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    • Nov 19, 1924
    Gospel singer J.D. Sumner is born in Lakeland, Florida. He founds The Stamps Quartet, a gospel group that eventually backs Elvis Presley, with Sumner providing the signature closing bass note on The King's "Way Down"
    Aug 21, 1947
    The Hoosier Hot Shots sing "The Wreck of The Old '97" in the debut of the western "Smoky River Serenade." Music also comes from Carolina Cotton and The Sunshine Boys, who include future Elvis Presley backing vocalist J.D. Sumner
    Mar 30, 1948
    "Song Of Idaho" debuts in movie theaters, with The Hoosier Hot Shots trying to convince a broadcaster not to cancel a radio show. The cast also includes The Sunshine Boys, with J.D. Sumner, and The Sunshine Girls, with the future Mary Ford
    Sep 4, 1965
    Billboard reports J.D. Sumner has joined The Stamps Quartet as bass singer. In that role, he sings on numerous Elvis Presley hits, including "Burning Love," "Moody Blue," "Always On My Mind" and "Way Down"
    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
    Nov 16, 1998
    J.D. Sumner, the bass singer with gospel music's Stamps Quartet, dies of a heart attack in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, hotel room. He performed on such Elvis Presley hits as "Burning Love," "Moody Blue" and "Way Down"
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