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The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys in 2013 (From left: Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban)
Background information
Also known as
The Oak Ridge Quartet (1947-1961)
Origin
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Country, southern gospel, doo wop, pop
Years active
1947–present
Members
Duane Allen
William Lee Golden
Richard Sterban
Joe Bonsall (retired from touring in 2024)
Ben James (touring member only)
Past members
Curly Kinsey
Lon "Deacon" Freeman
Wally Fowler
Little Johnny New
Monroe (Curley) Blaylock
Bob Weber
Pat Patterson
Joe Allred
Bob Prather
Carlos Cook
Calvin Newton
Cat Freeman
Les Roberson
Ron Page
Bill Smith
Ronnie Page
Smitty Gatlin
Hobert Evans
Bobby Clark
Tommy Fairchild
Herman Harper
James Metz
Little Willie Wynn
Gary McSpadden
Big Jim Hamill
Noel Fox
Glen Allred (guitar and fill in baritone)
Steve Sanders
Website
www.oakridgeboys.com
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in 1943 as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel group until the mid-1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated on country music.[1][2]
The lineup that produced their most well-known country and crossover hits ― such as "Elvira" (1981), "Bobbie Sue" (1982), and "American Made" (1983) ― consists of Duane Allen (lead vocals), Joe Bonsall (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), and Richard Sterban (bass). Golden and Allen joined the group in the mid-1960s, and Sterban and Bonsall joined in the early 1970s. Golden was removed from the group in 1987 and replaced by Steve Sanders until 1995, when he left and Golden rejoined.
The group was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.
^Carter, Walter: "Oak Ridge Boys: Inducted 2015,", 2015, (adapted from the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's Encyclopedia of Country Music, Oxford University Press) Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, retrieved September 6, 2020
^"Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductees: Jim Ed Brown And The Browns, Grady Martin, Oak Ridge Boys,", October 25, 2015, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, retrieved September 6, 2020
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