{"id":577,"date":"2013-03-28T09:55:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T13:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mattthecat.com\/Blog2\/?p=577"},"modified":"2013-03-28T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T13:55:32","slug":"gordon-stoker-of-the-jordanaires-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattthecat.com\/Blog2\/2013\/03\/28\/gordon-stoker-of-the-jordanaires-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Stoker of The Jordanaires Dies At 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gordon Stoker Dies At 88<\/span><\/h1>\n

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GORDON STOKER of the Jordanaires has died at 88!\u00c2\u00a0 The Jordanaires were of course one of the great gospel quartets who will forever be linked to rock n’ roll having backed up Elvis on countless recordings.\u00c2\u00a0 Their distinctive sound can be hea…rd on Ricky Nelson and Jack Scott records as well.\u00c2\u00a0 STOKER joined the group in 1949 as its pianist and then became 2nd tenor in 1951.\u00c2\u00a0 I spoke to GORDON on the phone a few years ago and he was very kind.\u00c2\u00a0 His mind was still sharp and he could still remember nearly every Jack Scott record they sang on.\u00c2\u00a0 I love their rendition of “Working On A Building.”\u00c2\u00a0 You can see GORDON STOKER prominently on the far left of the frame below.
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