What is The Jordanaires?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = The Jordanaires | background = group_or_band | image = File:Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires 1957.jpg | caption = The Jordanaires with Elvis, 1957 | origin = [[Springfield, Missouri]], United States | genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]], [[Country music|country]], [[rock & roll]], [[Folk music|folk]] | years_active = {{Start date|1948}}–{{End date|2013}} | label = | associated_acts = [[Foggy River Boys]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Eddy Arnold]], [[Jim Reeves]], [[Ricky Nelson]], [[Ringo Starr]] | website = {{url|jordanaires.net}} | past_members = {{ubl|[[Ray Walker (singer)|Ray Walker]]|Curtis Young|Gordon Stoker|Bill Matthews|Bob Hubbard|Warren (Monty) Matthews|Culley Holt|Hoyt Hawkins|[[Neal Matthews Jr.]]|Don Bruce|Hugh Jarrett|Duane West|Louis Nunley}} }} '''The Jordanaires''' were an [[Americans|American]] vocal quartet that formed as a [[Gospel music|gospel]] group in 1948. They are known for providing background vocals for [[Elvis Presley]], in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972. The group has also worked in the recording studio, on stage, and on television with many other [[Country music|country]] and [[Rock music|rock and roll]] artists. ==Original members== * Hoyt Hawkins – baritone and lead vocals, piano, organ, percussion (1949-1980; died 1980) * [[Neal Matthews Jr.]] — second tenor and lead vocals, [[rhythm guitar]], lead guitar, [[double bass]], bass guitar (1949–2000; died 2000) * Gordon Stoker – tenor vocals, piano, organ, percussion (1951-2013; died 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2013/03/27/gordon-stoker-leader-of-elvis-presleys-jordanaires-dies-bringing-legendary-group-to-end/|title=Jordanaires leader Gordon Stoker dies|last=Cooper|first=Peter|work=[[The Tennessean]]|date=March 27, 2013|access-date=June 2, 2013|archive-date=April 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/we