Voice

Voice was a trio formed in 1973 by former Stamps member Donnie Sumner and former Statesmen members Sherrill Nielson and Tim Baty. Long story short, when a gig Elvis tried to get for them with Tom Jones didn't work out, Elvis signed them to serve as an additional back-up group for him professionally and to sing gospel with him in private when the mood struck. The group worked with him from 1973 into 1975. Nielson, who had worked with Elvis on sessions as a member of The Imperials in 1966, continued with Elvis through 1977. Later, Nielson changed his first name from Sherrill to Shaun. All three members of the former group Voice continue with their individual careers. Perodically, each of these gentleman joins our group of male singers for tours of our show.