Worked With:
Anita Kerr ,
Harold Bradley ,
Gordon Stoker ,
Bob Moore ,
Hargus "Pig" Robbins ,
Bob Moore ,
Patsy Cline ,
Murray Harman, Jr. ,
Louis Dean Nunley ,
Hugh Gordon Stoker ,
Grady Martin ,
Floyd Cramer ,
Millie Kirkham ,
Hank Garland ,
Hoyt Hawkins ,
Duane West ,
Buddy Harman ,
Raymond Walker ,
Ray Edenton
Died: April 21, 2000, Brentwood, TNGenres: CountryInstrument: Vocals (Background), Vocals
Biography
Born October 26, 1929, Matthews began singing second tenor in
the Jordanaires in 1953. The group began doing background vocals for
Elvis Presley three years later. The gospel-ish harmonizing can be heard on hits by Presley, Ricky Nelson,
Jimmy Dean ,
Merle Haggard , and Tom Jones. He also authored a book,
The Nashville Numbering System , originally published in June 1988 by
Hal Leonard . At the age of 70, Neal Matthews died from a heart attack in his Brentwood, TN, home on April 21, 2000.
Neal Matthews-related releases are
Patsy Cline 's The Patsy Cline Story,
Patsy Cline Showcase , Sweet Dreams, Last Sessions, Remembering, Sentimentally Yours, A Portrait of Patsy Cline,
Here's Patsy Cline ;
Elvis Presley 's
Known Only to Him: Elvis Gospel 1957-1971 , The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, The Collection, His Life & His Music;
k.d. lang 's Shadowland;
Gordon Lightfoot 's Songbook;
Jerry Lee Lewis '
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology ;
Loretta Lynn 's
All Time Gospel Favorites ;
Reba McEntire 's
Reba McEntire ;
Don Gibson 's A Legend in My Time;
Scotty Moore 's All the King's Men;
Billy Ray Cyrus '
It Won't Be the Last ;
Don McLean 's For the Memories;
Sugar Ray Norcia 's
Sweet & Swingin' ;
the Jordanaires ' Sing Gospel, Sing Elvis' Favorite Gospel Songs;
Jimmy Sturr 's
Polka! All Night Long ,
Living on Polka Time ; Get Hot or Go Home: Vintage RCA Rockabilly '56-'59, Vols. 1 & 2;
Hank Locklin 's Please Help Me I'm Falling;
Ronnie McDowell 's Greatest Tribute to the King;
Lefty Frizzell 's
Life's Like Poetry ; Charlie McCoy's Out on a Limb; and
Duane Eddy 's
Twangin' From Phoenix to L.A. ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide
