Millie Kirkham Passed Away Age 91: Very sadly yesterday, Sunday December 14th, Millie Kirkham died in hospital, a few days after suffering a major stroke. Kirkhams strong soprano voice was a fine counter-point to backing vocalists The Jordanaires once they started recording with Elvis. Her first major recording with Elvis was on 1957s classic Blue Christmas and she continued performing with Elvis until his 1971 He Touched Me gospel album. Kirkhams strong, clear soprano can be admired on many of Elvis classics especially the How Great Thou Art session and she also appeared in the movie Thats The Way It Is. Her distinctive voice can also be heard on recordings by Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, Rosemary Clooney, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Jim Reeves and many many more. While in her eighties, she performs regularly across the country with Jordanaires paying homage to those classic songs. In 1998 and 1999, she toured with Elvis The Concert and in 2008 she also worked with Ray Walker & Gordon Stoker (RIP) on the Elvis Christmas Duets album (photo above). Millie Kirkham worked with Elvis from 1957 and - although The Jordanaires were not present - she was there for Elvis 1969 Las Vegas LIVE comeback. She remembers the excitement Elvis was very excited about it. He loved to perform on stage. When you looked out there and saw the crowd - the shows were all Sold Out - it was amazing to see the reaction of the crowd just when he walked on stage, he hadnt even sung a song! I was excited because I got to meet Cary Grant. Click here for 6 minute interview - RIP Mildred Millie Kirkham. (News, Source;SanjaM/ElvisInfoNet) youtube/watch?v=f-W_S10k1QM
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:31:11 +0000
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