The Oak Ridge Boys singer Joe Bonsall has died. He was 76.
The singer and creator, finest recognized for his 50-year run within the nation and gospel vocal quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, died in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on Tuesday from problems of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), in keeping with a press launch.
The announcement acknowledged that “on the request of Joe, there shall be no funeral. In lieu of flowers, donations could also be made to The ALS Association or to the Vanderbilt Medical Center ALS and Neuroscience Research Center.”
Bonsall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to oldsters Joseph S. Bonsall Sr. and Lillie Bonsall. He sang in numerous gospel music teams, together with The Religion 4 and The Keystone Quartet, within the state and later in New York till he moved to Tennessee in 1973 to affix the Oaks, in keeping with his website.Â
The Oak Ridge Boys have seen members come and go since its formation in 1943. Present members are Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban and Ben James, who changed Bonsall when he retired in January. Bonsall’s tenor vocals and excessive harmonies might be heard on the group’s many hit songs, together with “Elvira” and “Bobbie Sue.”
The Oak Ridge Boys, who’ve offered greater than 41 million information, received 5 GRAMMYs and had been inducted into the Nation Music Corridor of Fame in 2015. Bonsall was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Corridor of Fame, the Gospel Music Corridor of Fame and the Vocal Group Corridor of Fame.
Bonsall’s memoir, I See Myself, releases in November, marking his eleventh e book. Different books he authored embody 2015’s On the Highway with The Oak Ridge Boys, a four-part kids’s e book collection titled The Molly Books, and a 2003 e book about his dad and mom titled GI Joe & Lillie.
Bonsall is survived by his spouse, Mary Ann, daughters Jennifer and Sabrina, granddaughter Breanne, grandson Luke, two nice grandsons, Probability and Gray, and a sister, Nancy. Right now, his household is requesting privateness.
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