Gordon Stoker
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Gordon Stoker was an American country and gospel singer best known as the longtime tenor and leader of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, who famously backed Elvis Presley and many other artists.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gordon Stoker canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
country singer
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human ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brenda Lee
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Charley Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Connie Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Parton NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferlin Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Orbison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tammy Wynette NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jordanaires NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
country music
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gospel music ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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gospel music ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Jordanaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gordon Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
being longtime tenor of The Jordanaires
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providing backing vocals on numerous Elvis Presley recordings ⓘ |
| notableWork | backing vocals for Elvis Presley recordings ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of The Jordanaires ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
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