Five-time Grammy winner The Oak Ridge Boys will present their greatest hits at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Friday, February 20 at 8pm.
As a Gospel quartet, The Oak Ridge Boys garnered four Grammys for “Just a Little Talk With Jesus,” “Where the Soul Never Dies,” “The Baptism of Jesse Taylor,” and “Talk About the Good Times.” In the late 1970s, the band modernized its sound and successfully transitioned to the country music realm, eventually landing in the pop mainstream. The New York Times called the foursome “a singular phenomenon that has broken several barriers” because each of the group’s crossovers resulted in greater acclaim, more fans, and bigger hits.
The Oak Ridge Boys was a fixture on the country music charts, producing 25 top 10 singles, including the number-one songs “I’ll Be True to You,” “This Crazy Love,” and “Bobbie Sue.” In 1981, the band won a Grammy for the country tune “Elvira.” Even as the group incorporated pop music into its style, the band’s core sound remained deeply rooted in country gospel harmony. The late ’80s and early ’90s brought more successes, including the number-one hits “It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow),” “Gonna Take a Lot of River,” “No Matter How High,” and the top-10 song “Lucky Moon.”
The group’s long list of accolades includes: three “Group of the Year” honors from the Country Music Association; two “Best Vocal Group” awards from the Academy of Country Music; the “Breakthrough Award” and four “Number One Country Group” trophies from Billboard; and distinctions from the American Music Awards. The band was inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.
The quartet’s current members include lead singer Duane “Ace” Allen, tenor Joe Bonsall, baritone William Lee Golden, and bass vocalist Richard Sterban. The Oak Ridge Boys has been a tireless advocate of charitable and civic causes, including the Boy Scouts of America, the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, and Feed the Children.
Tickets, which range from $62 to $35, can be purchased at the CCPA Ticket Office, at www.cerritoscenter.com, or by calling (562) 467-8818. The $62 seats are sold out. To purchase tickets or for more information on The Oak Ridge Boys’ concert at the CCPA, call (562) 467-8818 or go to www.cerritoscenter.com.
