Ottley was director and conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1974 to 1999. During his tenure, the Choir recorded 47 albums, appeared in 1,300 broadcasts of the syndicated radio/TV series Music & The Spoken Word and performed at the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan and the 1989 inauguration of George H.W. Bush.
Former Tabernacle Choir director Jerold Ottley dies at 86
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