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Joe Bonsall, Oak Ridge Boys

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Sad news as Joe Bonsall, tenor singer of the Oak Ridge Boys, has passed away at age 76. Joe had retired from the band for health reasons.

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Joe Bonsall Dies: Longtime Oak Ridge Boys Singer Was 76

Joe Bonsall, the longtime member with the Oak Ridge Boys who retired in January following a four-year battle with the neuromuscular disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, died today, July 9. He was 7...
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He was the most energetic member. You heard his voice on many hits including Elvira.
 
I just learned something about Joe Bonsall I didn't know. Not long after he joined the Oak Ridge Boys, they were asked to sing background vocals on a song by Paul Simon: Slip Slidin' Away.


I thought the backgrounds were by the Dixie Hummingbirds. They sang on Loves Me Like a Rock. The Oaks also did a cover version of that song, and that led to Paul asking the Oaks to sing on Slip Slidin' Away. That song became a hit the same year (1977) as the Oaks' first big country song, Y'All Come Back Saloon.
 
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