Joe Bonsall is leaving The Oak Ridge Boys, while in the middle of their American Made: Farewell Tour. The 75-year-old announces his retirement from touring, due to his ongoing health issues. “Many of you know I have been battling a slow onset (over four years now) of a neuromuscular disorder,” Bonsall, who has been performing while sitting down, explains….
The Oak Ridge Boys are saying goodbye to their fans, with their American Made: Farewell Tour. The four-man group, together in its current formation for 50 years, will play at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on December 12, as part of their annual Christmas tour, marking the first time the Country Music Hall of Fame members have headlined their own…
The Oak Ridge Boys recently announced their final American Made: Farewell Tour, marking the end of an era that lasted half of a century in country music. The four-man group, made up of Joe Bonsall, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden and Duane Allen, have been together in their current formation for 50 years, As the Country Music Hall of…
The Oak Ridge Boys began 80 years ago as The Oak Ridge Quartet as a gospel quartet, before becoming one of country music’s supergroups for the last more than 50 years. To honor their legendary and unprecedented career, the group has been honored with a Tennessee Music Pathways marker in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where their historic career began. William…
The Oak Ridge Boys have gotten to meet plenty of celebrities and dignitaries in their career which has spanned more than 50 years, traveling all over the world. But few have meant as much as their friendship with the late President George H. W. Bush, who began as a fan, and turned into a friend of the award-winning quartet….
The Oak Ridge Boys are saying goodbye to life on the road, after 50 years together. The four-man group, made up of William Lee Golden, Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban, announced their American Made: Farewell Tour, coming off the road after five decades together. “It’s a time of reflecting and there’s a sadness about being able that…
It’s the end of a historic era in country music. The Oak Ridge Boys are embarking on their American Made: Farewell Tour, crossing the country one more time to say goodbye to their loyal fans, many who have been with them for generations. “We are doing a farewell tour because we owe it to our fans to say goodbye,”…
When Joe Bonsall joined The Oak Ridge Boys 50 years ago, he never could have imagined that it was the start of a musical journey that would last for most of his life. The Pennsylvania native joined William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban and Duane Allen five decades ago, opening up about his longevity with the iconic group on social…
It was in 1973 when Joe Bonsall joined The Oak Ridge Boys, unaware that he would be the last new member the group would welcome in for the next 50 years. Neither Bonsall nor William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban or Duane Allen would have been able to predict the group’s massive success, which continues today, with no signs of…
This October, The Oak Ridge Boys will celebrate its 50th year with its current lineup, with Joe Bonsall being the last to join the group, in October of 1973. The group, which also includes William Lee Golden, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban, likely never imagined that they would all spend five decades together, an almost unheard of feat, in…
