Saturday, January 12, 2013

Record #0233: A Kiss and a Rose / It’s a Cold Summer – THE ORIOLES



Jubilee 5009 (original) USA, Aug. 1949
Words & Music by:  Side A – Tommie Connor, Patrick Toohey; Side B – Allan, Boss
Musicians: Sonny Til (lead tenor), Alexander Sharp (high tenor), George Nelson (baritone), Johnny Reed (bass vocals), Tommy Gaither (guitar), others unknown
Recording sessions: New York (?), NY,  spring 1949
Highest chart positions:  US R&B #12

The Orioles scored 11 songs in US R&B Top 40 in 1948-53, two of those (“It’s Too Soon To Know” and “Crying In the Chapel”) also crossed over to Top 40 in the pop charts.

A link to both of these songs is here.

List price:  not found in any of the guides I have. This is a quite rare piece

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