WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira REACTION

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  • WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira REACTION
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  • @willow0828
    @willow0828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s funny, because the guy you would least expect to have the deep voice, has the voice.

  • @SRHS83
    @SRHS83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    The Oak Ridge Boys 6 or 7 years ago teamed up with Home Free and sang this together a cappella. Super good!

    • @canonfodder2068
      @canonfodder2068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I saw that! It was so fun to watch them react to each other as singers. It looked like a blast!

    • @saraturner8657
      @saraturner8657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That was awesome. I like the artist really like what Home Free does with their songs. That is a great compliment on both sides.

    • @DeansGrl24
      @DeansGrl24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I love this cover! I'd love to see yall react to it!

    • @nursedopple
      @nursedopple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Best cover ever with Home Free

    • @MrTech226
      @MrTech226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I was going to say that they collab with Home Free on their famous song.

  • @kennyrussell2663
    @kennyrussell2663 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    The bass singer in this group can shake the seats with just his voice.

    • @mikematusek4233
      @mikematusek4233 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bass is Richard, who before joining the Oak Ridge Boys sang Bass for Elvis for a bit.

    • @loucifer4205
      @loucifer4205 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably has a cock down to his knees

    • @Jason-hk9dq
      @Jason-hk9dq ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You got that right.

  • @maryozee6135
    @maryozee6135 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just had to tell you that when this song was a big hit, my daughter was attending a Catholic high school, and one of her teachers was Sister Elvira! Not lying!

  • @williamfaust5769
    @williamfaust5769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    The man with the black hair, and suit, actually did the bass. His name is Richard Sterban. Great voice and fantastic group. They have a ton of hits in the country as well as Gospel genres. You should check out more of their hits.

    • @kevinhouse4376
      @kevinhouse4376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "Dream On" really showcased Richard's smooth bass.

    • @rattnroll84
      @rattnroll84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When Richard Sterban was younger he looked a lot like Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.

    • @JeffJones-ke7cr
      @JeffJones-ke7cr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He was also a backup singer for Elvis.

    • @jamesespey249
      @jamesespey249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He was also the bass singer for the Stamps Quartet that sang back-up for Elvis Presley.

    • @3912James
      @3912James 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL...growing up as a teenager I thought the ZZ Top looking dude was the bass singer.

  • @jasonsabbath6996
    @jasonsabbath6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Everyone, and I mean everyone, would sing along with the line, "Ump bappa, ump bappa mau mau"! You're wrong Jay. The deep singer is the dark haired guy with no facial hair! Shocking right?

  • @zeer0squared
    @zeer0squared 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song was so famous when it came out that they played it on the pop/rock stations as well.

  • @joeyshofner639
    @joeyshofner639 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song was everywhere when i was a kid. Everyone was singing it. Just like us 45 years ago try to get this song out of your head after hearing it.

  • @LiberalsArePoop
    @LiberalsArePoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    When Amber is really feeling a song, she's such a joy to watch!

    • @cnatview
      @cnatview 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I agree with you. There is no disputing that smile. ✌️

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like, every song, if you watch enough

  • @dorothystorry1733
    @dorothystorry1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Elvira sung by Home Free and the Oakridge boys is one to watch.

  • @mike-N6S
    @mike-N6S 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Richard Sterban - the well-dressed one in the suit and tie - is the bass, and is one of the most recognized bass singers in country. Before he joined the Oaks, he was part of the Stamps Quartet who sang backups for a guy called Elvis Presley.
    For Jordan's passion, Richard was also one of the original investors of the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

    • @melaniesuter7936
      @melaniesuter7936 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember when they hit the charts how shocked everyone was that he was the bass and not William Golden

    • @honoriooseguera4083
      @honoriooseguera4083 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He the banker that's going to foreclose on their farms.

  • @shawngoldsberry747
    @shawngoldsberry747 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you’re at the club and this song comes on, you’re going home with a big one.

  • @nickitacocat
    @nickitacocat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This brings up bittersweet memories for me. My dad would take me and my sisters to get pizza and the restaurant had a juke box. He would let us play some songs but we always played this for him. Thought it was his favorite. Years later he said it's a good song, not his favorite but he never sad anything because he was proud his 6-10 year old daughters weren't selfish and thought of him too. He passed in 2019, song still makes me tear up.

    • @tigerprayers2824
      @tigerprayers2824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I feel the same. Went to a baseball game Atlanta Braves, special day with my Dad. Between innings they played this song and Dad started dancing acting a fool. I was horrified before turning around and seeing the whole second deck dancing and acting a fool. It was a moment to remember with Dad who passed in 2010.

    • @garryandjanepannell8594
      @garryandjanepannell8594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lost my mother the same year now I have trouble listening to "Go Rest High On That Mountain".

  • @chadwhitfield6946
    @chadwhitfield6946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The playful rivalry between the Oak Ridge Boys and the Statler Brothers in the 70s and 80s was one of the best things in country music.

    • @sherrihayward4500
      @sherrihayward4500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Statler brothers Yes!! Counting flowers on the wall. ❤️

    • @chrisoakley5830
      @chrisoakley5830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Statler Brothers were also a great vocal group.

  • @everyonehasadream
    @everyonehasadream 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fifteen years before the Oak Ridge Boys had a huge hit with 'Elvira', the Statler Brothers sang the song on a television show with Dallas Frazier, the songwriter who wrote 'Elvira'. 🙂

  • @ronfehr7899
    @ronfehr7899 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One of the parts that I really like is Richard Sterban's voice getting deeper with each 'oom papa mow mow.'

    • @ndb_1982
      @ndb_1982 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Richard can barely hit the notes, now though.

  • @ericsmith6615
    @ericsmith6615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wife here...OMG..This was HUGE when I was around 7 years old...My Brother was 3 and SANG it ALL the TIME...People Loved it!!! THE Oak Ridge Boys are Country Legends!!!..Such a FUN song well said!!

  • @jimmayors2315
    @jimmayors2315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    By the time the Oak Ridge Boys covered this song and made it one of their signature songs, Elvira _Mistress of the Dark_ was growing in popularity on TV also.

    • @tsefcik
      @tsefcik ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And anyone who doesn't know who that is needs to treat themselves to a Google search right now for her. God bless the 80s! 😂

    • @poppyreads736
      @poppyreads736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the song isn’t even about her. The songwriter got the idea because he saw a street sign for Elvira Avenue in Nashville.😁

    • @stephenulmer3781
      @stephenulmer3781 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember this time well (1981) i would have 13 ☺

    • @kylemanahan3682
      @kylemanahan3682 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's the short haired, clean face Italian guy that has the deep voice

    • @mimib323
      @mimib323 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was my favorite song when I was around 5 years old, and I really did think it was about her.😄

  • @danleeselman4827
    @danleeselman4827 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Richard actually started out singing back up for Elvis.

  • @user-jp9wp3cj1t
    @user-jp9wp3cj1t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's actually the clean-shaven guy with the dark hair, Richard Sterban, who is the bass singer....

  • @jackedwards7420
    @jackedwards7420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    This group The Oak Ridge Boys and another group The Statler Brothers were big mainstream Gospel groups for decades before moving to secular country music in the 1970s! Both groups were known for their awesome harmonies and have many more songs for you to explore!!
    In the future with either group the music video and live versions are what you want to react to as they are entertainers as well as awesome singers!

    • @corinnepmorrison1854
      @corinnepmorrison1854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great suggestions!!

    • @chadwhitfield6946
      @chadwhitfield6946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They always joked on each other during award shows.

    • @samzilla1281
      @samzilla1281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In each case, their first non gospel hit was a sharp break from their gospel roots.

    • @MellyLuvsCarly
      @MellyLuvsCarly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My mother’s favorite band of all time is the Statler Brothers- Holy Bible is her favorite

    • @mikeljenks
      @mikeljenks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Add the band Alabama and it’s all the music I grew up with in my household. My aunt still knows one of the Statler brothers singers and goes to his shows.

  • @samueltabo3390
    @samueltabo3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Omg LOL, one of the countriest country songs to crossover into the pop charts, reaching #5 on the billboard hot 100 in 1981

  • @bettyparker7476
    @bettyparker7476 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is a very good reason they have been together for nearly 50 years, traveling, singing all the time.

  • @sivonni
    @sivonni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The a capella group Home Free did this song with the Oak Ridge Boys and it's FANTASTIC!

  • @jovibabe1974
    @jovibabe1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This made me cry but they are happy tears because my mom loved the Oak Ridge Boys. Brings back happy feelings and memories. I'm so happy y'all like it too.

  • @robertg7396
    @robertg7396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Woo hoo! Love me some Oak Ridge Boys. "Elvira, Bobbie Sue" "American Made" "Sail Away". "Dig a little Deeper" are my favorites

  • @ferda9476
    @ferda9476 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This video, 19 months after it was uploaded, currently has 9451 likes and ZERO dislikes. That's some fantastic numbers.

  • @sherribrock2726
    @sherribrock2726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Home Free and The Oak Ridge Boys recently re-made this
    a capella style. It’s fun to see these guys 40 years later still belting it!!

  • @jeremyfagner6808
    @jeremyfagner6808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Now that you’ve heard Oak Ridge Boys you need to check out the Statler Brothers also. Counting Flowers on the Wall is a good start

    • @Rogn1
      @Rogn1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Flowers on the Wall was my introduction to country groups. “Playing solitaire til dawn, with a deck of 51.” That is one of the greatest line in music.

    • @Jims_Camera_at_dawn
      @Jims_Camera_at_dawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, Counting Flowers would be great!

    • @Rocker1983
      @Rocker1983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Statler Brothers are great!

    • @stephenulmer3781
      @stephenulmer3781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love that

    • @teresajarrell452
      @teresajarrell452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES!! 👍😃👍

  • @teerat8451
    @teerat8451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    My step mom hated this song so when they announced "Elvira" as a winner on the CMA's the whole house exploded in a chorus of this song. That woman was seething

    • @ColoradoGrami
      @ColoradoGrami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love this story! ♥

    • @michaelmacdermott6340
      @michaelmacdermott6340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think I may have met your stepmom. There was this bar I used to roll into on my Harley when I was in the Navy, and there was this one woman that every time she heard this song she went to long lengths to make sure everybody in the bar knew that she just hated this song. She was a trip. A lot of us waited till she was drunk and made sure that we put the song on just to get to her, it was hilarious to hear her scream from the other side of the bar and get so upset.

    • @donferoce5652
      @donferoce5652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did she say why she hated it? I knew a Sherrie who hated "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash until she found out they were singing: "Sharif don't like it", not "Sherrie don't like it".

    • @teresajarrell452
      @teresajarrell452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣😂🤣

    • @Gutslinger
      @Gutslinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ironically, I sometimes have people call me "Bobby Sue" because of their song. Lol

  • @OCWord
    @OCWord ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was a child in the 80's and a teen in the 90's. As a young child I used to love this song.

  • @thewindle
    @thewindle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One thing I will never forget, back many years ago, I was walking through the assembly were I work and this song came on a radio station and every line turned to it and 15 assembly lines blaring Elvira.

  • @chriso6719
    @chriso6719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Written and originally performed by Dallas Frazier in 1966.
    This 1981 cover was one of the Oak Ridge Boys biggest songs, and it's the version that most people know.
    The acapella group Home Free did a version with the Oak Ridge Boys
    The deep voice is the second from the right, Richard Sterban.

    • @RayfordRaySiegel
      @RayfordRaySiegel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I didn't know that this is a cover. The Oakridge Boys sure made it theirs.

    • @chriso6719
      @chriso6719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RayfordRaySiegel It's the first version I heard.

    • @jeffsummers1894
      @jeffsummers1894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Had no idea.

    • @armywife1641
      @armywife1641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dallas was a fantastic songwriter and could do a great version of this song as well!

    • @PaHeadhunter
      @PaHeadhunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love Dallas Frazier’s original version.

  • @tud1366
    @tud1366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    80's country band Alabama. Their first hit was "Love in the First Degree", and the hits just went on from there.

    • @jennytaylor4968
      @jennytaylor4968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol I was just fixing to say Alabama ,Lady down on love that song makes me cry lol

    • @chriso6719
      @chriso6719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Loved their Mountain Music album.

    • @michaelsherrill6561
      @michaelsherrill6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chriso6719 Listened to Mountain music on a old 8 track tape when i was a kid. Only a few other bands had such good harmonies

    • @chriso6719
      @chriso6719 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelsherrill6561 lol, I have it on vinyl.

    • @ginam6161
      @ginam6161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, love Alabama - Song of the South

  • @gracelaymon1063
    @gracelaymon1063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the songs that when it comes on people come running in from other rooms to sing along & dance.

  • @rhondadananay2106
    @rhondadananay2106 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The guy with the low bass voice is the most clean cut one of them all. Don’t judge a book….

  • @rogerreynolds287
    @rogerreynolds287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m sitting in the middle of Las Vegas airport waiting for my flight laughing so much that I’m starting to get stares 😂😂 Thank you for the laugh!!! ❤️ you both!!

  • @mikekling
    @mikekling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Such a great band!! Please consider Little River Band - Lady, Lonesome Loser, The Night Owls, Cool Change, Reminiscing, The Other Guy... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles, Fishin' in the Dark. And Pure Prairie League - Amie!! Love you guys, keep smiling!! 🎶😎🎶

    • @daverhoden445
      @daverhoden445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've heard about the Lonesome Loser. Doesn't he get cheated by the Queen of Hearts every time?

    • @zzz7zzz9
      @zzz7zzz9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@daverhoden445 but he keeps on a tryin.

    • @brianb8060
      @brianb8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do the original version of Mr. Bojangles, Jerry Jeff Walker.

    • @mkshffr4936
      @mkshffr4936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      LRB was another excellent group that gets too easily forgotten.

    • @chrisoakley5830
      @chrisoakley5830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Both great groups.

  • @eileenmaclean4292
    @eileenmaclean4292 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched them live the day this song hit one million. A fun song.

  • @johnreed9415
    @johnreed9415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite that they sing is THANK GOD FOR KIDS. It will make you cry for sure

  • @angelalacour2384
    @angelalacour2384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I really wish you would have watched a live performance because I would have loved to see the look of shock on Jay's face when he realized who was singing the low bass notes (Richard Sterban).

    • @todddepue681
      @todddepue681 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! I was just a kid but remember seeing them sing this on tv and blown away when it was handsome "pretty boy" of the group singing bass!

  • @spydude38
    @spydude38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    You were right. This song is just a catchy, easing to sing song and it will stick in your head. The bass vocals gets everyone's attention. A huge hit for The Oakridge Boys.

    • @candacewillis4443
      @candacewillis4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kids loved this song! It is fun.

    • @btgiv6009
      @btgiv6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Elvira" is more of a ditty. The Oak Ridge Boys' best songs by far are "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" and "Y'all Come Back Saloon"

    • @keithroberts4952
      @keithroberts4952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It went to number 4 on the pop charts back in the early 80's.

    • @halkinchen2542
      @halkinchen2542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Over played big time back then. I remember being sick of hearing it back then but loved hearing it again for the first time in prob 20 yrs.. lo. That,s how much it was over played.

    • @travisloader3446
      @travisloader3446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And no the guy with the beard is not the low voice. It's the one right next to him on that pic you paused on when you said that. I always though the same but say a TV show with them back in the 80s and found out who has the low voice. The cleanest cut of the band lol.

  • @chrisa4695
    @chrisa4695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This song was out about 1980/81. It was a huge hit! My high school was 99.99% Black in the heart of the city. Everyone at my school was walking around singing this song. We all knew it word for word.

    • @Mftjan2000
      @Mftjan2000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol. It's irresistible whether one likes "country" or not.

    • @22tango79
      @22tango79 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      HUGE!!! Hit.

  • @Pippin14
    @Pippin14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was 23 when this came out. Always glad when it came on the radio.

  • @reneestes6254
    @reneestes6254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This was a HUGE hit for the Oak Ridge Boys back in the day. It’s just catchy. It was played all the time on the radio and everyone would sing “Giddyup, a oom poppa oom poppa mow mow” and just smile. Glad you found this fun little song.
    Also the bass singer is the most clean cut of the crew.

  • @shirleybuffington6420
    @shirleybuffington6420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    They started out as a gospel group and they are from Oak ridge , Tennessee I love their song Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

    • @roncypert8255
      @roncypert8255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ditto Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight!
      Another great Louisiana song is Mel McDaniels’ Louisiana Saturday Night…..
      Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow
      Kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor
      Dance in the kitchen 'til the mornin' light
      Louisiana Saturday night…

    • @shirleybuffington6420
      @shirleybuffington6420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@roncypert8255 oh yes it is great suggestion

  • @gal30girl
    @gal30girl ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Oak Ridge Boys are country legends! So many great songs: Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight, Dream On, Sail Away, Y'all Come Back Saloon, Come On In, Bobbie Sue, American Made, etc. Their harmonies are always to good.

    • @Martin38
      @Martin38 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Bus is still rolling! That ol Highway.....goes on...

    • @josephfronek7238
      @josephfronek7238 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dream On is underrated. Definitely one of my favorites!!

    • @johnpaulbacon8320
      @johnpaulbacon8320 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@josephfronek7238 Thank God For Kids ; God Bless The USA are other Oak Ridge Boys songs that are in my top 10 favorites of all time.

  • @Eric4471066
    @Eric4471066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This song was the Oak Ridge Boys' very first country-crossover hit of the early 1980s. The song went all the way to hit #1 on the Billboard Country chart and it peaked at the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks in a row during the summer of 1981. This song was a monster hit indeed!!! By the way, the guy singing with the deep voice is not the guy with the white beard. The third guy on the right with the black suit is the one with the deep voice.

  • @deannascott8050
    @deannascott8050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now you have to hear the Home Free cover - with the Oak Ridge Boys. It's actually amazing.

  • @barrymuller5131
    @barrymuller5131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That guy singing bass has such an awesome voice. I have never heard someone sing that low note with such power.

    • @DrPaul-xf4no
      @DrPaul-xf4no ปีที่แล้ว

      Theres an a Capella group that covered this song with the oak ridge boys.. This group is called Home Free. Their bass singer is Tim Foust, you should check this version its really good ☺

  • @llschnitz
    @llschnitz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the biggest songs of 1981 was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart for several weeks. It was very hot that year. Everyone was singing it.

  • @Emilyhildegaard1
    @Emilyhildegaard1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You MUST see the Home Free Version with the Oak Ridge Boys. Too cute.

  • @lauraclark92
    @lauraclark92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was so much fun!! Nope! The deep voice belongs to the guy standing next to the guy on the right., his name is Richard Sturbin. Bobby Sue is fire also from them. 🔥

  • @wayneshapka6622
    @wayneshapka6622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “American Made”, “Thank God for Kids” and “Fancy Free” are great Oak Ridge Boys songs.

  • @higgme1ster
    @higgme1ster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Lone Ranger who's horse was named Silver was portrayed by Clayton Moore on TV between 1949 and 1957 and was re-aired over and over through the years. The Lone Ranger's catch phrase as he rode off into the sunset was Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!

  • @danielbenincasa770
    @danielbenincasa770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its the guy in the short black hair. Always will put you in a good mood

  • @suzannezethner8180
    @suzannezethner8180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have seen these guys live. When he hits that low note it goes thru your chest. You can feel it.

  • @kenhayhurst374
    @kenhayhurst374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Richard Sturbin has one of the deepest voices I've ever heard. Saw them live. The opening line to "Dream On" ratteled the arena and melted most of the women.
    And you were wrong J. The bass voice is the smaller guy ( no mustache) with the black hair NEXT to the guy with the beard.

    • @squirrley01
      @squirrley01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The high voice is the one in the striped shirt.

    • @you2449
      @you2449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow. I'm shocked too that it wasn't the bearded guy. Classic.!

    • @BaronessErsatz
      @BaronessErsatz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I may have a pretty deep voice, but I couldn't carry Richard Sturbin's LUNCH, y'all!!!!

    • @mkshffr4936
      @mkshffr4936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@BaronessErsatz And Tm Faust impressed him on their collaboration.

    • @davewinkerson8221
      @davewinkerson8221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, the smallest guy has the deepest voice.

  • @763kv
    @763kv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas record was a central fixture of my childhood

  • @marcabernathy6953
    @marcabernathy6953 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Their song "Thank God For Kids" will get you in the feels!

  • @legionkahn
    @legionkahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They has so many good songs. Trying to Love Two Women, Yall Come Back Saloon, Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight, Come on In. Setting Fancy Free, and others

  • @mozzetti1
    @mozzetti1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    My mom loved the Oak Ridge Boys so I grew up listening to them. They were more 70’s though. Mom took us to their concert at the state fair. I always loved the guy with the deep voice. 😁🤣🤘🎶💕

    • @robertcherman
      @robertcherman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They were my first concert at the country fair.

    • @rhondaserges5136
      @rhondaserges5136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol dragged my son to their Christmas Concert .. he was two so '94

  • @kennyrussell2663
    @kennyrussell2663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guy with the deep voice can shake seats while singing

  • @fcruz43215
    @fcruz43215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man alive, I remember when I was a kid, this song was always playing somewhere

  • @dalejestes8166
    @dalejestes8166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The oak ridge boys are one of the best country and gospel singers in the market.... another song to do is leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight...it's a good one

  • @ChrisHaar
    @ChrisHaar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Guys.....do yourselves a favor and check out Home Free and The Oak Ridge Boys teaming up to do this song. It's out of this world.

  • @heinleinreader
    @heinleinreader 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Actually, the guy second from the right is the bass. The guy with the big ZZ Topp beard is the baritone. It's not always the biggest guy that does the bass. Look at Pentatonix. The biggest guy is Scott, the blonde, who's their baritone. The original bass, Avi, and their replacement bass, Matt, both are shorter and leaner than Scott.

  • @paulstover2822
    @paulstover2822 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He Has The Voice That From The Video Make Your Chair Vibrate

  • @pattyestrada6
    @pattyestrada6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    🛎The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - “Jackie Blue”

    • @mikekling
      @mikekling 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This!!! 👆👆👆👆

  • @annmills3163
    @annmills3163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Watch them perform this song with Home Free ☮️💜

  • @troyscranton
    @troyscranton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now that you have heard this one, Home Free’s version with the Oak Ridge Boys is a must listen!

  • @aaronz9410
    @aaronz9410 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Bass is Richard Sterban, he actually sang with and backed Elvis prior to joining the Oak Ridge Boys.

  • @jamielandis4308
    @jamielandis4308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Everyone loves “Elvira.” The deep base is the young guy, not beardo! There was a sitcom, “Mike And Molly” and Mike had a tape stuck in the cassette player of his car. Of course it was the Oak Ridge Boys. In a hilarious scene all the men of the show were in the garage working on the car and singing “Elvira!” You should check out the show sometime. Another great country tune from the same era is Brookes & Dunn, “My Maria,” a favorite of my late wife.

    • @niceguy5976
      @niceguy5976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Mike and Molly" is the best! I just saw that episode a few days ago. Hilarious!

    • @kimcutts6153
      @kimcutts6153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love Mike & Molly, and I remember that scene, so it was good to hear the whole so and not just the chorus.

    • @karenkat1111
      @karenkat1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too funny! Once it started playing I could just picture them in the car singing, lol. Great show and song!

    • @skynetterminatort100
      @skynetterminatort100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And then molly sold a book and they bought that orange challenger

    • @jjfurbable
      @jjfurbable ปีที่แล้ว

      I love that episode!! That scene was great.

  • @BrenVta
    @BrenVta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the Oak Ridge Boys, even back when I wasn't a huge country fan! I appreciate them even more now :)

  • @glammafabulous5600
    @glammafabulous5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I also love home free doing this song with the oak ridge boys!! It's amazing.

  • @mlk3597
    @mlk3597 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It"s the guy with the short black hair! The guy with the long beard is his brother!!

  • @cinb3448
    @cinb3448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh my, when my son was 3 Elvira was always on the radio. He'd ride around with my Dad, and they'd sing Elvira. My son will be 44 this year and one of his fondest memories of his grandad was singing this song together! ❤️

  • @deonneparrish9850
    @deonneparrish9850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love this song. Also the version they did of this song with Home Free. The one singing bass is the dark-haired man without a beard on the right, Richard Sterban. They have been a group since 1947 and they are still touring! Ozark Mountain Jubilee, American Made, Thank God For Kids.

    • @garybeemer2339
      @garybeemer2339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the original Oak Ridge Boys got together in 1947..... Before these guys could walk. Oak Ridge Tennessee was a town built to support and house the top secret nucular (atomic bomb) program. Originally a gospel group

  • @terrysanford9915
    @terrysanford9915 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The one with the beard sings lead in the song. Thank God For Kids and thats a song the she would really love to listen to.

  • @karaleebanwarth2867
    @karaleebanwarth2867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guy WITHOUT any facial hair is the one with the deep voice

  • @back2black717
    @back2black717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song was EVERYWHERE!! I was 9 years old and everyone sang that chorus! It was truly a sensation! The Oakridge Boys and Alabama were 2 of the biggest 80's country bands! Each of them had songs that everyone knew or at least had heard!
    I love the memories this song brings back!

  • @amandathrasher5549
    @amandathrasher5549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    John Anderson: Swingin' or The Statler Brothers: Elizabeth both released in the early eighties Also any song from Don Williams can't go wrong with the gentle giant lol I love this old country reactions y'all are taking me back to my youth. LOVE IT!!

  • @misterdoe
    @misterdoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love this song! They drew a lot of inspiration from a 50s/60s R&B group called The Coasters, who you *have* to check out soon. Some of the Coasters' hits are "Charlie Brown," "Yakety Yak," "TV Fanatic," "It Ain't Sanitary," "Youngblood," "Poison Ivy," and my favorite, a song which came with its own skit (which I've never seen 😞), "T'ain't Nothin' to Me."

  • @alexandervasel6845
    @alexandervasel6845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As some have said Josh Turner has a great deep voice. "Would you go with me" is one of my favorite songs and video!!!

  • @markfadness9204
    @markfadness9204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Back in the days when the Billboard Top 40 included different genres of music, a track like "Elvira" which was a huge #1 country record could cross-over to the Pop chart and do well. "Elvira peaked @ #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Group.

    • @donferoce5652
      @donferoce5652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A great pick for Female Friday is one of the first and biggest crossover hits of the late seventies "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" by Crystal Gayle. A month at number one on the Country chart, three weeks at number two on the Pop chart, only kept from number one by the second-most overplayed song of the Seventies, "You light up my life" by Debbie Boone. (Most overplayed was "Love will keep us together" by The Captain and Tennile.)

    • @maverick2242
      @maverick2242 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally, actually completely forgot about this song, but it comes flooding back to the early 80s when at high school junior this one, back when..

  • @garyammons2997
    @garyammons2997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think many children have a song that they can somehow relate to at a very young age. Elvira was that song for my nephew when he was three years old. I can still see him in front of the stereo dancing and singing "Elbira" - such a great memory. J&A - Maybe one of your children will pick up this catchy tune and it will produce many fun and special memories too!

  • @alexandervasel6845
    @alexandervasel6845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love that you're getting into country, but can't believe you haven't started diving into George Strait. One of the very best! I'd start with "Amarillo by Morning", but there are at least 30 great songs to pick from.

  • @trishafaulk2067
    @trishafaulk2067 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember as a child my uncle would sing along with this song. It's the only one I remember him singing, but he sounded like he should have been with them. So, this song is a pleasant memory.

  • @coodermo5263
    @coodermo5263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "High Ho Silver, Away" was the quote of The Lone Ranger that they used. Love watching The Lone Ranger as a kid and helped me love "Elvira" even more.

  • @that1dragonkid
    @that1dragonkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was lucky enough to see them in concert when I was 9 or 10. My sister and I flipped out when they looked directly at us and waved!! Bobby Sue is one of my favorites by them.

  • @george217
    @george217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Oak Ridge Boys and Home Free do a great collaboration of this song that you two might like.

  • @littletez85
    @littletez85 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My old middle school bus driver used to play country music all the time and I remember this song from back then. It's been decades since I've heard it!

  • @PaHeadhunter
    @PaHeadhunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love that you guys finally checked this one out. Check out ‘I’m Settin Fancy Free,’ ‘Y’all Come Back Saloon,’ ‘Bobbie Sue’ or ‘American Made’ next. I think you’d love ‘Thank God For Kids’ too. The guy with the deep voice, Richard Sterban, actually used to tour with Elvis before he joined the Oak Ridge Boys.

  • @redchick5278
    @redchick5278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is one of my mother’s favorite groups! She loved this song. This is one of the first songs I remembered learning! Yes I’m that old!

  • @markluxford510
    @markluxford510 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This song was incredibly popular when it came out. Back in those days I worked as a DJ at a small market country station here in Southwest Michigan and we would frequently play requests. By far, this was our most requested song. Our Program Director had to limit how often we could play it. We could have put it on a constant loop and it wouldn't be good enough for some people.

  • @user-cg3xf9po1t
    @user-cg3xf9po1t ปีที่แล้ว

    Oak Ridge Boys had a such a beautiful song with Sail Away, it spent 13 wks top of country charts in 1979.

  • @pamspead9090
    @pamspead9090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    they did this recently with Home Free a fun video. the guy next to the guy on the right is the bass, also We got paid by Cash and More than a name on the Wall are worth listening to, Oh the Class of 57 as well

    • @Rocker1983
      @Rocker1983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All great Statler Brothers tunes.

  • @tp3922
    @tp3922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Oak Ridge Boys started out in the 50s as a Southern Gospel group, which went totally country with this lineup.
    If you like this, check out Bobby Sue.

  • @karencooper334
    @karencooper334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You would LOVE, LOVE,LOVE the version of Elvira done with the Oakridge Boys and HOMEFREE. It’s more uptempo and the arrangement and the harmonies are amazing and the video just makes me smile plus the base singers from both bands are out of this world

  • @SamoanObsidian
    @SamoanObsidian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you guys. I'm a metal, hip hop, and R&B head but grew with my father loving him that ol southern country. And the Oak Ridge Boys were one of his all time favorites when it came to old country. They were one of the best back in the day and are legends. I ain't heard Elvira in years since I was a kid omgosh the memories. I miss my father.