The Jordanaires The Jordanaires The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are known for providing background vocals for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972. The group has also worked in the recording studio, on stage, and on television with many other country and rock and roll artists. The history of the Jordanaires can be traced back to the early 1940s, and the original Foggy River Boys, which were made up of the Matthews brothers, all ordained ministers: Bill (b. LaFollette, Tennessee, 1923), Monty (b. Pulaski, Kentucky, 1927), Jack,
The Who Tour 1971 in the year. 1971 was also the first year the group performed with backing tapes, which allowed them to include the synthesizer tracks from both "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley" onstage. Recorded backing tracks would be used more extensively during the "Quadrophenia" tours in 1973–1974 and in later years for songs like "Who Are You", "You Better You Bet", and "Eminence Front". Live material from 1971 (excluding TV appearances where the band mimed to pre-recorded material) has appeared on a number of different releases: The band played at least six shows at London's Young Vic theatre between 4