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  • Mar 16, 1934
    Ray Walker is born in Centerville, Mississippi. As a member of The Jordanaires, he sings background vocals on hits by Tammy Wynette, Elvis Presley and Kenny Rogers, among others, as the group carves a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jun 1, 1958
    Bass singer Ray Walker officially joins The Jordanaires vocal quartet
    Feb 9, 1963
    Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Patsy Cline makes a chilling prediction to Ray Walker, of The Jordanaires, referring to her previous auto accidents: "Honey, I've had two bad ones. The third one will be a charm, or it'll kill me." It's her last Opry show
    Dec 10, 2001
    Ace session guitarist Grady Martin is memorialized at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre. Among those paying respects: fellow musicians Bob Moore, Harold Bradley and Buddy Harman, plus Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker, of The Jordanaires
    Jun 6, 2008
    Jeffrey Buckner Ford donates the Presidential Medal of Freedom earned by his father, Tennessee Ernie Ford, to Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame during the CMA Music Festival. On hand are Jordanaires Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker

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