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The Jordanaires

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Aliases
Foggy River Boys [US1]
Jordanaires
The Jordanaires featuring Ray Walker
Les Jordanaires
Years active
1948 - 2013
Country
United States
Comments
Vocal group, whose founding date is 1948, but actually started in the early 1940s as "The Foggy River Boys" a quartet formed to sing gospel music. The group later branched out into country and rock and is probably the most recorded vocal act in history with good estimates being, that they sang on recordings that have sold over 8 billion copies. They sang on over 30,000 performances with over 2,500 artists, but are best known for providing background vocals for Elvis Presley both in live performance and records from 1956 until 1970.
The name Jordanaires reportedly came from a creek in Missouri, not the biblical river. As themselves they released 43 singles, 15 EPs and 46 albums. They have been inducted into the Gospel, Country, Rockabilly, Vocal Group and Christian Music Halls of Fame. Their absence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is still an inexplicable oversight by that organization.
Members
Cully Holt (1948-1954)
Ray Walker (1958-2013)
Charlie Hodge (1955-1958)
Gordon Stoker (1949-2013)
Related
Elvis Presley Backing vocals (1956-1970)
Patsy Cline Decca recordings from 11/1960 - 02/1962
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
listen on Internet Archive June 23, 1959 (69 artists)
December 1965 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 Helena Vondráčková & Jiří Korn
listen on Internet Archive November 1966 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 3, 1968 (39 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 13, 1966 (10 artists)
1966 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 5, 1960 (59 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1966 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 2, 1964 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive February 27, 1962 (27 artists)
March 1973 Billy Joe Shaver
listen on Internet Archive July 15, 1958 (22 artists)
March 1973 Jonny Hill
listen on Internet Archive  REL August 28, 1962 (2 artists)
Originally by Elvis Presley REC
listen on Internet Archive June 1967 The Taildraggers
listen on Internet Archive April 2, 1964 Raul Seixas
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 The Taildraggers
listen on Internet Archive  REC November 9, 1962 (2 artists)
Originally by Billy Fury REL
listen on Internet Archive September 21, 1964 (3 artists)
1978 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 (623 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 1967 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 1964 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL October 23, 1967 Elio Pace
Originally by Elvis Presley BRD
listen on Internet Archive June 1967 (4 artists)
October 16, 1961 (380 artists)
Sampled by Dickie Goodman
listen on Internet Archive March 26, 1965 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 23, 1960 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 6, 1960 (18 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 29, 1958 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 23, 1960 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 1, 1958 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive January 7, 1958 (75 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 10, 1958 (16 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 20, 1957 (24 artists)
listen on Internet Archive February 9, 1965 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 The Raymen
listen on Internet Archive April 2, 1964 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 Sort Sol
listen on Internet Archive March 23, 1960 (25 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 19, 1965 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 19, 1965 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 26, 1965 Preslisa
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 23, 1960 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (10 artists)
October 1966 (39 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 23, 1960 (14 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 26, 1965 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (9 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1965 Preslisa
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (12 artists)
March 1952 (6 artists)
 REL November 13, 1973 Originally by Dave Kirby REC
listen on Internet Archive February 27, 1962 (94 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 15, 1963 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 10, 1958 (30 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 21, 1964 (8 artists)
August 28, 1962 (12 artists)
October 1966 Agnetha Fältskog
listen on Internet Archive  REL June 20, 1957 (4 artists)
Originally by Young Jessie REC
listen on Internet Archive January 7, 1958 (15 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 Cheyenne Jackson
January 1961 (206 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive August 28, 1962 (8 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 21, 1958 (29 artists)
Sampled by Buchanan & Goodman with Count Dracula
listen on Internet Archive November 1966 (5 artists)
January 1972 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REC July 19, 1965 (3 artists)
Originally by Eddy Arnold REL
 REL June 1952 (3 artists)
Originally by Martha Carson and The Gospel Singers REC
listen on Internet Archive January 10, 1967 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 10, 1959 (67 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 6, 1960 (8 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REL February 10, 1964 (24 artists)
Originally by Jerry Jackson REC
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 The Good Fellas
listen on Internet Archive April 2, 1964 (8 artists)
 REC October 1963 (69 artists)
Originally by Lesley Gore REL
listen on Internet Archive October 30, 1957 (15 artists)
April 9, 1973 Betty Jean Robinson
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 17, 1962 (13 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 15, 1958 (66 artists)
listen on Internet Archive August 28, 1962 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1965 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive February 10, 1964 (18 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (54 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 11, 1957 (142 artists)
Sampled by Buchanan and Ancell
listen on Internet Archive May 21, 1968 (10 artists)
Little Miss Ruby The Jordanaires with Marvin Hughes' Orchestra March 1958 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive February 27, 1961 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 20, 1957 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 25, 1967 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 11, 1957 (76 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 6, 1960 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 20, 1957 (121 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 26, 1968 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1965 Preslisa
May 1974 (2 artists)
October 1952 (12 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 23, 1959 (10 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1966 Oscar Peterson
listen on Internet Archive July 15, 1958 Eddie Youngblood
listen on Internet Archive September 21, 1964 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 1966 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 20, 1957 (85 artists)
listen on Internet Archive January 4, 1957 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 18, 1963 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 26, 1965 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 15, 1963 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 2, 1962 (128 artists)
 REL January 1964 Originally by Eddy Arnold REC
March 1973 (27 artists)
August 28, 1962 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 (18 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 21, 1964 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 17, 1962 (54 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 20, 1961 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1965 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (8 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 26, 1968 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive September 13, 1966 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 23, 1960 (67 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (13 artists)
listen on Internet Archive February 11, 1961 (14 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 26, 1968 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 (68 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 The Hollow Men
January 1972 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 18, 1962 Lou Pecci
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 Birgitte Soojin
listen on Internet Archive  REL April 6, 1960 (7 artists)
Originally by Thomas Wayne REC
listen on Internet Archive  REC March 26, 1965 The King Normals
Originally by Bill Haley and His Comets REL
 REL April 9, 1973 Patsy Powell and The Goodtimers
Originally by Jeanne Pruett REC
listen on Internet Archive June 1967 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 19, 1961 (20 artists)
August 1972 (2 artists)
 REL December 1951 (2 artists)
Originally by Stuart Hamblen REC
listen on Internet Archive November 9, 1962 (5 artists)
August 1962 Skeeter Davis
listen on Internet Archive August 28, 1962 Terry Mike Jeffrey
August 1971 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REL April 6, 1960 Originally by Carl McVoy REC
listen on Internet Archive April 28, 1964 (113 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 1, 1958 (70 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 26, 1968 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 26, 1968 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 1967 Chuck Memphis
 REC March 1973 (13 artists)
Originally by Tanya Tucker REL
listen on Internet Archive October 2, 1962 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 2, 1961 (10 artists)
November 1961 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 15, 1963 (3 artists)
March 1973 Ruud Hermans
listen on Internet Archive February 9, 1965 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 30, 1957 (35 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 29, 1958 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 30, 1957 (70 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 18, 1963 (92 artists)
July 1965 Connie Smith - Arranged and conducted by Bill Walker
listen on Internet Archive May 21, 1968 (4 artists)

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