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    • Jun 28, 1988
    Rhino releases "Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1957," with The Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie," Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On," plus appearances by Chuck Berry, Paul Anka, Buddy Holly and The Jordanaires
    Dec 4, 1991
    The Jordanaires perform on The Judds farewell concert, joining the duo for "Don't Be Cruel," while guitarist Carl Perkins backs them on "Let Me Tell You About Love"
    Nov 9, 1996
    Gordon Stoker, of The Jordanaires, receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, Oklahoma Baptist University, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. His group sang on hits behind Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, among others
    Apr 2, 1998
    The Jordanaires enter the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, along with such other groups as The Imperials, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Speer Family, The Chuck Wagon Gang and The Blackwood Brothers, during a Nashville ceremony
    Oct 19, 1999
    "Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1957" is certified gold by the RIAA. The album features The Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie," Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On," plus Chuck Berry, Paul Anka, Buddy Holly and The Jordanaires
    Apr 21, 2000
    The Jordanaires' second tenor, Neal Matthews, dies in Nashville, following a heart attack. The vocal quartet sang background on classics by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Jul 9, 2001
    The Country Music Association announces 12 honorees will be added to the Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Anderson, Waylon Jennings, Sam Phillips, The Louvin Brothers, The Delmore Brothers, The Jordanaires, Webb Pierce, Don Gibson, The Everly Brothers, Don Law, Ken Nelson and Homer & Jethro
    Oct 4, 2001
    The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts 12 new members: The Everly Brothers, Sam Phillips, Bill Anderson, The Louvins, The Jordanaires, The Delmore Brothers, Webb Pierce, Don Law, Ken Nelson, Don Gibson, Waylon Jennings and Homer & Jethro
    Dec 10, 2001
    Ace session guitarist Grady Martin is memorialized at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre. Among those paying respects: fellow musicians Bob Moore, Harold Bradley and Buddy Harman, plus Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker, of The Jordanaires
    Jun 23, 2002
    The Jordanaires' Duane West dies in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He sang with the vocal quartet from 1982-1999 following a run with the Lea Jane Singers. Among the acts he backed on record: Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Mickey Gilley and Waylon Jennings
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