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Profile of Ray Walker
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Ray Walker |
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10th August 1904 |
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Newark, New Jersey, USA |
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Ray Walker is a member of the reknowned singing group The Jordanaires, Ray Walker has served as the bass singer for the group since June 1, 1958. Among the accolades the group has received during his tenure with The Jordanaires is induction into the Country Hall of Fame.
During the early 1960s, Ray Walker, Neal Matthews, Jr., Hoyte Hawkins and Gordon Stoker helped mode the genre of Country Music known as "The Nashville Sound", singing harmonies backup to such artists as Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves.
Also known for his solo recordings, Mr. Walker has helped in the development of albums and CD's of a capella composition performed, among others, by the Freed-Hardeman Singers and the Harding College Choir. For years, he served as song director for "The Amazing Grace" bible program, produced by the Madison Church of Christ in the Nashville suburb.
A truly talented gentleman, he continues to perform with The Jordanaires, and the group also performs occasionally with country crooner Ronnie McDowell in programs dedicated to the memory of the group's most famous lead artist, Elvis Presley.
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