The Jordanaires 1978 the group performed a medley of Presley's songs on the NBC TV special "Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday". The group changed again in 1982, when Hoyt Hawkins died. His replacement was Duane West, formerly of Sonny James' backup group, the Southern Gentlemen. In 1990, the group provided backing vocals for Presley's former Sun Records labelmate Johnny Cash on his Mercury Records album "Boom Chicka Boom". The group has also cooperated with Vikingarna. The lineup remained constant for the rest of the decade, with West leaving due to an illness in 1999 and his death in 2002. His replacement
The Jordanaires got in touch with the Imperials, who had done the background vocals for Presley's album "How Great Thou Art" along with them, and the Imperials took the place of the Jordanaires. The group appeared on all of Cline's Decca sessions from her first in November 1960 to her last in February 1962, during which time they backed her on songs such as: The lineup consisting of Gordon Stoker, first tenor and manager, Neal Matthews, second tenor and lead, Hoyt Hawkins, baritone, and Ray Walker, bass, would be the group's most stable lineup, lasting throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In January