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Elvis Presley Backing Singer Dies At The Age Of 78

He was a member of The Jordanaires...

Elvis Presley Backing Singer Dies At The Age Of 78

Hugh Jarrett, a backing singer for Elvis Presley, has died at the age of 78, according to a funeral home in Atlanta.

Northside Chapel Funeral Directors said that Jarret died in hospital on Saturday after sustaining injuries in a traffic accident.

Jarrett was a bass singer Presley’s Jordanaires from 1954-58 and also toured with Presley after he finished military service in 1960, reports the Associated Press.

The singer, who starred in a number of Presley’s movies, last performed with the Jordanaires in 1997 in Memphis.

A funeral will be held this Friday.

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