ORB Inducted into Grand Ole Opry
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- NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (August 6, 2011) - The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry this evening by Opry member Jimmy Dickens. The legendary country music group made up of William Lee Golden, Joe Bonsall, Richard Sterban, and Duane Allen was invited to join the Opry last month by Dickens, who surprised the group by walking on stage dressed as a 4'11" William Lee Golden, including long beard and sunglasses.
The group was surprised on stage by a video greeting from President George Bush. "I can not think of any group or any person who deserve this honor more," President Bush said, explaining that he'd been an Oak Ridge Boys fan since he first heard the group from inside the White House while they were singing "Elvira" on the White House lawn. "I ran outside like a little kid," he said, "and I've been blessed to call them friends ever since. I think of the Opry and the Oaks both as American icons, beloved from coast to coast and known around the world. I can't think of a better union. I love you boys, and my best to everyone at the Grand Ole Opry, one of my favorite places in America."
After Dickens presented the members of the group with their Opry member awards, Joe Bonsall spoke first for the group, saying, "We've always been a friend of the Opry. We've always believed in the Opry and loved and respected every member of this brotherhood and sisterhood of country music. We've been nervous wrecks all day long because we knew how special this would be. This is a meaningful night, and is it different tonight than it ever has been when we've come down here to sing? You bet your life it is!" - Hudba
THEY TRUELY DESERVE THIS, FANTASTIC GROUP!!!!
Love the oak ridge boys, they are my favorite group ❤
I have always loved the Oakridge Boys, and always will. Congratulations to them for becoming members as The Grand Ole Opry, great homor!! God bless them too❤❤❤❤
Just to hear them sing is awesome, but to hear them sing a cappella is breathtaking
Iove the grand ole Opry and I love the oak ridge boys and their songs god bless
The Oakridge Boys and the Statler Brothers are my favorites and I learned more about singing base from them. They're AWESOME!!!!
I never get tired of hearing these guys sing Elvira.
I love listening to music from those guys
Great song and singer's love their music and songs
Thanks so much for the4 love shown to us this week.... joining the Opry has been an overwhelming experience for ALL of us!!!!!!
Long overdue!!!
My all time favorite group. I could listen to them all day long. I met Richard in 2003 or so in a boot store in Nashville. Very nice, kind, humble man with the best bass voice in the business.
I have been a fan forever, well since the 1970's . This is so awesome. I used to go to the early 1980 concerts to see Garland play the Piano. What a showman he was. Congats Oak Ridge Boys. In my world the boys never left!!
My favorite group of singers. Love them
I too could only listen as I am in Sydney Australia!! I am not ashamed to say that zi cried all the way thru the Induction Sspeeches!! Way To Go, Joe, Duane, William Lee & Richard. U guys Rock!!
Have seen the Boys since1980, love them very much wish I could have been there.
It's about Time!!!! God Bless the Oaks for bringing their harmonies for us to enjoy! :) :)
It's about time
True talent and heart will always rise to the top. Nuff said.
Congrats, Boys! Well deserved and long overdue!
To me, this act should've been made a part of the Opry when my favorite member was still in the picture, I love the late beautiful precious Steve Sanders so much! (forever wishing that I had discovered him sooner)
God bless you and his family always!!!
Holly in East Tennessee
longtime fan
Congrat's for the MIGHTY OAK RIDGE BOYS . I have LOVED them since I first heard them back in the early to mid 70's. They have and always will be the GREATEST. TY very much for posting this video.
I love the oak Ridge boys I've been a huge fan of theirs all my life 51 years strong
Seen you guys in Branson in September, no one deserves this more than you all, your new CD is amazing. your best yet! Love you Guys!
Congratulations to the Oak Ridge Boys. It is about time. There is another Group out there that retired from the business about ten years ago that I think is back to performing Thanks to Brad Paisley. That should also be Members That groups name is Alabama.
1 WORD=AMAZING!!!
I am astounded that it took until 2011 for the Oak Ridge Boys to be officially members of the Grand Ole Opry. I would have thought the group would have been accepted way back in the 1960s while they were still predominantly a religious group and hadn't hit the pop/country charts.
Congrats guys! Not gonna lie, you are the reason I sing! (Bass Baritone) I can hit Richard's low range on a good day!
bout time for one of the greatest groups ever
THE MORE THEY DO THAT THE MORE RICHARD LOOKS LIKE HER...LOVE YOU GUYS...
I could only hear this last night, so I'm thrilled to have been able to view the event here on youtube. Congrats guys, what an awesome night for ya's.
Joe, Duane, William Lee, and Richard I am going to see you in Nevada next month on a I cant wait.. Way to go opry members
Wonderful!!! Thanks for posting this.
Thank you VERY much for posting this video! I was hoping someone would! Now I can share the moment with the BOYS..Congratulations again to MY all time favorite bunch of singers and the Mighty Oaks Band, who are a big part of this too!
It's funny... it's almost easy to get agitated when the young child starts making noise as Joe begins to speak... It's like, the Opry is a grown-ups event, and here's a yungin' that's belly achin' when the most important words of the night are to be spoken. Then, when you hear Duane tell that his wife was at the Opry as a 6 month old baby, and now she's a backup singer for the Opry... you gotta wonder... who could that little belly achin' child be in the future? Backup singer for the Opry? Another king/queen of Country Music? Time will tell. But so cool that the child was there to witness our Boys being inducted into the Opry!
I've watched this few times, always wondered what took them sooo long. They still hadn't brought the statler brothers on board as members of the opry
A. few. years ago. me. and. my. husband. was. up. in. Branson. Missouri. and. we. went. to. see. The. Oak. Ridge. Boys. and. they. was. as. good. then. as. they. was. years. ago
I too wish Dewey would come back his solos are missed by everyone
hey gold slim 17 what do u know about great music the oaks r great music. bands will come and go but the oak ridge boys will always be here
Thanks For posting I was able to hear it but not see it..
I have been wanting for a video of this I begged my dad so bad if I could go but the answer was no :) :(
GIT-R-DONE ORB!!!
3:10 I wish the sax player could have been here, Is he still with them? Bobbie Sue sounds awesome with the saxophone solo
Hey guys PLEASE talk to Dewey to get him to come back he is missed by alot of people
They were inducted in 1973.
In the early 90s they left MCA records, and signed with RCA, then the guy that signed them left RCA, and his replacement told the OAKs that he did not want to promote Oak Ridge concerts, he wanted to push and promote Alabama, now both are outstanding groups, didn't RCA have enough room for both these big outfits. Shame on RCA, don't know what went wrong with wrong or why they left MCA, but every project with MCA was a hit. Even after Golden Left for several years, they still had hits with MCA.
I have to admit that back then I hated Alabama for taking away awards that should have gone to the Boys and yea I also agree they should never had left MCA.
Osks could've easily done Song of the South, Roll On, or even High Cotton.
this sukz
DRS Minions yea the video qualities is not good at all. but not the sound you cant make the oak ridge boys sound bad. I saw them live last year and they were amazing know one can pout a show on like they can. Iv only seen them once hope to see them again soon.
No the ORB SUCK IN GENRAL. If you wanna see something good go look at a skrillex show or a EDM festival like ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL.
+Goldslime17 +Jennifer Dolan the oaks are true legends... that is a fact it can be proven they are legends... "skrillex or EDM"is good,is a opinion... it ok to have a different opinion but some thing you should keep to your self... if he would not like that said about him then he should not say it people like him have no idea what talent is...
+ExKavz Who pissed in your Wheaties?
Brian Gregory ur mom probs