We now know who will be presenting the coveted trophies at this year’s CMA Awards. Simone Biles, Jeff Bridges and The Oak Ridge Boys have been announced as presenters, along with Carly Pearce, Dustin Lynch, Don Johnson, Jordan Davis, Clint Black, Mark Collie, Little Big Town, Billy Bob Thornton, Katharine McPhee, Freddie Freeman, Jackson Laux, Taylor Frankie Paul, Caleb…
The Oak Ridge Boys faced an unfathomable loss earlier this year, when Joe Bonsall passed away, after a lengthy battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neuromuscular disorder commonly known as ALS. The disease had been affecting Bonsall’s mobility for a few years, with Bonsall staying on the road as long as he could, even as the disease progressed. After…
The Oak Ridge Boys‘ new album is out! The iconic quartet just released Mama’s Boys, a ten-track record with songs hand-picked by the four members to be featured on the project. “We asked the music people to bring us the best songs that they have ever heard about mama,” Duane Allen says. “Writers from Aaron Raitiere and David Lee…
William Lee Golden faced not one but two devastating losses this year. Golden lost his son, 65-year-old Rusty Golden on July 1, followed by fellow longtime Oak Ridge Boys member, Joe Bonsall, on July 9. Through it all, Golden kept on singing. “It was a devastating sadness in our family,” Golden tells CCM Magazine. “There’s a depth of sadness…
When The Oak Ridge Boys announced their American Made: Farewell Tour in 2023, it was due to Joe Bonsall‘s deteriorating health, with the hope that Bonsall would be able to fulfill what was thought to be the iconic quartet’s final dates. But now, with the addition of Ben James, William Lee Golden says there are no longer any plans…
William Lee Golden has a new song out, and it’s with an Australian singer. Golden just released “I’ve Got My Heart On You,” with Danni Stefanetti, a song that marks a career-first for Golden, who is making his debut as a songwriter with the feel-good track. “My youngest son Solomon Golden, inspired this love song,” Golden explains. “When he…
When The Oak Ridge Boys‘ Joe Bonsall announced he was retiring from touring at the start of 2024, he said it was because he was “battling a slow onset (over four years now) of a neuromuscular disorder,” which Bonsall shared when explaining his decision to come off of the road. Bonsall passed away on July 9 from complications of…
One year ago today was a sad day for the country music community. On September 19, 2023, The Oak Ridge Boys announced their American Made: Farewell Tour, marking the end of an era that spanned generations. “We are doing a farewell tour because we owe it to our fans to say goodbye,” William Lee Golden said at the time….
When Ben James joined The Oak Ridge Boys, he had some shockingly big shoes to fill. The 28-year-old took the place of Joe Bonsall, who retired from touring at the end of 2023, due to his deteriorating health. Generations apart from William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban and Duane Allen, the three longtime members of The Oak Ridge Boys, James…
A new album is on the way from The Oak Ridge Boys. The legendary group announces the release of Mama’s Boys, a ten-track record out on October 25. The record marks The Oak Ridge Boys’ fifth project produced by Dave Cobb. It was Cobb who had the idea for the quartet to record “I Thought About You, Lord,” a…
