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"Elvira" is a song written and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier in 1966 on his album of the same name. Though a minor hit for Frazier at the time of release, the song became a bigger and much more famous country and pop hit by the Oak Ridge Boys in 1981. "Elvira" is now considered one of the Oak Ridge Boys' signature songs.
In 2013, The Oak Ridge Boys celebrated the 40th anniversary of their most successful lineup with a special Anniversary Tour, commemorative CD, an Oak Ridge Boys-themed cruise, and a television special. [16] They released their first-ever live hits album Boys Night Out in April 2014 through Cleopatra Records. Bonsall said, "Here it is live and ...
Fancy Free is the fifth country studio album by the Oak Ridge Boys, released on March 26, 1981. It featured their biggest hit "Elvira". "Somewhere in the Night" was covered by Sawyer Brown in 1987 from their album of the same name. The title of the album was suggested by longtime Oak Ridge Boys personal assistant Charles Daunis, and he is ...
Dallas Frazier, a songwriter who broke out with the pop novelty hit “Alley Oop” and went on pen country classics like the Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” died Friday at 82. “Dallas Frazier ...
Of The Oak Ridge Boys' singles, seventeen reached Number One on the Billboard country singles charts. Two of these songs, "Elvira" and "Bobbie Sue", were also Top 40 pop and Adult Contemporary hits, and the former is certified platinum as a single.
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 ...
Tennessee Rep. John Ragan shakes hands with Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys during a ceremony on Monday, November 20, 2023 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. to recognizes the group's connections and ...
Also in 2015, the Oak Ridge Boys collaborated with Home Free in a fully a capella version of their song "Elvira". [20] Don McLean invited them to collaborate on a 50th anniversary recording of his 1971 hit "American Pie". [21] [22] The music video for this performance went on to win three Telly awards in 2021. [23]