"J D Sumner jumped on top of Elvis." JD knew Elvis when he was a poor 14 year old and JD a professional singer. He would let Elvis into concerts free. All those years later was willing to give his life to save Elvis, not knowing it was a joke. What a great loyal friend.
Richard Sterban has a voice quality that is second to none. He may not sing the lowest note of any bass singer, but his tone is fabulous. Really nice to hear that the Oak Ridge Boys are nice men, as there are so many celebrities today who aren't humble and likeable.
About two to five years ago, the Oaks went back to Independence, Kansas for Neewalloh Festival. Met them in passing. They were all amazing guys. Richard told me not to concentrate on singing the lowest notes and being the lowest bass I could be. It is better that I work on being the best singer I can be and I would be fine. Best advice even for a guy in his thirties! Truly a genuine person.
Seeing this answers my question whether Richard is still alive. I never thought to look on YT. Nice to see you Richard, I'm glad you're okay. From Kent Wilson, Florida. (Richard will know who this is)
No doubt about it Elvis is still the greatest singer ever in our lifetime! He was the King in Rock n’ Roll and also in the Gospel Music World too!! Yes he is the GOAT!!
Also People of today don't know just how hot the Oak Ridge Boys where in the 80's. I was lucky enough to see them in concert in there prime 4-5 times. Great great group. Richard was great and still is.
I have been a long time fan of Elvis Presley. He was my main idol all the way through my life . It hurt me more than ever before when Elvis Presley died .
I heard from a friend who went to one of Elvis' concert that he was like a magnet he just drew you in. Unfortunately, I was too young to go so wished I could have seen Elvis! I fell in love with Elvis when I was a child thought he was so handsome watched him in the movies. Then when he sang I fell in love! Best-looking man ever, golden vocals, charisma, set his career aside to put on an Army uniform, and given the Medal of Freedom "The King!"
Really interesting. He usually seems quite shy, particularly in recent interviews, but he looks comfortable and looks like he could talk about Elvis for hours.
That prank by Elvis was unreal! JD should've headlocked him while he had him on the ground! Lol what if one of the Stamps was packing heat and started firing at the guy?!?!🤣🤣
Our huge fan of you Richard you are the best you in the Oaks I love you I love love love you all and you're so sweet to have such great memories of Elvis what caused Elvis was always will be forever ever ever the
Love this guy as much as J.D. Sumner and Elvis Presley. The Oak Ridge Boys has sounded 100 times better now than ever before. You can see them on Bill Gaither show.
Hello from England ELVIS died 2 days before my 12th birthday. I have been a FAN ever since I have watched lots of videos about ELVIS and his backstory’ and they make me think so much more about the years that have ‘flown by’ - 50+ OH MY We are so blessed🙏that we have access to social media like CZcams channels that spend time on posting videos like this one with Richard who was part of the Stamps Quartet during those live shows I am sure all the guys had great life experiences with ELVIS and there were so MANY MORE GOOD times than BAD times Sadly🥲there are very few still alive that knew ELVIS 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍 👍 🥲🥲😃😃🙏🙏🙏
I really appreciate this interviewer letting the "interviewee" speak. She asked good questions…and more importantly, she's a great listener. We need more of this in our world
Richard said that without Johnny Cash, there'd be no Oak Ridge Boys. Same with the Statler Brothers-without him, they wouldn't have gotten their chance to make an impact on country music.
Thanks for the funny story about "The Legend Elvis Presley" So missed and Loved Always and Forever never forgotten. You are a lovely man Mr. Sterban and so was JD Sumner.
Thank you for all the great time I have had listening to you and thank you for all the great songs that you made possible to listen to with Elvis, I only wish I could have taking a timemachine so that I could have listend to Elvis and all of you that where on stage live !!!
Superb video, this young lady has a very gracious and respectful interview program and all could surely follow her example, great job, interview and guest all the way around, love, peace and blessings to you, Bobby in Tennessee
My mom and I have been to numerous Oak Ridge Boys concerts, and one of the biggest thrills was shaking Richard's hand at the Wagon Wheel Theater in Warsaw, Indiana.
I didn't know till now, hearing this, that Red and Sonny West died. Recently I kept playing one of the Oak Ridge Boys videos on CZcams of them doing "Dream On." I loved how Richard sang it. The one with that dark blue atmosphere. But I also loved that song Dream On when it first came out. I liked alot of the Oak Ridge Boys songs. Thanks for this video. 😊
Richard is so right . Just about anybody can sing with the all of this special effects that we have today . They didn't have that back then . My husband and I was just talking about this the other day . That's what made Elivs so great and Richard too . Love the Oak Ridge Boys !! So glad she got to do this interview with Richard . Thanks so much for sharing this video .
Really enjoyed the interview. Richard was very well spoken, and came across as very appreciative of all the opportunities with which God has blessed him.
Wow I'm a big fan of Richard. I love the music of him with Elvis Presley. The Oak Ridge Boys they are awesome. I have tried to see the Oak Ridge Boys when they come to myside of town. But every time they sell out really fast. And have been here quite a few time. And every time it was sold out. They are the best WOW word's just can't explain. Love y'all guy's maybe one-day I will get to see them.
Al Swearengen you’re thinking of the stantler brothers, that bass is named Harold Reid and his brother Don Reid was the lead singer till they retired. Richard sings bass for the oak ridge boys.
I just love Elvis and all the DJs know it too. I fell in love with Elvis when I was a little girl (he passed before I could see him) and used to watch all his movies. I thought he was the most handsome man I had/have ever seen. Then when Elvis opened up his mouth to sing I was hook line in sink in love with that man. Elvis the best-looking man ever, golden vocals, charisma, and the greatest entertainer ever "The King!" I just happened to be fortunate enough to go to see the Oak Ridge Boys in concert in Princeton, IL August 24, 2017. I got front row right in front of Richard got to touch him. Yes I admit it was because he sang and knew Elvis but I also love the Oak Ridge Boys always did. They were very nice came right over to the end of the stage (I was in front) bent down and shook my hand many times. Great concert!
,why couldn't people tell Elvis a let him know how much he was loved a appreciated when he was alive. That's all he ever wanted was to be loved that was his message in his song. Love me. Elvis talked to you in his songs. A in his last concert it was plain to see. He was saying Adois which means Goodbye. Rip Elvis. Love a Miss you.
Sandra Miller Sandra when people get so far gone from being messed up in their heads with chemicals you simply can't talk to them anymore. All you can do is hope but they see the light before it's too late. I'm speaking to you from personal experience. I am a former addict. Clean and sober now I spend the rest of my days never missing an opportunity to let my friends and family know how much they mean to me. What more can I do after all the damage I did while I was still under the influence? Somebody said how can you save a man from himself? You can't. Hey must save himself.
W/respect to Richard 👌I certainly don't vknow except what I read & hear 🙉 Red West described the story of the threatening crazed man differently saying there was a fan in Vegas that acted different but security didn't need to react... Unless Richard is saying the other half of that story, or it's another one... "really like Mr Richard" one of the absolute best in my opinion
@@levilevi6248 Yes, I'm sure you totally know what it was like to be the biggest star in the world and have a million hangers on that made their living off of you and were who you trusted most that enabled your poor behavior day in an day out. He also had a mountain of health issues in general. You don't know what the guy was dealing with or what he should've or could've done so stop pretending you do.
Love to hear this kind of a celebrity talk about Elvis....I did not know Richard had the close a relationship with Elvis, Thanks for this Richard...My Favourite gospel song by Elvis is "Help Me" It is very Poignant to Elvis..........
Now that's a great interview! Richard, I also love a bass singer as Elvis did. Here I am in my fifties and I am still discovering exciting stories & songs appreciating the Oak Ridge Boys. I recently lost my daughter, but my granddaughter survived a car crash upside down in her car seat in a river for many hours until they were found. The gospel music with it's messages has helped me through some rough hours with the messages only gospel music can do for me. If your ever in the Salt Lake City area, I would appreciate the opportunity to shake your hand & thank you personally. I'm looking forward in purchasing your book "From Elvis to Elvira".. Thank you...
Morris Gibb thank u Richard sterban, love the interview, I love Elvis too and always will, u and JD Sumner r awesome, thanks again brother, I will be headed to Nashville myself soon, I hope I get a chance to meet u, that would be a once in a lifetime for me to meet u, thanks again brother, take care and b safe, sincerely Johnny Hall.
To : Center Stage Magazine, Told you I have the same hat Richard Sterban is wearing, after months of looking & looking and calling people and never gave up and it was very hard to find the shirt! Several months and many calls and chatting on line to alot of OAK RIDGE BOYS fans,it finally paid off of looking very hard! I have the very same shirt Mr. Sterban is wearing, I never gave up on finding the same shirt and now I'm the very proud owner and was told they have them in another state that makes them and I'm one very happy fan!
Richard Sterban! We were so happy we were able to see him and the Oak Ridge Boys in 2019. They're still fantastic. Was Richard on any of Elvis' recordings?
Fantastic Interview!!! Thank You!! Sang with quartets for years!! Sterban is royalty. Have heard numerous times that JD fired him for out singing him. Can't imagine how magical those years with the king would have been.
In rehearsals he did. But when he recorded he had his stuff ready. He may take a couple of hours to warm up but he didn’t record till his voice felt right. I’ve heard the singers with him say that. He warmed up with gospel. After he did his shows he sAng gospel half the night after. He always hAd one piAno in his suite.
@@gracieg7601 Actually there are first hand accounts among them DJ Fontana who had stated that when Elvis recorded " Hound Dog " he did a total of 30 takes, but the same goes for a lot of songs he recorded, that he would stand there and do it for as many times as it took until he captured the feeling he was looking for.
Elvis singing ‘How Great Thou Art’ and ‘Take My Hand Precious Lord’ has got to be my Top 2 gospel songs! Of course Everyone of his gospels were great too!!
I love Richards voice and his memories 50 years later seem very sharp. Note to the interviewer: pick up a few synonyms for "incredible"; you over-used it to the point of distraction.
Felicia Smith, My daughter knows that I'm a huge Oak Ridge Boys fan and I got the same hat which I received on my Birthday on March 22nd and its in the family room with all my old 8-tracks, cassettes , albums & now many CD's!! Many numerous albums from the 50's, 60's, 70's and all the way up to 2021!! But most of them are The Oak Ridge Boys, and I truly thank my daughter for the hat!!
Pulled the same stunt at a 7-11 back in '76, although on a much much smaller scale. I shot "to death" a co- worker one early morning and his buddy who was there squealed like a stuck pig when I pointed the gun at him and said, " you're next"! It was awesome!
Where is Richard from ? Town and State Please . I do know he went to Trenton State College ( Now The college of New Jersey ) . I close to that School and would love to know if he was close by .
Because J.D. wanted to sit back & let Richard sing bass, but Elvis wanted J.D. to sing as well, Richard could hit a low C & J.D. hit a double low C to off the scale to an EO, what Elvis wanted, he got!👍✌️
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The world was such a better place when Elvis was here, the world needs Elvis
"J D Sumner jumped on top of Elvis."
JD knew Elvis when he was a poor 14 year old and JD a professional singer. He would let Elvis into concerts free. All those years later was willing to give his life to save Elvis, not knowing it was a joke. What a great loyal friend.
Richard seems like such a good , nice man...
I heard so many say they can feel Elvis in a room.
I know what he's talking about having seen Elvis several times in concert starting in 1955 and ending in 1977.
Richard Sterban has a voice quality that is second to none. He may not sing the lowest note of any bass singer, but his tone is fabulous. Really nice to hear that the Oak Ridge Boys are nice men, as there are so many celebrities today who aren't humble and likeable.
About two to five years ago, the Oaks went back to Independence, Kansas for Neewalloh Festival. Met them in passing. They were all amazing guys. Richard told me not to concentrate on singing the lowest notes and being the lowest bass I could be. It is better that I work on being the best singer I can be and I would be fine. Best advice even for a guy in his thirties! Truly a genuine person.
Seeing this answers my question whether Richard is still alive. I never thought to look on YT. Nice to see you Richard, I'm glad you're okay. From Kent Wilson, Florida. (Richard will know who this is)
I’m sorry. If I had been an ELVIS back-up singer, I would NEVER have left Elvis! 🥰
Few people realize that the Oak Ridge boys have been singing together since 1947 with almost 30 different members over that time span.
Excellent….Thanks!
Elvis was and still is loved not only as the greatest singer ever but a great human being too
No doubt about it Elvis is still the greatest singer ever in our lifetime! He was the King in Rock n’ Roll and also in the Gospel Music World too!! Yes he is the GOAT!!
What a beautiful man with a fantastic voice!
Also People of today don't know just how hot the Oak Ridge Boys where in the 80's. I was lucky enough to see them in concert in there prime 4-5 times. Great great group. Richard was great and still is.
I have been a long time fan of Elvis Presley. He was my main idol all the way through my life . It hurt me more than ever before when Elvis Presley died .
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Richard looks better since he cut his hair than when he wore it long.
I heard from a friend who went to one of Elvis' concert that he was like a magnet he just drew you in. Unfortunately, I was too young to go so wished I could have seen Elvis! I fell in love with Elvis when I was a child thought he was so handsome watched him in the movies. Then when he sang I fell in love! Best-looking man ever, golden vocals, charisma, set his career aside to put on an Army uniform, and given the Medal of Freedom "The King!"
Enjoy Richards deep rich bass !
Really interesting. He usually seems quite shy, particularly in recent interviews, but he looks comfortable and looks like he could talk about Elvis for hours.
+Con Rar Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. We had a great time speaking with Richard.
That prank by Elvis was unreal! JD should've headlocked him while he had him on the ground! Lol what if one of the Stamps was packing heat and started firing at the guy?!?!🤣🤣
Our huge fan of you Richard you are the best you in the Oaks I love you I love love love you all and you're so sweet to have such great memories of Elvis what caused Elvis was always will be forever ever ever the
Elvis is the king
God bless you, Richard Sterban , for your rich bass voice...love it !!
Blesses us !
Love this guy as much as J.D. Sumner and Elvis Presley. The Oak Ridge Boys has sounded 100 times better now than ever before. You can see them on Bill Gaither show.
I have a friend who has dealt with different celebrities for 30 yrs - when someone asks her who is the nicest - she always says " The Oakridge Boys" -
I enjoyed this interview! She done a great job interviewing Richard! Very interesting!
Hello from England
ELVIS died 2 days before my 12th birthday. I have been a FAN ever since
I have watched lots of videos about ELVIS and his backstory’ and they make me think so much more about the years that have ‘flown by’ - 50+
OH MY
We are so blessed🙏that we have access to social media like CZcams channels that spend time on posting videos like this one with Richard who was part of the Stamps Quartet during those live shows
I am sure all the guys had great life experiences with ELVIS and there were so MANY MORE GOOD times than BAD times
Sadly🥲there are very few still alive that knew ELVIS
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍 👍 🥲🥲😃😃🙏🙏🙏
joanne-Apparently you're the same age I am, since Elvis died three days after I turned 12.
Love the Oak Ridge Boys.Great interview
I really appreciate this interviewer letting the "interviewee" speak. She asked good questions…and more importantly, she's a great listener. We need more of this in our world
I love interviews about Elvis!!!
I agree
So true!!!. letting people speak is the point of interviewing😆 👍👏
Such a great interview and such an humble man, w a wonderful voice!
Wow! Look at Rich! Always love hearing Elvis call him out on stage. Sing it, Rich!
Richard said that without Johnny Cash, there'd be no Oak Ridge Boys. Same with the Statler Brothers-without him, they wouldn't have gotten their chance to make an impact on country music.
Thanks for the funny story about "The Legend Elvis Presley" So missed and Loved Always and Forever never forgotten. You are a lovely man Mr. Sterban and so was JD Sumner.
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Sterban reached notes as G1/Ab1 in this interview...an amazing low bass!!!!(0:41, 0:47)
Thank you for all the great time I have had listening to you and thank you for all the great songs that you made possible to listen to with Elvis, I only wish I could have taking a timemachine so that I could have listend to Elvis and all of you that where on stage live !!!
Superb video, this young lady has a very gracious and respectful interview program and all could surely follow her example, great job, interview and guest all the way around, love, peace and blessings to you, Bobby in Tennessee
Great interview
My mom and I have been to numerous Oak Ridge Boys concerts, and one of the biggest thrills was shaking Richard's hand at the Wagon Wheel Theater in Warsaw, Indiana.
great guy...love those bass singers on all those Elvis songs
That was a very fine interview. Thank you.
He seems like a lovely man.
I didn't know till now, hearing this, that Red and Sonny West died.
Recently I kept playing one of the Oak Ridge Boys videos on CZcams of them doing "Dream On." I loved how Richard sang it. The one with that dark blue atmosphere. But I also loved that song Dream On when it first came out. I liked alot of the Oak Ridge Boys songs. Thanks for this video. 😊
ELVIS is still the Best friend a song ever had
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You couldn’t have said that better! Elvis was definitely the ‘ best friend a song ever had’
What a great interview! I've been an Oak Ridge fan, forever, it seems.
Beautiful interview! Great memories of al times we love to hear them all ❤️😇🙌🏼💪🏼💫
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What a lovely interview, thank you!!!!😊🤗😃
"When he entered the room, you knew at once that he was somebody" In fact he was Elvis, the King!
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Pat your an idiot. Bob Joyce is a nobody. He is not Elvis. People amaze me sometimes how stupid they are
@pattuner9907 u should cut the shit. Ray Charles could see bob AIN'T elvis
My word that lady is gorgeous! Oh, sorry Richard. Good interview. 😊
Man Richard has a song called Dream on with the oak ridge boys. I remember going to there concerts, and when he would sing the floors would shake.
Dream On is my favorite...
This girl's got a gorgeous smile.
You noticed that too huh? :)
Richard is so right . Just about anybody can sing with the all of this special effects that we have today . They didn't have that back then . My husband and I was just talking about this the other day . That's what made Elivs so great and Richard too . Love the Oak Ridge Boys !! So glad she got to do this interview with Richard . Thanks so much for sharing this video .
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Really enjoyed the interview. Richard was very well spoken, and came across as very appreciative of all the opportunities with which God has blessed him.
Thank you Darrell!
She is gorgeous!
Wow I'm a big fan of Richard. I love the music of him with Elvis Presley. The Oak Ridge Boys they are awesome. I have tried to see the Oak Ridge Boys when they come to myside of town. But every time they sell out really fast. And have been here quite a few time. And every time it was sold out. They are the best WOW word's just can't explain. Love y'all guy's maybe one-day I will get to see them.
Great singer
Good to see this .
What a nice guy Richard is as well as an incredible talent.
Richard's younger brother, Don, is their lead singer. Their last name is Statler.
I agree with you whole heartily .
Al Swearengen you’re thinking of the stantler brothers, that bass is named Harold Reid and his brother Don Reid was the lead singer till they retired. Richard sings bass for the oak ridge boys.
@@monerz1 Obviously you mean the Statler Brothers. The lead singer is Don Reid, and his brother's name is Harold.
The Oak Ridge Boys would not be the same had another bass vocalist been with the group.
Great Interview !!!
As a performer myself, I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
Great interview. She is really pretty!
I just love Elvis and all the DJs know it too. I fell in love with Elvis when I was a little girl (he passed before I could see him) and used to watch all his movies. I thought he was the most handsome man I had/have ever seen. Then when Elvis opened up his mouth to sing I was hook line in sink in love with that man. Elvis the best-looking man ever, golden vocals, charisma, and the greatest entertainer ever "The King!" I just happened to be fortunate enough to go to see the Oak Ridge Boys in concert in Princeton, IL August 24, 2017. I got front row right in front of Richard got to touch him. Yes I admit it was because he sang and knew Elvis but I also love the Oak Ridge Boys always did. They were very nice came right over to the end of the stage (I was in front) bent down and shook my hand many times. Great concert!
Fabulous video. Very informative, and I agree, a very beautiful girl x❤️
Finally. Sterban beginning to look normal again.
,why couldn't people tell Elvis a let him know how much he was loved a appreciated when he was alive. That's all he ever wanted was to be loved that was his message in his song. Love me. Elvis talked to you in his songs. A in his last concert it was plain to see. He was saying Adois which means Goodbye. Rip Elvis. Love a Miss you.
Sandra Miller Sandra when people get so far gone from being messed up in their heads with chemicals you simply can't talk to them anymore. All you can do is hope but they see the light before it's too late. I'm speaking to you from personal experience. I am a former addict. Clean and sober now I spend the rest of my days never missing an opportunity to let my friends and family know how much they mean to me. What more can I do after all the damage I did while I was still under the influence? Somebody said how can you save a man from himself? You can't. Hey must save himself.
W/respect to Richard 👌I certainly don't vknow except what I read & hear 🙉 Red West described the story of the threatening crazed man differently saying there was a fan in Vegas that acted different but security didn't need to react... Unless Richard is saying the other half of that story, or it's another one... "really like Mr Richard" one of the absolute best in my opinion
@@levilevi6248 Yes, I'm sure you totally know what it was like to be the biggest star in the world and have a million hangers on that made their living off of you and were who you trusted most that enabled your poor behavior day in an day out. He also had a mountain of health issues in general. You don't know what the guy was dealing with or what he should've or could've done so stop pretending you do.
@@e2go wow! I didn't know a point could be missed by that large of a margin.
Thanks! interview was greatt!
So cool! Didn’t know he played with the stamps!
A wonderful interview! Very insightful! -Ken Nelson
Love to hear this kind of a celebrity talk about Elvis....I did not know Richard had the close a relationship with Elvis, Thanks for this Richard...My Favourite gospel song by Elvis is "Help Me" It is very Poignant to Elvis..........
Pretty lady!
Now that's a great interview! Richard, I also love a bass singer as Elvis did. Here I am in my fifties and I am still discovering exciting stories & songs appreciating the Oak Ridge Boys. I recently lost my daughter, but my granddaughter survived a car crash upside down in her car seat in a river for many hours until they were found. The gospel music with it's messages has helped me through some rough hours with the messages only gospel music can do for me. If your ever in the Salt Lake City area, I would appreciate the opportunity to shake your hand & thank you personally. I'm looking forward in purchasing your book "From Elvis to Elvira".. Thank you...
Thank you so much for watching and commenting G. Chad Groesbeck!
gorgeous woman
Thanks for this great interview. Much appreciated.
Thank you, Morris!
Morris Gibb thank u Richard sterban, love the interview, I love Elvis too and always will, u and JD Sumner r awesome, thanks again brother, I will be headed to Nashville myself soon, I hope I get a chance to meet u, that would be a once in a lifetime for me to meet u, thanks again brother, take care and b safe, sincerely Johnny Hall.
To : Center Stage Magazine, Told you I have the same hat Richard Sterban is wearing, after months of looking & looking and calling people and never gave up and it was very hard to find the shirt! Several months and many calls and chatting on line to alot of OAK RIDGE BOYS fans,it finally paid off of looking very hard! I have the very same shirt Mr. Sterban is wearing, I never gave up on finding the same shirt and now I'm the very proud owner and was told they have them in another state that makes them and I'm one very happy fan!
I asked jds son Donny Sumner, why did they have 2 bass singers ,he said to me ,jd wanted to quite but, elvis talked him out of it
Richard Sterban! We were so happy we were able to see him and the Oak Ridge Boys in 2019. They're still fantastic. Was Richard on any of Elvis' recordings?
He was on elvis’s live from msg album
@@thedylanbowen Many thanks!
He was on Burning Love
Saw the oak ridge boys in concert at Holliday plaza , merriville , Indiana 1980
Is this the guy that goes , " OOM PAPA , OOM PAPA , MOW , MOW !" ? I always loved that. !
Fantastic Interview!!! Thank You!! Sang with quartets for years!! Sterban is royalty. Have heard numerous times that JD fired him for out singing him. Can't imagine how magical those years with the king would have been.
Thank you!
J.D. never fired Richard, they were friends, J.D. taught Richard how to sing bass, what you heard is not true at all.
@@kennyhuskisson2684 I'm glad of that. The idea of J.D. firing Richard sounds pretty farfetched to me.
JD was Not that kind of man!
Great video!!
Wow! My parents saw ELVIS PRESLEY LIVE!!!! In 1977! At the FREEDOM HALL ARENA!!!
I saw him live in 1973. It was fantastic.
I’ve heard other people say Johnny cash had that same presence as Elvis. Sam Phillips had some special guys out of Sun studios.
I Had the oak ridge boy 8 track and Elvis 8 track in 1980 used on my late step mothers portable 8 track player. lol
that's a lot of 8's !!
Whitney Huston's mother sang with Elvis as part of the Sweet Inspirations backup singers.
Giddy up, a oom papa oom papa mow mow
He reminds me a lot of Jim's Dad, Mr. Levenstein from American Pie. Just imagine him saying "it's perfectly natural" with his bass voice.
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This is the closest thing I could find! Haha.
Great interview 👍who is the Gorgeous lady 🤔🤗
She is Missy Wolf, co-founder of Center Stage Magazine. A gorgeous woman indeed!
Richard Sterban... As Johnny Carson said "He has a vibrato you could throw a cat thru"
I believe elvis did several takes on certain songs until he got it just right...def more than two
In rehearsals he did. But when he recorded he had his stuff ready. He may take a couple of hours to warm up but he didn’t record till his voice felt right. I’ve heard the singers with him say that. He warmed up with gospel. After he did his shows he sAng gospel half the night after. He always hAd one piAno in his suite.
@@gracieg7601 Actually there are first hand accounts among them DJ Fontana who had stated that when Elvis recorded " Hound Dog " he did a total of 30 takes, but the same goes for a lot of songs he recorded, that he would stand there and do it for as many times as it took until he captured the feeling he was looking for.
Elvis singing ‘How Great Thou Art’ and ‘Take My Hand Precious Lord’ has got to be my Top 2 gospel songs! Of course Everyone of his gospels were great too!!
My voice is as deep as his that started at 13
I love Richards voice and his memories 50 years later seem very sharp. Note to the interviewer: pick up a few synonyms for "incredible"; you over-used it to the point of distraction.
Looks so much like Eugene Levy.
Hello Missy, How are you? Hopefully, I am not out of line by saying this. But, I think you are intoxicatingly beautiful
I have the same hat that RICHARD is wearing
Felicia Smith, My daughter knows that I'm a huge Oak Ridge Boys fan and I got the same hat which I received on my Birthday on March 22nd and its in the family room with all my old 8-tracks, cassettes , albums & now many CD's!! Many numerous albums from the 50's, 60's, 70's and all the way up to 2021!! But most of them are The Oak Ridge Boys, and I truly thank my daughter for the hat!!
Pulled the same stunt at a 7-11 back in '76, although on a much much smaller scale. I shot "to death" a co- worker one early morning and his buddy who was there squealed like a stuck pig when I pointed the gun at him and said, " you're next"! It was awesome!
Is Richard Sterban still alive 2021 and did he ever sing in any concerts in England
Yes he's still alive & vibrating walls with his bass voice
WOW Who is she, i want to meet her.
This lady looks like Kristen Wiig
Loves me Elvis❤ sexiest man. He envented sex appeal❤
I just got some tooth cavities filed today, some how I was listening to Elvis’s Music in the car.
Y dad was from Escanaba
Where is Richard from ? Town and State Please . I do know he went to Trenton State College ( Now The college of New Jersey ) . I close to that School and would love to know if he was close by .
Why did the Stamps need two bass singers?
I guess to make the sound on stage bigger
Because J.D. wanted to sit back & let Richard sing bass, but Elvis wanted J.D. to sing as well, Richard could hit a low C & J.D. hit a double low C to off the scale to an EO, what Elvis wanted, he got!👍✌️