#Tilters
Pinkney, Owen, Quartet
Jazz group seen at the Green Door Lounge. The group was formerly the Henry Baker Quartet with saxophonist Mickey Fields […]
Karpouzie, Lou
Lou managed the legendary Atlantic recording artists the Cardinals and the Tilters in the ‘50s. From the ‘60s through the […]
Johnson, Flink, Combo
Flink Johnson’s Combo could be seen at the Avenue Cafe in the early ‘50s. The group consisted of Flink on […]
Fields, Shirley
The “sensational singing discovery” Shirley Fields (sister of legendary sax man Mickey) performed as vocalist for the Pinky Owens Group […]
Fields, Mickey
Legendary sax player from Baltimore Wilfred ‘Mickey’ Fields. In 1949 at the age of 16 he toured for six months […]
Cardinals, The
One of Baltimore’s most famous ‘50s era R&B vocal groups. Formed in 1946 they were originally known as the Mellotones. […]
Big Toppers, The
The cha-cha rock and roll organ quartet including Chico Johnson (organ), Ray Montague (guitar), Don Oliver (sax), and Harold White […]





