The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, November 16, 1979 Page: 15 of 23
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Oak Ridge
ByLMARKCUBSTEAD
Optimist Staff
A-16 About the best thing to ever
happen to the Oak Ridge Boys
was when they made the bold
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rock about four years ago.
Since the fall of '78 things
really have looked exciting for
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Boys change in style proves successful
these four seasoned men who will
appear at 8 p.m. Saturday at
Taylor County Coliseum.
It was a year ago that the Oak
Ridge Boys were named "Vocal
Group of the Year" by The
Country Music Association.
"We had reached the height of
gospel success (four Grammys
Golden Richard Sterban Duane
would live in such a manner. But
that just proves it takes a very
special person to appreciate
some of the hotel's more par-
ticular features.
So as the years pass no matter
what brave souls decide to move
and 15 Dove awards - Gospel
music's equivalent to the
Grammy)" says the groups' 40-year-old
baritone Bill Golden.
"We were always the subject of
gossip" explained tenor Joe
Bonsall 30 "We were the first to
wear long hair and beards. At one
time our only goal was to make
Allen and Joe Bonsall.
into the Hotel California they
should always be commended for
having enough of the ad-
venturesome spirit required to
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gospel as prestigious as any other
kind of music. The gospel
establishment wouldn't let us do
it so we took our business
elsewhere."
The Oak Ridge Boys are
thrilled with their new coun-
trypop image yet the impact
that singing gospel has left on
their lives remains strong and
lasting.
The Oaks still do gospel
numbers on stage and according
to bass Richard Sterban 35 they
learned how not to be denied on
stage in the competitive world of
gospel.
"In gospel everyone is there to
outdo you. I think we still carry
that. We're going to get a crowd
regardless of what it takes."
The success of the Oak Ridge
Boys didn't happen over-
night.The original group didn't
even contain the present mem-
bers. Formed during World War II in
Knoxville Tenn. as Country Cut-
Ups the group eventually
became known as the Oak Ridge
Quartet (after an atomic energy
plant where they performed).
The group disbanded after the
war but reformed in the mid-50s
as the Oak Ridge Boys. After a
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couple of years the group came to
be as it is today.
Their pop breakthrough came
singing back-up on Paul Simon's
single "Slip Slidin' Away." This
new secularized sound was the
basis of their five straight No. 1
country hits.
Their newest singles "Sail
Away" and "Dream On" on the
latest album (appropriately
titled Have Arrived) have con-
firmed their status as country
music's "Beach Boys."
Today the Oaks arc close
personal friends as well as
business associates. Each has his
own responsiblilities in keeping
the group running smoothly.
"We believe in complete
democracy here" says lead
singer Duane Allen 35. "The
group rules; there is no
spokesman."
"We're not just a bunch of rock
'n roll kids with a couple hit
records under our belts." Bonsall
adds. "We've been around for a
while and we know what the
business is about."
The Oak Ridge Boys are still
going strong. Even after
discarding gospel for pop they
have managed to continue their
success.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, November 16, 1979, newspaper, November 16, 1979; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91979/m1/15/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.