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2 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Tenor Who Helped Turn the Oak Ridge Boys Into Legends

Joe Bonsall, who sang tenor for the Oak Ridge Boys On this day (July 9) in 2024, Joe Bonsall died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Hendersonville, Tennessee, at the age of 76. He joined the Oak Ridge Boys four years before they became one of the biggest groups in country music. Moreover, he sang lead on some of the group’s most popular and successful songs, including “Elvira.” He was also an author who penned children…
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American Songwriter broke the news on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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