The Oak Ridge Boys

Country music, a major genre of American popular music, has always soothed the mind and heart of many. There have been many legends in this line that have been entertaining the audiences for ages. One of the pioneers, yet the longest running groups of country music is known as The Oak Ridge Boys. Producing many hits like 'Elvira', the band has made waves in the music industry over the years. Returning to the main stage once again, the Oak's bring back to you their superb country music blended with a little bit of rock, blues and gospel. Book The Oak Ridge Boys Tickets today, and get ready to groove on their humming tunes!

Headquartered in the United States of America, The Oak Ridge Boys is a country and gospel group that was originally based in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, and was founded as the Oak Ridge Quartet in 1945. The original line-up of the band included Wally Fowler, Curly Kinsey, Johnny New, and Lon Deacon Freeman. The group gained popularity during the '50s and changed its name to The Oak Ridge Boys in the '60s and is often referred to as the Oak's in short. The group started as a gospel-oriented one, which remained till the mid '70s, when the image of The Oak's was altered, and the band focused more country and pop music, in order to modernize its music a bit. It was then that The Oak's had released a series of super-hit albums and smash-hit singles that progressed into the early '90s. They produced hits like 'Elvira', and 'Bobbie Sue', which not only became popular overseas, but also became Top 40 pop and Adult Contemporary hits. Other super smash-hit singles included 'Heart of Mine', 'Sail Away', 'Fancy Free', and 'Dream On', all entering the AC charts, while the songs 'So Fine' and 'American Made' made the '70s on the pop charts. Another single of the band, entitled 'Talk About the Good Times' even earned the band a Grammy Award.

The Oak Ridge Boys has experienced many line-up changes over the years. The current line-up of the band includes Duane Allen - the lead singer and succeeding tenor; Joe Bonsall - the main tenor; William Lee Golden - the baritone singer of the group; and Richard Sterban - the bass singer. The band, till date, has released twenty-seven studio albums, and fifty-six singles. These four men have been together since the late '60s. The band's fifth studio album, Fancy Free, was the highest selling one, and it became an ultimate success worldwide. The album contained the group's super smash-hit single 'Elvira', and was released on MCA Records. It had also been certified Multi-Platinum by the RIAA twice. Other popular albums of The Oak's include Bobbie Sue, which was also released under the label of MCA Records, and it went Gold in both, U.S and Canada; and the following two albums - American Made, and Deliver, both were also released on MCA Records, and went Gold in the U.S. T he group has also released many hit compilation albums, such as Greatest Hits, Christmas, Greatest Hits 2, and The Oak Ridge Boys Collection. However, the band's most recent album is The Boys Are Back that was released in May, 2009. It debuted at Number Sixteen on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and Number Seventy-Seven on the Billboard Top 200, becoming a huge success among the masses.

Developing dense synchronizations and tighter stage show via continuous touring, The Oak's initiated as an authentic country Gospel group. The band had started singing worldly music in earnest, after which it became one of the biggest vocal groups in country music. In short, The Oaks represent 50 years of tradition, extending back to 1943, with decades of charted singles. The songs of The Oak Ridge Boys are known to be really upbeat, having four-part harmonies, which have aided in achieving the band multi awards, including the Grammy, Country Music Association (CMA), Dove, and Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards. The band also has garnered a huge fan following from all parts of the world.

Now, The Oak's can once again be seen live in a concert very soon. All their fans are really looking forward for this most exciting event of the year! If you have been a fan of this longest-running country group too, then you better reserve The Oak Ridge Boys Tickets for yourself as well, as chances of getting all the tickets sold-out are very high!