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    • Jun 26, 1930
    Ben Speer is born in Double Springs, Alabama. He joins the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of The Speer Family. He also provides background vocals on the Elvis Presley hits "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Was The One" and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
    Jan 17, 1997
    William Lee Golden joins the Alabama Music Hall of Fame during an event at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville. Added the same night: Rose Maddox, Lionel Richie, producer Kelso Herston, steel guitarist Don Davis and The Speer Family
    Apr 2, 1998
    The Jordanaires enter the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, along with such other groups as The Imperials, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Speer Family, The Chuck Wagon Gang and The Blackwood Brothers, during a Nashville ceremony
    Apr 7, 2017
    Ben Speer dies in Nashville. A member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame group The Speer Family, he sang background on the Elvis Presley hits "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Was The One" and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
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