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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: black" color=blue><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/TCBringRareElvisPresley.com.gif" border=0 ?></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P></SPAN></FONT> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=olive size=5><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 72pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: red; text-effect: engrave; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P> <H3 style="COLOR: #ff6600" align=center><FONT color=lime><FONT color=red>Additional musicians&nbsp;from 1969 - 1977</FONT>&nbsp; </FONT></H3> <P align=center><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><FONT color=olive><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #2f2f2f"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: black">Although our website/fan club focuses on the current members of the TCB Band, we acknowledge that there have been a number of other musicians who have worked with Elvis during his live performances from 1969 to 1977. In order to recognise their valuable contribution to the music world, we have endeavoured to include brief biographies below (please note that they are not listed in any particular order, other than the order that we did our research).</FONT></SPAN> </FONT></FONT></P> <H5 align=center><U><FONT face=Verdana color=olive size=5>Background</FONT></U></H5> <P align=center><FONT color=olive>After Elvis Presley's 1968 <EM><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>TV Special</FONT></EM>&nbsp; it was time to return to his audience. One thing had to be done though before he could.&nbsp;He needed&nbsp;a good solid band with him. His original band members, Scotty Moore and DJ&nbsp;Fontana had both returned to sessions work and Bill Black, who formed The Bill Black Combo, passed away in 1965. Elvis contacted James Burton as he had a lot of respect and admiration for James'&nbsp;work. He discussed his plans to return to live performances and expressed the desire to&nbsp;return to the stage with a supporting band made up of the best musicians possible. James was the man to get a band together. </FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=olive>The first person to be contacted by James was&nbsp;friend and musician Glen D Hardin, both having worked together&nbsp;on the TV series <EM>Shindig</EM> and&nbsp;former musicians&nbsp;in <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The&nbsp;Shindogs</FONT>.&nbsp;Unfortunately, due to prior commitments, Glen D declined the offer. Larry Muhoberac was then contacted and who's session work James&nbsp;was more than familiar with, as Larry had worked on soundtracks for some of Elvis' movies (and Larry's hands were doubled for Elvis's in several movie scenes of Elvis playing piano). Larry&nbsp;gladly accepted the invitation. Next up was&nbsp;a call to&nbsp;Jerry Scheff. James and Jerry had worked on an album together in 1968. However, Jerry didn't really want to accept the offer, as truth be known, Elvis' work didn't really appeal to him.&nbsp;He was&nbsp;a 'Blues Man.'&nbsp;That said,&nbsp;this didn't stop him showing up to check things out. Jerry was bowled over with Elvis'&nbsp;style,&nbsp;performance and persona.&nbsp;By going home time, he had changed his mind and accepted the job offer. John Wilkinson had already been asked to join earlier, through Colonel Parker,&nbsp;and had&nbsp;agreed to play rhythm guitar.&nbsp;The band was incomplete however, as a drummer was still needed. As luck would have it, Larry had become great friends with&nbsp;drummer Ronnie Tutt.&nbsp;They got to know each other in Memphis and Dallas, running a sessions studio and playing together. Larry and Ronnie had previously talked and agreed if the opportunity came up, he would&nbsp;put a word in for Ronnie, so&nbsp;he was invited to fly in for an audition. The day after the audition, Ronnie called James to hear the great news. No doubt about it, Elvis had decided that Ronnie was the man for the seat. (He got the job).&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00" align=center><FONT color=olive>In July of 1969, Elvis&nbsp;returned to live performances after an&nbsp;eight year absence.&nbsp;By mid July 1969 Elvis and&nbsp;the newly formed&nbsp;TCB Band where well in to rehearsals for the four week stint due to start July 31st 1969 at <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The International Hotel, Las Vegas</FONT>, ending August 28th, a total of fifty seven shows.&nbsp;At this time, the TCB Band consisted of&nbsp;James Burton (lead guitar), Jerry Scheff (bass guitar), John Wilkinson (rhythm guitar), Larry Muhoberac (piano) and Ronnie Tutt (drums). During 1970, personnel changed and this was the start of some of the original musicians being replaced on a temporary basis by others. James Burton and John Wilkinson are the two members of the band not to have been replaced and remained in the band for each show from July 31st 1969 until the final performance on June 26th 1977 at The Market Square Arena,&nbsp;Indianapolis. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00" align=center><FONT color=olive>Here, we have tried to put together a brief biography&nbsp;in recognition of each musician's contribution&nbsp;to Elvis'&nbsp;TCB Band during his live performances. To add an extra dimension, we have also included external web links where relevant. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00" align=center><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMZOX2WXAI" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=olive size=3>Click here</FONT></A><FONT color=olive> to watch a small piece of audience footage from The International Hotel (1969). </FONT></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par442287"></a><table width="100%"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"> <img src="images/Elvis Band 1974.jpg" " border="0"> </td></tr></table><a name="par429848"></a><table width="100%"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"> <img src="images/elvispresleyintheghettogreatvi(1).gif" " border="0"> </td></tr></table><a name="par431264"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <H5 style="COLOR: #ff6600"><U>Musicians</U></H5> <H5 style="COLOR: #ff6600">John Wilkinson&nbsp;-&nbsp;(Rhythm Guitar)</H5> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><IMG title=Image style="FLOAT: left" height=240 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/bhjohn.jpg" width=251 border=4><FONT color=teal>John Wilkinson was born in Washington DC in 1945. He was raised in Springfield Missouri. John's father was a Professor of Psychology and his mother, a wonderful home maker. He had a good and happy childhood and wonderful parents. Music was the main focal point in the home and never a day would go by without it. When John first heard and watched Elvis as a young boy, it was at the time Elvis was in the Louisiana Hayride. He loved&nbsp;his music which was totally different to what they were used to in Springfield. Folk were&nbsp;used to country music. John's parents' reaction to hearing Elvis was one thing, but seeing him was another. They were conservative people and not excited with the image of their son's idol, however this did not deter him from buying Elvis' records and eventually his parents accepted John's new tastes. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>When John first saw Elvis on TV, he did not like the way he&nbsp;played and treated his Martin D18 guitar and swore that one day he would tell him. John started playing the guitar himself at the age of five and by the age of six, he was also playing the banjo.&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>Elvis came to John's hometown and was second bill to Hank Snow.&nbsp;They were appearing at The Shrine Mosque, about the only place in Springfield to hold any shows.&nbsp;John found out when the&nbsp;sound checks were taking place&nbsp;and decided to make his way there to try and get to see and to speak to Elvis. He went in search of the dressing room and eventually found him.&nbsp; After knocking first before entering, he extended his hand to Elvis introducing himself. Elvis being the polite guy he was, invited him to sit down and asked him what he was doing there. John replied, "Elvis, you can't play guitar worth a damn."&nbsp;Elvis laughed and challenged John to play guitar for him. Against the wall was an old Gibson J45. He played and&nbsp;sang for Elvis and he was impressed with this kid. However, the conversation was soon interrupted&nbsp;when&nbsp;two burly guys entered the room and wanted to know what&nbsp;John was doing there. Elvis told them that John was his friend and he had just given him a guitar lesson. Before leaving Elvis told John that one day they would meet again. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>John was always into folk music and listened to and copied the likes of The Kingston Trio (who John became a member of and left in 1975)&nbsp;The Weavers, Peter, Paul and Mary and&nbsp;Gordon Lightfoot.&nbsp;Forming his own band at school, 'The Coachmen'&nbsp;he started performing&nbsp;professionally at 13 years of age, earning himself $25. His influences in music as well as Elvis, were Johnny Cash, Wilbur Brothers and&nbsp;Flatt and Scruggs (Scruggs&nbsp;inspiring him to play banjo). He enjoyed Gospel music too because of the harmonies, influences similar to Elvis'. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>Around 1964 John moved to California and attended university. It was also to be his second meeting with Elvis. John&nbsp;was working successfully in the clubs and bars,&nbsp;building himself an excellent reputation in the recording studios. He and his band played at the famous Whiskey A Go Go Bar in L.A. John received a phone call one weekend from the manager asking him if he and his band would stand in&nbsp;on the opening act for&nbsp;Jefferson Airplane. Later that evening following the show, he was changing in his dressing room when he noticed a huge frame of a man in his door way through the mirror, a guy he found out later to be one of Elvis' body guards, a native American known as 'Chief.' He informed John that someone wanted to see him right away in the club. John wasn't going to argue and went with him. He was led over to a table roped off in the corner and Elvis was there. He remembered John from the meeting they had in Springfield when he was nine years old and his guitar lesson. John was invited back to the house to sing some country and gospel songs and to just hang out there. On leaving the house in the wee hours of the next morning, Elvis told John that one day he was going to quit movies and return to performing. "I really hope that you do Elvis," John replied. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>In the middle of 1968, John received another phone call. This time it was not&nbsp;from the manager of a night club. It was Elvis himself. It was common knowledge to John's friends that he listened to Elvis, and he thought it was one of them playing a trick on him and&nbsp;hung up!&nbsp;The phone&nbsp;rang again and the voice on the other end told him not to hang up, that it really was Elvis. Elvis reminded him of the conversation he had with him about returning to live performances and that he had a bunch of the best musicians ready for his band. Red and Sonny West were sent to pick John up and take him to Elvis' home. At the house, the mics and sound systems where set up and they began to play. Elvis was delighted with the sound and sent everyone home,&nbsp;except John. There was still a position for a rhythm guitarist and Elvis wanted John to fill it. He accepted the offer and the deal was sealed with a hand shake. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>At this time, not only did he join&nbsp;The TCB Band but John also went into the recording studios at RCA&nbsp;and released his first single, <EM>Your A Woman</EM> followed by&nbsp;<EM>You Got Nothing To Be Ashamed Of</EM>&nbsp; and <EM>The Last Resort</EM>. After Elvis died, John returned to L.A. and formed a band called 'Justice.' After a time, John realised that he needed a change and&nbsp;joined a company called Radio Shack, later&nbsp;moving on to an aircraft company. Unfortunately John suffered a stroke in 1989&nbsp;but it didn't stop him returning to music. After a period of rehabilitation,&nbsp;he appeared at an Elvis tribute show in Germany and&nbsp;was once again&nbsp;reunited with Kathy Westmoreland, J.D. Sumner and The Stamps,&nbsp;The Jordanaires and Sean Neilson. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><FONT color=teal>Today, John still makes guest appearances, sometimes with the current TCB Band.&nbsp;He is still&nbsp;a big hit with&nbsp;the audience&nbsp;and still proud of his time with his boss and&nbsp;best friend, Elvis Presley. John has also written a book </FONT><A href="http://www.amazon.com/Before-During-After-Elvis-Presley/dp/1419629514" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=teal size=3>'My Life Before, During and After Elvis Presley.</FONT></A><FONT color=teal>' </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><A href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=HaERc33V0Mg" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=teal size=3>John Wilkinson</FONT></A><FONT color=teal> was Elvis Presley's rhythm guitarist from July 1969 until June 26th 1977. </FONT></P> <P style="COLOR: #ffff00"><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:dzfoxqugld6e~T4" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=teal size=3>Click here</FONT></A><FONT color=teal> to view John's discography. </FONT></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par431263"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=contentheading width="100%">James' Biography </TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=PDF onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=17','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=17" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=Print onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=17&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=57','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=17&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=57" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=E-mail onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=17&amp;itemid=57','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=17&amp;itemid=57" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333300">Birthday: 21st August. Star sign: Leo.</SPAN> </P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray><IMG title=Image style="FLOAT: left" height=319 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/james%20burton%20290504alt.jpg" width=202 border=0> </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>James was born in Minden, Louisiana and moved to Shreveport with his family when he was&nbsp;ten years old. He has been playing the guitar since the age of&nbsp;thirteen and is self-taught. At fourteen, he was hired to be part of the staff band for the enormously popular Louisiana Hayride Radio Show in Shreveport, which was the start of his career in music. A few years later, James played in the Dale Hawkins band and his guitar solo on the 1957 hit song <EM><A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=r67a2f4aoxaw9hgudjkq7a8&amp;r=20.asx" target=_blank>Susie Q </A></EM>would become one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. At&nbsp;seventeen James left Shreveport for California, joining Ricky Nelson's band in Los Angeles, which lead to&nbsp;regular appearances on <EM>The Ozzie &amp; Harriet Show.&nbsp;</EM>Numerous recording&nbsp;sessions followed with James playing the dobro as well as lead guitar.&nbsp;He released a single around this time entitled <EM>Swamp Surfer/Everybody Listens To The Dobro</EM>, which was&nbsp;under the name of Jimmy Dobro.&nbsp;&nbsp;He also made three other singles on the Fabor label&nbsp;in conjunction with Ricky's bass player, Joe Osborn, under the names of Jim and Joe. Throughout the 1960s, James&nbsp;worked with a whole host of artists including Dean Martin,&nbsp;Bobby Darin, The Everley Brothers,&nbsp;Frank Sinatra&nbsp;and&nbsp;on the soundtrack for <EM>Viva Las Vegas.</EM> In 1964 James was asked by Johnny Cash to play dobro on the pilot for the TV show <EM>Shindig</EM> and formed the group <EM>The Shindogs</EM> of which Glen D Hardin was also a member. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Elvis Presley approached James and asked him to play on the famous <EM>68 Special</EM> show, but James was working with Frank Sinatra at the time and had to decline. Elvis contacted James again in 1969 to tell him that he was returning to live performances and asked James to form a band to support him. That was when <EM>The TCB Band</EM> was formed. James continued to work with Elvis until 1977 and beyond. During the 1970s James also worked with Gram Parsons and was also a member of the <EM>Hot Band</EM> formed by Gram's girlfriend and backing singer Emmylou Harris. From 1978, James began working with John Denver and continued to do so for the next fifteen years. Glen D and Jerry were also part of John Denver's band at this time. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>1987 saw the TCB Band together again in the fantastic Roy Orbison <EM>Black &amp; White Night</EM> show, which is well worth watching to see James and Bruce Springsteen have a guitar duel during the song <EM>Pretty Woman. </EM>In August 1997 the first <EM>Elvis - The Concert</EM> show took place in Memphis and the band have continued to tour the world intermittently with this show since then, as well as appearing (mainly in Europe) with a variety of good vocal artists (see Events page for current show dates). </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>2001 saw James inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and he has also been honoured in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. A statue of James was placed in front of the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, next to&nbsp;a statue of Elvis, in 2005. This was the same venue where he had played as a fourteen year old boy, and where he holds <EM>The James Burton Guitar Festival.</EM> The festival supports the James Burton Foundation which is dedicated to raising money to provide technical training, music lessons and guitars to young musicians in schools, Shriners Hospitals and St Judes Hospital in Memphis. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>James, through his career has also been credited in a number of movies as a guitarist in various club scenes, the latest being <EM>The Guardian</EM> starring Kevin Costner. In 2006 Susie Quatro asked James to play lead guitar on a tribute song she wrote to Elvis , </FONT><A href="http://www.mediamax.com/moodyblue/Hosted/TCB/SingingWithAngelsClip.mp3/?a=stream" target=_blank><FONT color=gray>Singing With Angels</FONT></A><FONT color=gray>.&nbsp;(Click to hear a 90 second clip). Although recorded, the song has not yet been released. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>James has remained in&nbsp;Shreveport and lives there with his wife, Louise. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=gray>Click on&nbsp;<EM>Susie Q</EM> to hear a sound bite (Opens in Windows Media Player. </FONT><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&amp;qstechnology=" target=_blank><FONT color=gray>Click here</FONT></A><FONT color=gray> to download player).&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=gray>Find out more about James by visiting the following links: </FONT></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:jz63tr79kl1x~1~T40B" target=_blank><FONT color=gray>Discography</FONT></A><FONT color=gray> (All Music Guide) <SPAN class=topictitle><STRONG><FONT color=olive><SPAN class=topictitle><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/gif10.gif" border=0 ?></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par431262"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=contentheading width="100%"><FONT color=cyan>Jerry's Biography </FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=PDF onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=14','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=14" target=_blank></A><FONT color=cyan>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=Print onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=14&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=59','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=14&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=59" target=_blank></A><FONT color=cyan>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=E-mail onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=14&amp;itemid=59','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=14&amp;itemid=59" target=_blank></A><FONT color=cyan>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <P><FONT color=cyan>Birthday: 31st January. Star sign: Aquarius </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan><IMG title=Image style="FLOAT: left" height=152 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/bass%20boy.jpg" width=108 border=0> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>Bass player Jerry Scheff is a native of San Francisco and originally got his start playing in jazz clubs in the Bay Area at the age of 15. Following a three-year stint as a musician in the U.S. Navy, Jerry joined jazz guitarist Barney Kessel in Los Angeles. After achieving a&nbsp;successful debut as a jazz string bassist, he decided to seek out session work instead in the pop/rock world of&nbsp;Los Angeles. With his appearance on </FONT><A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=ry8o3idepojugxuvrawawy8&amp;r=20.asx" target=_blank><FONT color=cyan><EM>Along Comes Mary</EM>,</FONT></A><FONT color=cyan> a hit by vocal group <EM>The Assocoation</EM>, the demand for Jerry's services increased considerably. In the following years he worked for the Everly Brothers, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Rivers, Neil Diamond, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Mathis, Pat Boone, Dionne Warwick, Barbara Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Bette Midler, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Leonard Nimoy (of Star Trek fame), and even the Muppets! Jerry played&nbsp;bass parts for The Doors' <EM>L.A. Woman album</EM> in 1971,&nbsp;leading to his distinctly recognisable contribution to the hit record<EM> <A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=v2gj5ccyv1jc470w0j6nhaa&amp;r=20.asx" target=_blank>Riders On The Storm</A></EM>. About this time, he became a member of Elvis Presley's touring band and can be seen performing in the documentary films <EM>Elvis: That's The Way It Is</EM> (1970) and&nbsp;<EM>Elvis On Tour</EM> (1972) as well as the first ever show broadcast via satellite, <EM>Aloha From Hawaii</EM> (1973). Though he openly admits to not being an Elvis fan prior to meeting "the King," Presley's artistry won him over and he continued to work with Elvis until his death in 1977. Afterwards, he worked with Bob Dylan on the acclaimed album <EM>Street Legal</EM> (1978), in addition to session work with Johnny Cash and Richard Thompson. In the '80s and '90s, he toured with Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips and John Denver. Jerry also appeared with Roy Orbison and friends on the TV concert, <EM>A Black and White Night</EM> (1987). </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>Following the success of the first ever <EM>Elvis - The Concert</EM> show in August 1997, Jerry and the TCB Band have toured worldwide with this spectacular show, thrilling audiences from Europe to Asia. To read Jerry's reflections on the show and being reunited with Elvis's band members and backing singers after a twenty year gap, </FONT><A href="http://www.scheff.com/tcb/read.htm" target=_blank><FONT color=cyan>click here</FONT></A><FONT color=cyan>.&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>As well as being a talented musician, song writing is also a passion of Jerry's, with perhaps <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;token=&amp;sql=33:0z5exqu5ldje" target=_blank>Fire Down Below</A></EM> being the most well known, certainly amongst Elvis fans. This musical flair must run in the family as Jerry's three sons are all accomplished musicians, with son Jason Scheff filing Peter Cetera's singer and bass guitar spots&nbsp;in the band <EM>Chicago</EM>. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>In 2003, Jerry moved from California to the Scottish borders and lives with his wife Natalie and stepchildren Annie,&nbsp;Calum and Louis... oh... and lets not forget Sox (the dog) and Smittie (the cat). </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>Click on a song title to hear a sound bite or for further information (Sound bites open&nbsp;in Windows Media Player. </FONT><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&amp;qstechnology=" target=_blank><FONT color=cyan>Click here</FONT></A><FONT color=cyan> to download player).&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=cyan>Find out more about Jerry by visiting the following links: </FONT></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;searchlink=JERRY|SCHEFF&amp;sql=11:usuj6j3771r0~T4" target=_blank><FONT color=cyan>Jerry's discography</FONT></A><FONT color=cyan> (All Music Guide) </FONT> <LI><A href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=116048807" target=_blank><FONT color=cyan>Jerry's MySpace</FONT></A><FONT color=cyan>&nbsp; </FONT></LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par431260"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=contentheading width="100%">Ron's Biography </TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=PDF onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=15','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=15" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=Print onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=15&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=58','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=15&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=58" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=E-mail onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=15&amp;itemid=58','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=emailform&amp;id=15&amp;itemid=58" target=_blank></A>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><FONT color=blue>&nbsp;Birthday: 12th March. Star sign: Pisces. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><IMG title=Image style="FLOAT: left" height=115 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/1.bmp" width=170 border=0>Born in Dallas, Texas, Ron started&nbsp;tap dancing along with singing&nbsp;at the age of three. He studied tap for eight years and was considered a "child prodigy" by many.&nbsp;By the</SPAN> third grade he was playing&nbsp;trumpet with the school orchestra, and at ten won first prize in a Dallas ukulele contest. At&nbsp;age eleven&nbsp;he tap-danced on the first ever&nbsp;program broadcast&nbsp;LIVE on television in Dallas/Fort Worth. It wasn't until the summer of his junior year in high school that Ron gave up the trumpet and began playing drums. Not surprisingly, he excelled and it became his passion. His first paying gig was with an excellent Western Swing band composed of skilled musicians, of which two members went on to become legends: Tommy Morrell on steel guitar and Leon Rhodes on electric guitar. This band later became the staff band for live radio broadcast on Saturday nights from the Northside Coliseum called "The Northside Jamboree." The significant point of this is that Elvis came on our show with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, meeting them for the first time. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue></FONT></P> <DIV class=mosimage style="FLOAT: right" align=center><FONT color=blue><IMG title=Image height=184 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/sandy%20lee%20fields.jpg" width=275 border=0> </FONT> <DIV class=mosimage_caption><FONT color=blue>Sandy Lee Fields &amp; The Western Nightriders (Ron's far left)</FONT></DIV></DIV> <P><FONT color=blue></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue>Following high school,&nbsp;Ron studied music&nbsp;at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas&nbsp;but left after two to three years to pursue drumming full time as a professional. After working in the studios of Dallas and Memphis, Ron moved to Los Angeles in 1969 following his first appearance with Elvis Presley's "comeback" performances at the International Hotel, which was later to become the Las Vegas Hilton. The first hit Ron played on was the first "live" version recorded on stage of <EM><A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=vg9d1t4c0lih9cz591owlpe&amp;r=20.asx" target=_blank>Suspicious Minds</A></EM>. Some of the most notable hits that soon followed were Merle Haggard's studio version of <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:fifyx990ldde~T" target=_blank>Oakie from Muskogee</A></EM> along with bandmate James Burton. Next was Bobby Sherman's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:wxftxcealdje~T" target=_blank>Easy Come Easy Go</A>, </EM>The Hughes Corporation's <EM>Rock The Boat</EM>, Cat Steven's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:dvfpxvlgld0e~T" target=_blank>Peace Train</A></EM>, Cher's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:gjftxvrhldte~T" target=_blank>Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves</A></EM>, Barbara Streisand's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:wjfexzqrldhe~T" target=_blank>Stoney End</A></EM>, Sammy Davis Jr's </FONT><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:39foxc9hld0e~T" target=_blank><FONT color=blue><EM>Mr Bo-Jangles</EM>,</FONT></A><FONT color=blue> Billy Joel's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:f9ftxxejldhe~T" target=_blank>Piano Man</A></EM>, Neil Diamond's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;token=&amp;sql=33:wzfexqt5ldhe" target=_blank>Play Me</A></EM>,&nbsp;Delaney and Bonnie's <EM><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:hifixc9ald0e~T" target=_blank>Soul Shake</A>...</EM> </FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par431261"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P><FONT color=blue>Ron is also a talented singer and has recorded as a solo artist as well as singing backing both on stage and in the studio with Neil Diamond and numerous radio station IDs, jingles and tracks, including the bass solo voice on Johnny Rivers' </FONT><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=50:3nftxx80ldde~T" target=_blank><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=blue><EM>Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu."</EM> </FONT></FONT></FONT></A></P> <P><FONT color=blue>Ron has worked with innumerable artists including Jerry&nbsp;Garcia,&nbsp;The Carpenters, The Flying Burrito Bros.,&nbsp;Emmylou Harris, Billy Joel, Linda Ronstadt, Little Richard, Los Lobos, Henry Mancini, The Beach Boys, Maria Mauldaur, Bert Bacharach, Michael Nesmith, George Martin, Roy Orbison, Bill Black, Gram Parsons, Ringo Starr, Johnny Rivers, Barbara Streisand, Tony Sheridan, Jackie Deshanon, Elvis Costello, Dory Previn, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Alex Harvey, Kenny Rogers, Bonny Raitt, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Michael McDonald&nbsp;and of course Elvis Presley and Neil Diamond (with whom he has worked since 1981). </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue>On working with such legendary singers, Ron comments, "If I had to narrow it down, the&nbsp;greatest music influences on my life would be Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia and Neil Diamond. Elvis for the flashy, explosive, slightly out of control, style of playing that he brought out in me that mirrored his performance and personality, Jerry for his casual, laid-back, no hype, soulful style, but Neil has influenced me to be a disciplined team player. He leaves little to chance. He makes sure we are all well-rehearsed and fundamentally prepared. We know we are going to win every time we go on stage - just like a great sports team, and that's a great feeling!" </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue>Ron now lives near Nashville with his wife Donna, son Jared&nbsp;and numerous animal friends. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue>Click on the song titles to hear a sound bite or for more information. (Sound bites&nbsp;open in Windows Media Player. </FONT><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&amp;qstechnology=" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3>Click here</FONT></A><FONT color=blue> to download player). </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=blue>Find out more about Ron by visiting the following links: </FONT></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:7t66mpbd9f7o~T4" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3>Discography</FONT></A><FONT color=blue> (All Music Guide) </FONT> <LI><A href="http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ron_Tutt.html" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3>Drummerworld</FONT></A><FONT color=blue> </FONT></LI></UL> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par431259"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=contentheading width="100%"><FONT color=orange>Glen D's Biography </FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=PDF onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=13','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;do_pdf=1&amp;id=13" target=_blank></A><FONT color=orange>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><A title=Print onclick="window.open('http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=13&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=26','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" href="http://tcbfanclub.com/index2.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=13&amp;pop=1&amp;page=0&amp;Itemid=26" target=_blank></A><FONT color=orange>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"><FONT color=orange></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><FONT color=orange>Birthday: 18th April. Star sign: Aries.&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><FONT color=orange><IMG title=Image style="FLOAT: left" height=239 alt=Image hspace=6 src="http://tcbfanclub.com/images/stories/sitecontent/glen%20bio%20small.jpg" width=279 border=0> </FONT></P> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><FONT color=orange>Glen D Hardin was born in&nbsp;Collingsworh County, Texas. He learned to play the&nbsp;piano by the age of eight but hadn't&nbsp;thought about playing the piano professionally until he got a job&nbsp;in the infamous Palomino Club in Long Beach, California.&nbsp;His musical career then really took off&nbsp;in 1962 when he became a member of <EM>The Crickets</EM>, previously Buddy Holly's band. During this time Glen started to write music and songs not only for <EM>The Crickets</EM> but also other fellow artists at Liberty Records. In&nbsp;1965, one song, <EM><A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=oz79hwhkej5mxyymf7ua99q&amp;r=64.asx" target=_blank>Count Me In</A></EM>&nbsp;became a number one hit for <EM>Gary Lewis and The Playboys. </EM>In the same year, he&nbsp;joined<EM> The Shindogs</EM> with James Burton and became a regular on the&nbsp;TV show <EM>Shindig</EM>. Through out the late sixties&nbsp;Glen D&nbsp;worked in recording studios with many other artists of that period. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><FONT color=orange>He&nbsp;joined the TCB Band in 1970 through to 1976 and as well as playing piano for Elvis, both in recording sessions and live performances, Glen D arranged music for&nbsp;him and&nbsp;was a key member of the group. Glen received a gold record for arranging the music on Elvis's hit, <EM><A href="http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?link=g0sm17bxkn7xyhauv4qen1f&amp;r=20.asx" target=_blank>The Wonder of You</A>.</EM>&nbsp;Also during the seventies, he&nbsp;worked on recording sessions with Dean Martin, Gram Parsons and Linda Ronstadt and&nbsp;was a member of the <EM>Hot Band</EM> working with Emmylous Harris into the eighties. Glen, along with Jerry and James, also played with John Denver both on tour and in the studio. Other recording artists he played with into the nineties were&nbsp;Bing Crosby, Kenny Rogers,&nbsp;Michael Nesmith (from The Monkeys), Hoyt Axton, Chris Hillman and reunion concerts with The Crickets. You will also see Glen D with the TCB Band on Roy Orbison's <EM>Black &amp; White Night</EM>&nbsp; DVD. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333"><FONT color=orange>In August of 1997, he teamed up once more with the TCB Band for the first ever production of <EM>Elvis&nbsp; - The Concert</EM>&nbsp; in Memphis, reuniting a whole host of musicians and singers with Elvis via video. He has since toured worldwide with this production and continues to perform&nbsp;with a number of other vocal artists, taking care of business musically with his three friends and colleagues. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><FONT color=orange></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=orange><A href="http://www.epgold.com/mpegvideo/tcb%20band%20before%20concert.WMV"><IMG height=13 src="http://www.epgold.com/news/videoclip.gif" width=60 border=0></A><FONT color=#ffffff size=3><B>TCB Band Arrives For The Show</B></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429841"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <H3>The Ken Darby Trio (1956)</H3> <UL> <LI>Chuck Prescott <LI>John Dodson <LI>Rad Robinson </LI></UL> <P align=center>Ken Darby was the musical director for <I>Love Me Tender</I>, Elvis' first film. The Ken Darby Trio backed Elvis on the four soundtrack songs, including the hit title song. </P> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> <P align=center><BR>&nbsp;</P> <H3>The Mello Men (1962 - 1965)</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="http://members.aol.com/bejacob/thurl.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Thurl Ravenscroft</FONT></A> - bass <LI>Max Smith - tenor (retired in 1966, replaced by Gene Merlino) <LI>Gene Merlino - tenor (1966 - 1972?) <LI>Bill Lee - baritone <LI>Bob Hamlin - lead tenor (until 1955, left the group) <LI>Bob Stevens - lead tenor (1955 - 1961, Bob died in 1961 and was replaced by Bill Cole) <LI>Bill Cole - lead tenor (1962 - 1972?) </LI></UL> <P align=center>This group backed up Elvis on the soundtrack session for <I>It Happened At The World's Fair</I> in October 1962. They can also be seen in the film, during the performance of "One Broken Heart For Sale". They also provided backing on the title song to the film <I>Roustabout</I>, recorded in March 1964, as well as the entire session for the soundtrack of <I>Paradise Hawaiian Style</I>, in July and August of 1965. Much more info on the Mello Men is available at the Thurl Ravenscroft site above (which now has a separate <A href="http://members.aol.com/allthurl/mellomen.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Mello Men page</FONT></A>), as well as some interesting sound clips. There is a photo of the group on the <A href="http://members.aol.com/allthurl/singers.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Thurl Ravenscroft in Music</FONT></A> page. Tom Wagner, who corrected me on some details (thanks, Tom), says his sister is writing a book on the Sportsmen Quartet, and since some of the members of that group became members of The Mellomen, they will be prominently featured in her book. </P> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> <P align=center><BR>&nbsp;</P> <H3>The Nashville Edition (1970 - 1971)</H3> <UL> <LI>Dolores Edgin <LI>June Page <LI>Hurshel Wiginton <LI>Joe Babcock </LI></UL> <P align=center>This vocal group consisted of people who sang with Elvis individually on different recordings. (See individual entries below.) As The Nashville Edition, they accompanied Elvis during the recording sessions of March 15 and June 4 - 8, 1970, and March 15, 1971. </P> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429831"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <H3>The Amigos (1962 - 1963)</H3> <UL> <LI>Jose Vadiz <LI>Miguel Alcaide <LI>Felix Melendes <LI>Pedro Berrios <LI>German Vega </LI></UL> <P align=center>The Amigos backed Elvis on "We'll Be Together" from <I>Girls! Girls! Girls!</I>, in March of 1962, and then again on the <I>Fun In Acapulco</I> soundtrack, in January and February of 1963. </P> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429829"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <H3>The Blossoms (1968)</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="http://darlenelove.com/"><FONT color=#0000ff>Darlene Love</FONT></A> - (born Darlene Wright) One of Phil Spector's studio singers, Darlene sang lead on the Crystals' hit, "He's A Rebel", and as a solo artist had quite a few hits as well, including the holiday rock 'n' roll classic, "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" <LI>Jean King <LI>Fanita James </LI></UL>This group of "unsung heroines" backed Elvis for his NBC-TV special "Elvis" (the "comeback" special), recorded in June of 1968. One of the girls does the duet with Elvis on "Let Yourself Go", in the video version of the song (the CD version is just Elvis). They also sing "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", as part of the Gospel Medley. The Blossoms appeared briefly in Elvis' last feature film, <I>Change of Habit</I> (1970), as Elvis' neighbors. The "History of Rock" webpage below is a very interesting and very detailed account of the Blossoms' career. The Blossoms can be heard, completely uncredited, on many other Phil Spector girl-group hits, as well as the Darlene Love "solo" songs mentioned above. <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.history-of-rock.com/blossoms.htm"><FONT color=#0000ff>The Blossoms</FONT></A> - from the "History of Rock" website <LI><A href="http://www.history-of-rock.com/bob_b.htm"><FONT color=#0000ff>Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans</FONT></A> - also from the "History of Rock" website. Darlene and Fanita recorded with this group, another from Phil Spector's studio. <LI><A href="http://music.excite.com/artist/biography/-43294"><FONT color=#0000ff>The Blossoms</FONT></A> - from Excite.com's site. <LI><A href="http://ggf.tripod.com/blossoms.html"><FONT color=#0000ff>The Blossoms' Photo Gallery</FONT></A> - from "The Girl-Groups Fan Club" website. </LI></UL> <TD><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/bestofdarlenelove.jpg"><BR><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/blossoms.bmp"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429830"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <H3><A href="http://www.theimperials.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=4>The Imperials</FONT></A> (1966 - 1971)</H3> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.archives.state.al.us/famous/music/jhess.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Jake Hess</FONT></A> <LI>Jim Murray <LI><A href="http://garymcspadden.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Gary McSpadden</FONT></A> <LI>Armand Morales <LI>Sherrill Nielsen - also see individual entry <LI>Jake Hess had left the group in 1967 along with Gary McSpadden.&nbsp; Terry Blackwood and Roger Wiles were in the group on July 31, 1969 along with Joe Moscheo.&nbsp; Roger left in 1971 and Greg Gordon took his place.&nbsp; <BR></LI></UL> <P align=center>The Imperials first joined up with Elvis in May of 1966, for his first non-soundtrack recording session in over two years. Out of these sessions came the entire <I>How Great Thou Art</I> album, as well as six other songs. The Imperials would accompany Elvis on many occasions for the next five years, both in the studio, and for many of his live concerts during his "comeback" period. They also appeared in the documentary <I>Elvis: That's the Way It Is</I> in 1970. Their last session with Elvis was for another gospel album, <I>He Touched Me</I>, recorded in May and June of 1971.<BR><BR></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000HZOQ/elviswomen"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Buy The Imperials' music at Amazon.com!</FONT></A> <LI><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000058TA5/elviswomen"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Buy Gary McSpadden's music at Amazon.com!</FONT></A> </LI></UL> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429832"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center> <TABLE width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <H3><A href="http://www.jordanaires.net/"><FONT color=#810081 size=4>The Jordanaires</FONT></A> (1956 - 1970)</H3> <UL> <LI>Gordon Stoker (first tenor) - also see individual entry <LI><A href="http://www.tennessean.com/sii/00/04/23/matthews23.shtml"><FONT color=#0000ff>Neal Matthews</FONT></A> (second tenor) <LI>Hoyt Hawkins (baritone) <LI>Hugh Jarrett (bass) (up to June 1958) <LI>Ray Walker (bass) (from June 1958 on) </LI></UL>Probably the group most often associated with Elvis, the Jordanaires appeared on almost all Elvis' recordings from July 1956 through September 1970. They had previously backed Hank Snow, among others, having sung at the Grand Ole Opry for many years. In Memphis at the Cotton Carnival in early 1954, Elvis met the Jordanaires backstage and told them, "If I ever cut a record, I want to use you guys singing background with me." Their first session with Elvis took place on July 2, 1956, and produced the double-sided hit record "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" which would be Elvis' biggest selling single of all-time. Their last sessions with Elvis were the marathon recording dates of June 4 - 8, 1970, which yielded 34 songs, and a follow-up session on September 22 producing only 4 cuts. These sessions produced the albums <I>That's The Way It Is</I>, <I>Elvis Country</I>, and <I>Love Letters</I>, along with a few leftovers! The Jordanaires can be seen in a few of Elvis' films, most notably in <I>Loving You</I>, in the final number on stage, and in <I>G.I. Blues</I>, during the song, "Frankfort Special". After Elvis' death, they released a tribute album, <I>The Jordanaires Sing Elvis's Gospel Favorites</I>.<BR><BR> <CENTER><A href="http://www.jordanaires.net/"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordsban2.gif" border=0></A></CENTER> <TD><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanaires01.jpg"><BR><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanaires.jpg"><BR> <CENTER>The Jordanaires with Elvis</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Jordanaires.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>The Jordanaires</FONT></A> - from the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame website. <LI><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/40015/elviswomen"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Buy The Jordanaires' music at Amazon.com!</FONT></A> </LI></UL> <CENTER> <TABLE width="20%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanairesCD.jpg"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanairesthisland.jpg"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanairestributetoelvis.jpg"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jordanaireselvisfavorites.jpg"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par429833"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <H3 align=center><A href="http://www.jdsumner.com/Stampsquartet.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=4>J.D. Sumner &amp; The Stamps Quartet</FONT></A> (1971 - 1977)</H3> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.jdsumner.com/jdwelcome.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>J.D. Sumner</FONT></A> (bass) -- Formerly of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, J.D. Sumner is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records for having the world's lowest bass singing voice. He was also the founder of the National Quartet Convention. </DIV></LI></UL> <P align=center>--- various members included: <BR></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.thestampsquartet.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Ed Enoch</FONT></A> (lead)&nbsp; </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.home.earthlink.net/~edenoch/ed_hill.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Ed Hill</FONT></A> (baritone) </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center>Larry Strickland </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.jdsumner.com/DonnieSumner.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Donnie Sumner</FONT></A> (lead) (J.D.'s nephew) </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center>Bill Baize </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center>Buck Buckles </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.jdsumner.com/RichardSterban.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#810081 size=3>Richard Sterban</FONT></A> (bass) </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center>Pat Brown (first tenor) </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=center>Dave Roland (baritone) (Dave later was part of the country group <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000DMTY/elviswomen"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>"Dave and Sugar"</FONT></A>) </DIV></LI></UL> <P align=center>Elvis met J.D. Sumner when he was a teenager, when J.D. was singing with the Sunshine Boys in Memphis. He would let Elvis in backstage to meet the gospel groups. In 1972, after losing both the Jordanaires and the Imperial Quartet, Elvis asked J.D. and his group, the Stamps Quartet, to back him both on stage and in the studio. They were performing with Elvis live by at least February of 1972, when recordings were made of Elvis' Vegas show. Their first session together in the studio was in March of that year and produced "Burning Love", "Always On My Mind", and "Separate Ways", among others. These last two songs were filmed for <I>Elvis On Tour</I>. The Stamps can be seen throughout the film, and anyone who doubts that Elvis loved gospel music need only watch his reaction to the Stamps' performance of "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" (He's definitely enjoying it). After Elvis' death, the Stamps released the tribute albums <I>Elvis' Favorite Gospel Songs</I> and <I>Memories of Our Friend Elvis</I>. J.D. Sumner released a tribute single called "Elvis Has Left the Building".&nbsp;</P> <P align=center>Ed Enoch who owned and formed Golden Covenant and he employed the other members.</P> <P align=center>In August 2003, Ed Enoch, owner-manager-and lead vocalist of The Stamps Quartet acquired the official trademark to the legendary, </P> <P align=center>Stamps Quartet name.</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=center><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RJSY/elviswomen"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>Buy The Stamps' music at Amazon.com!</FONT></A> </DIV></LI></UL> <CENTER> <TABLE width="30%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/verynewsoundofstamps.jpg"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/stampssinggospelclassics.jpg"><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/jdsumner45.jpg"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG src="http://elvisfaq.greggers.net/faqimgs/music5.gif" align=bottom></CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG><FONT color=red size=5>JD Sumner - Wayfaring Stranger</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR></CENTER> <P align=center><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/mu_wW4OJwjY width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></P> <P align=center><BR>&nbsp;</P> </td> <td valign="top"> <P align=center>&nbsp;</P> <P align=center><A href="http://www.thestampsquartet.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#810081 size=3>www.thestampsquartet.com</FONT></A></P> <P align=center><A href="http://www.myspace.com/thestampsquartet"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#810081 size=3>www.myspace.com/thestampsquartet</FONT></A></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par432727"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <img src="images/Stamps(1).JPG" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3" border="0"> <P align=left><FONT color=lime size=4><STRONG>The Stamps Quartet</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>at </FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>The Grand Ole Opry</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>Nashville, TN</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>August 10, 2007</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>They sung</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=yellow>"You'll Never Walk Alone"</FONT></STRONG><B><FONT face=Garamond size=4>&nbsp; A Legendary Golden</FONT></B></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align=center><B><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Stamps Issue</FONT></B></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align=center>&nbsp;</P> <P align=center><B><FONT face=Garamond color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></B>&nbsp;</P> </td> </tr> </table> <a name="par461121"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><IMG hspace=10 src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/TheStampsenrouteforconcertRareElvisPresley.com.jpg" vspace=3 border=0><IMG hspace=10 src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/JdSumnerRareElvisPresley.com.jpg" vspace=3 border=0></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT color=olive>The Stamps Quartet Bus - Gift from Elvis</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/TheStampsQuartetBus.jpg" border=0 ?></P> </td