The Orlandos were one of the many small groups to come out of Pittsburgh in the 1950s (a circle which included the El Venos, the El Capris, and the 4 Dots). The Orlandos started in 1954, with a bunch of neighborhood friends from the Whittaker Projects in the West Mifflin section of Pittsburgh. At the time, these 14-year-olds all attended Homeville Junior High School. The original members were Gary Jenkins (lead tenor), Joe Murphy (tenor), Roger Randolph (tenor), Charles Raeford (baritone), and John Crowder (bass). This group sang together for only a couple of months, when a major up… read more
The Orlandos were one of the many small groups to come out of Pittsburgh in the 1950s (a circle which included the El Venos, the El Capris, and the 4 Dots). The Orlandos started in 1954, with a bunch of neighborhood friends from the Whittaker Projects in the West Mifflin section of Pittsburgh… read more
The Orlandos were one of the many small groups to come out of Pittsburgh in the 1950s (a circle which included the El Venos, the El Capris, and the 4 Dots). The Orlandos started in 1954, with a bunch of neighborhood friends from the Whittaker Projects in the West Mifflin section of Pittsburgh. At the time, these 14-year-olds all attended Homeville Junior High Sch… read more
