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The Orioles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as Early Influences in 1995.

The Orioles

It was street-corner harmony.

"The rise of Sonny Til and the Orioles in the late '40s and early '50s signaled a major change in American popular music taste." More on rockhall.com...

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Books

All of our books pertaining to the The Orioles can be found here.

American Singing Groups by Jay Warner; Frankie Valli (Foreword by)
Call Number: ML106.U3 W37 2006
Honkers and Shouters by Arnold Shaw
Call Number: ML3521 .S53 1978
What Was the First Rock 'n Roll Record? by Jim Dawson; Steve Propes; Billy Vera (Introduction by); Dave Marsh (Introduction by)
Call Number: ML420.H688 W45 2012

Video

American Graffiti
Call Number: BRD FIC AMER-GR 2011

Spotify Playlist

Audio

All of our audio by The Orioles can be found here.

The R&B Box: 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues
Call Number: BOX VAR RB 1994
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 2: 1950
Call Number: CD VAR STRE-C 2012 v.2

ISBN: B007IRCQ1O
Back to Black 1900-1999
Call Number: CDB COLL BACK 2001
History of Rhythm & Blues 1942-52
Call Number: CDB COLL HIST-RH2 2009

Youtube

Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Michael Ochs Collection
Creator of the Michael Ochs Archives for rock and roll photographs. Contains documents on Ochs’ career as a rock and roll photographer, as a publicist for Columbia Records, the courses he taught at UCLA, and his radio programs.
Terry Stewart Collection
President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum from 1998-2012. Rock and roll ephemera, including posters and video recordings.
Photograph File (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Records--Curatorial Affairs Division Records)
Originally compiled by the Curatorial Division for reference in curating exhibits. Contains over 1,500 artist files, as well as files dedicated to specific locations, photographers, subjects, and exhibits.

Free Articles

Rhino Insider: The Orioles
January, 2014
Goldmine's 20 Greatest Doo-Wop Groups
Phill Marder, July 2011

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