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Oak Ridge Boys show their 'Colors' during lengthy road trip
Country stalwarts The Oak Ridge Boys stay busy through the end of the year as they continue to support their spring release, "Colors."
The group has packed its schedule up until Jan. 1, and is expected to remain on the road well into 2004. Included in the band's itinerary are numerous multi-night stands at The Grand Palace in Branson, MO.
Released in late May, "Colors" is the latest in a decades-long string of Oak Ridge Boys albums. The new set debuted at No. 56 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
The Oak Ridge Boys took on their current moniker in 1961, but the group's roots date back 60 years to the formation of The Oak Ridge Quartet.
Though the group's former members number in the dozens, its current lineup--which features lead singer Duane Allen, bass singer Richard Sterban, tenor Joe Bonsall and baritone William Lee Golden--is its most popular incarnation to date, thanks to its string of '70s- and '80s-era hits, which include "Y'all Come Back Saloon," "You're the One," "I'll Be True to You," "Bobbie Sue" and GRAMMY®-winning crossover hit "Elvira."
Golden is the group's longest-standing member, and is also the group's most well-known member, to casual and non-fans alike, thanks to his distinctive beard and long hair, which have earned him the nickname "Mountain Man."
