To Know" and "(It's Going to be a) Lonely Christmas," and their live shows were a phenomenon. The group's biggest hit would come soon after the release of this broadsheet, with "Crying in the Chapel" hitting #1 in the R&B charts in 1953. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 under the "Early Influences" category.