Culley Holt
Musician · 1925–1980 · McAlester, Oklahoma
Best known for
Bass
Culley Holt was an Oklahoma-born bass singer and one of the original Jordanaires — the gospel quartet, formed in Springfield, Missouri, in the late 1940s, whose 1949 Grand Ole Opry debut he sang on, before leaving in 1954 (just before the group's famous Elvis Presley backing-vocal era). Composer of the gospel song "I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs" recorded by Elvis in 1960.
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- Born July 2, 1925 in McAlester, Oklahoma; died June 28, 1980.
- Sang on the Jordanaires' Grand Ole Opry debut in 1949 alongside Bob Hubbard, Bill Matthews, and Monty Matthews.
- Left the Jordanaires in 1954 due to illness, before the group's famous run backing Elvis Presley; replaced by Hugh Jarrett in 1955.
- Wrote the gospel song "I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs," recorded by Elvis Presley on October 31, 1960 for the album "His Hand in Mine."
- Continued as a session/backing vocalist after leaving the Jordanaires, recording with Johnnie & Jack (from 1954), Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (1958), Flatt & Scruggs (1959–1960), Moon Mullican (1959), and Jim Reeves (1960).
