![]() In 1969, Presley invited them to be his backup vocal group at his residency in Las Vegas. The group first worked with Presley in the recording studio on several sessions in the mid-'60s. He began as a singer, keyboard player and arranger for the Imperials. Moscheo began his singing career as a member of gospel group The Harmoneers in 1960, and went on to perform with The Prophets, before settling with The Imperials in 1964. Following the example of his father, a government worker turned preacher, Moscheo quit college in 1960 to join a gospel quartet. ![]() ![]() 11, 1937, in Albany, New York, the son of Italian immigrants. He had been battling a degenerative neurological disease for several years and had been hospitalized after emergency surgery Dec. Moscheo was best known for having sang with Elvis Presley as a member of gospel group The Imperials. Gospel Music Hall of Famer Joe Moscheo has passed on Monday night (January 11th). ![]()
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