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He founded the Oak Ridge Quartet, a gospel act that eventually became the Oak Ridge Boys; and popularized all-night gospel sings. An accomplished songwriter in both the country music and gospel fields, Fowler's composition "Wasted Years" became a gospel music standard. [1] He was known as The Man with a Million Friends and Mr. Gospel Music. [2]
The Oak Ridge Boys, who were also a gospel act at the time, used to open for Little Stevie Sanders. Upon turning 18, he learned his father had squandered all of his money. Disillusioned and broke, Sanders headed to London, began a band called Pyramid, and was known to jam with the local scene, including Mylon LeFevre and 10 Years After.
Columbia complied with the request, and the band immediately made a live album that was a mix of gospel and country on their own label. In 1977, the Oak Ridge Boys fully switched from gospel to country with the release of their first ABC Records (later absorbed by MCA) album, Y'all Come Back Saloon.
"Dream On" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) (3:15) from the album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" (Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart) (3:00) From the album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived "Heart of Mine" (Michael Foster) (3:27) from the album Together "Come On In" (Michael Clark) (2:56) from the album Room ...
Prior to joining the Oak Ridge Boys, Sterban toured with J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, who were singing backup for Elvis Presley at that time. Sterban ultimately became best known for his "oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-moww-moww" bass solo in the Oak Ridge Boys' 1981 single "Elvira" and sang lead vocals on a select few of the group's songs, including a cover of the Righteous Brothers' hit "Dream ...
All boy moms and boy dads can agree that having a son is quite the life-changing experience—an experience that can be best described in heartfelt country songs.Yes, there are country songs out ...
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American musical group. Originally a gospel quartet, The Oak Ridge Boys switched their focus to secular country music in the mid-1970s, releasing a string of hit albums and singles that lasted into the early 1990s.
William Lee Golden (born January 12, 1939) [1] is an American country music singer. Between 1965 and 1987, and again since December 1995, he has been the baritone singer in the country vocal group The Oak Ridge Boys. Golden was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015 as a member of the Oak Ridge Boys.