Neal Matthews

Born Oct 26, 1929, Matthews started singing second tenor in the Jordanaires in 1953. The group started doing history vocals for Elvis Presley 3 years later on. The gospel-ish harmonizing could be noticed on strikes by Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Dean, Merle Haggard, and Tom Jones. He also authored a publication, The Nashville Numbering Program, originally released in June 1988 by Hal Leonard. At age 70, Neal Matthews passed away from a coronary attack in his Brentwood, TN, house on Apr 21, 2000. Neal Matthews-related produces are Patsy Cline’s The Patsy Cline Tale, Patsy Cline Display, Nice Dreams, Last Classes, Keeping in mind, Sentimentally Yours, A Family portrait of Patsy Cline, Here’s Patsy Cline; Elvis Presley’s Known And then Him: Elvis Gospel 1957-1971, The Ruler of Rock and roll ‘n’ Move: THE ENTIRE 50’s Experts, The Collection, His Lifestyle & His Music; k.d. lang’s Shadowland; Gordon Lightfoot’s Songbook; Jerry Lee Lewis’ All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology; Loretta Lynn’s All Period Gospel Favorites; Reba McEntire’s Reba McEntire; Don Gibson’s A Tale in My Period; Scotty Moore’s All of the King’s Guys; Billy Ray Cyrus’ IT WILL NOT Be the final; Don McLean’s For the Recollections; Glucose Ray Norcia’s Lovely & Swingin’; the Jordanaires’ Sing Gospel, Sing Elvis’ Favorite Gospel Tracks; Jimmy Sturr’s Polka! FOREVER Long, Living on Polka Period; Get Popular or GO BACK HOME: Classic RCA Rockabilly ’56-’59, Vols. 1 & 2; Hank Locklin’s Make sure you Help Me I’m Dropping; Ronnie McDowell’s Greatest Tribute towards the Ruler; Lefty Frizzell’s Life’s Like Poetry; Charlie McCoy’s From a Limb; and Duane Eddy’s Twangin’ From Phoenix to L.A.