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Hugh Jarrett Elvis Presley's Back Up Singer Dies

Hugh Jarrett Elvis Presley's Back Up Singer Dies

Hugh Jarrett, 78, a member of Elvis Presley's backup singing group the Jordanaires, died Saturday at an Atlanta hospital from injuries suffered in a March car accident. The Jordanaires formed as a gospel quartet in 1948. Six years later Jarrett, who sang bass, joined the group, which caught Presley's attention after performing on “Arthur Godfrey's Talent ...


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