It’s only July, but the country music community has already dealt with several losses. Whether it was illness or something sudden, we will be mourning the passing of these five extraordinary people for a long, long time. 1. Joe Bonsall News of Joe Bonsall‘s death shocked the country music community. Bonsall was a member of The Oak Ridge Boys…
Rusty Golden, son of William Lee Golden, has passed away. Rusy was 65 when he died on July 1 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. “This is the hardest thing ever for a father to have to face,” The Oak Ridge Boys‘ member William Lee says. “I love my family more than anything. Rusty was a great musician, a…
William Lee Golden has performed on almost every stage, as part of The Oak Ridge Boys. But Golden took on a new stage, when he and his family band, William Lee Golden and The Goldens, performed on TBN‘s Huckabee. Ahead of their performance, Golden reflected on being part of The Oak Ridge Boys, and country music history, for almost…
Thomas Rhett knew Toby Keith better than a lot of people, thanks to his dad, singer-songwriter Rhett Akins. The father of four shared his memories of Keith on social media, shortly after the news of his passing was announced. “It breaks my heart to hear about the passing of Toby Keith,” Rhett wrote. “I’ve known Toby since I was…
William Lee Golden is making up for lost time with his sons. The 84-year-old spent a lot of time on the road, and away from his family, due to The Oak Ridge Boys‘ constant touring, an unfortunate necessity due to the group’s overwhelming success. “Being on the road 150 to 200 days a year, I was an absentee father…
