The Grammy Award-winning Country Music Hall of Famers will bid a long goodbye to their fans.
Looks like The Oak Ridge Boys are heading for the last roundup. Fortunately for their many fans, they aren’t in any rush to reach the end of the line.
Long-time members of the beloved country group — Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban — will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with their American Made: Farewell Tour! The Grammy Award-winning Country Music Hall of Famers will kick off their valedictory journey Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 20 and 21, at the Mansion Theatre for the Performing Arts in Branson, Missouri, and continue until… well, until they decide to stop.
“For all of my career I have always been a planner, sometimes planning two or three years in advance, what we will do, where we will go, and when we record,” says Duane Allen. “As we celebrate 50 years of being together, just as you see us, we will also begin our American Made: Farewell Tour. I don’t know how long the tour will last, but we hope to return to as many parts of the country as we can.”
“We are doing a farewell tour,” William Lee Golden adds, “because we owe it to our fans to say goodbye. They have always been there for us through the good times and the bad. I will always be thankful to every person who came out to a show, bought a T-shirt, played our music, and overall loved us enough to spend their hard-earned money whenever they could. This tour is for you!”
And, yes, for the Oak Ridge Boys themselves.
"I was 25 years old in 1973 when I joined The Oak Ridge Boys," says Joe Bonsall. “I am 75 years old in 2023 and I am still an Oak Ridge Boy. It has been and still is an amazing ride.”
Ticket information and tour dates for American Made: Farewell Tour! are available on the Oak Ridge Boys website.
“I want to thank God for 50 years of singing with three of my best friends,” says Richard Sterban, “and for the fans who have been there for us. This is a celebration — and we hope to see you there.”
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