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    The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. Over the years, they recorded both sacred and secular music for recording...
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  • recorded with The Jordanaires and released November 27, 1961. It was Cline's second studio album and her first since Patsy Cline in 1957. The album produced...
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  • departure from Sun Records. The album features five tracks written by Cash and backing vocal performances by The Jordanaires (who at this time were also...
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  • Ricky is the fourth rock and roll album by Ricky Nelson, released in November 1959. The Jordanaires provide vocal accompaniment. This is the last album...
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    Kerry Marx (category The Great Eighties Eight members)
    American guitarist and studio musician who has served as Music Director of the Grand Ole Opry since 2018. He is best known for his work with that organization...
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    The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don"...
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    Willie Nelson (category Businesspeople in the cannabis industry)
    one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville...
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    singer-songwriter. She was the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, as well as the sole heir to her father's estate...
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    Presley disliked many of the songs. The Jordanaires' Gordon Stoker describes how he would retreat from the studio microphone: "The material was so bad that...
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    Are You Lonesome Tonight? (category The Lettermen songs)
    order and asked the singer to do a new take, explaining that the Jordanaires had bumped into their microphone stand while recording in the dark. As a result...
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  • Tribute to Christian Country, included contributions from Greenhaw, the Jordanaires, and Nokie Edwards. AllMusic commented that it was "A pristinely recorded...
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  • of the Jordanaires, who worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his early career, sings the repeated phrase "Oh, yes, you are," during the song's...
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    She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company...
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  • Member of the Jordanaires (as The Jordanaires) Bill Coontz as Cocha Neal Matthews Jr. as 2nd Tenor Member of the Jordanaires (as The Jordanaires) Hoyt Hawkins...
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    the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new...
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    Luke Combs (redirect from The Way She Rides)
    Awards, including the 2021 and 2022 Entertainer of the Year award, their highest honor. Combs was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, the only child of...
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  • Ray Walker (singer) (category The Jordanaires members)
    of the singing group the Jordanaires. Walker was the bass singer for the group from 1958 until the group split in 2013. During his tenure with the Jordanaires...
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    The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in 1943 as the Oak Ridge...
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    considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated...
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    Cruel", featuring The Jordanaires and previously found on It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis, and The Band's "The Weight", featuring The Staple Singers...
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    Patsy Cline (category Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States)
    November 1960. At the recording session, she worried about the song's production, particularly the background vocals performed by The Jordanaires. After much...
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  • The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira and Charlie Louvin (né Loudermilk). The brothers are cousins to John D. Loudermilk...
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    popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, he became one of the most successful and versatile country...
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    one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10...
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  • however, reached No. 48 on the country charts. The album has backing vocals by Elvis Presley's old backing group The Jordanaires (who had also backed Cash...
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    Johnny Cash (category Deaths from diabetes in the United States)
    songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his backing band, the Tennessee...
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  • League", and "There's a Brand New Day on the Horizon". Elvis Presley – vocals The Jordanaires – backing vocals The Mello Men – backing vocals (on "Roustabout")...
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  • percussion, vibes Weldon Myrick – steel guitar on "How the Web Was Woven" The Jordanaires – backing vocals The Imperials – backing vocals Live tracks Elvis Presley...
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    Connie Smith (category Members of the Country Music Association)
    significant and influential to the women of country music. A similarity has been noted between her vocal style and the stylings of country vocalist Patsy...
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  • him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. Rogers is accompanied on the recording by the vocal group The Jordanaires. In 2006...
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