Friday, October 16, 2015

Oak Ridge Boys Win Dove Award

The Oak Ridge Boys Receive Country Song Of The Year Award at 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards for "Sweet Jesus" Recorded With Merle Haggard
Oak Ridge Boys: Rock Of Ages
Award Marks 10th Career Dove Award for the 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 13, 2015) – The Oak Ridge Boys are the 2015 recipients of the Gospel Music Association's (GMA) Dove Award for Country Song of the Year for their recent country single, "Sweet Jesus," originally written by Kenny Vernon and country music icon Merle Haggard, who joined the group on the recorded version of the song. "Sweet Jesus" is just one of the stand-out tracks on the award-winning group's latest album, Rock of Ages, Hymns and Gospel Favorites, which is now available in retail stores nationwide and online. The award marks the group's tenth career GMA Dove Award overall.

Producer Ben Isaacs, who co-produced the album with The Oak Ridge Boys' Duane Allen, was on-hand to accept the award at the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville on Tuesday, October 13.


Upon finding out the group had received the prestigious award, Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys said, "This whole project was magic from day one. We are thankful to Bill Gaither for the opportunity, and thank Ben Isaacs and Duane Allen for their leadership and guidance. Thanks also to our hero Merle Haggard, not only for the song, but for recording it with us! And thank you GMA for yet another Dove Award. We are humbled and honored. Most of all, our thanks and praise to Sweet Jesus for his constant blessings upon The Oak Ridge Boys. HE garners all of the praise and glory in everything we do."


The group—Richard Sterban, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Joe Bonsall—have earned prestigious membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame (2015 Inductees) and Grand Ole Opry, among other designations. Known worldwide as one of recording history’s most extraordinary musical successes, they have charted single after single and album after album, celebrating over 41 million records sold, two double-platinum albums, and more than 30 Top 10 hits, including No. 1 chart-toppers “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God For Kids,” “American Made,” among dozens more.


UPCOMING TOUR DATES – 2015 CHRISTMAS NIGHT OUT TOUR
11.17 | Branson, Mo. | The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre

11.18 | Branson, Mo. | The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre

11.19 | Branson, Mo. | The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre

11.21 | Canton, Ohio | Canton Palace Theatre

11.22 | Newport News, Va. | Ferguson Center For The Arts

11.24 | Portsmouth, Ohio | Vern Riffe Center For The Arts

11.27 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Paramount Theater

11.28 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Washington Pavilion

11.29 | Des Moines, Iowa | Hoyt Sherman Place

11.30 | Topeka, Kan. | Topeka Performing Arts Center

12.01 | Cheyenne, Wyo. | Cheyenne Civic Center

12.02 | Colorado Springs, Co. | Pikes Peak Center

12.03 | Richfield, Utah | Sevier Valley Center

12.04 | Boise, Idaho | Morrison Center at Boise State University

12.05 | Kennewick, Wash. | Toyota Center

12.06 | Lewiston, Idaho | Clearwater River Casino Event

12.07 | Spokane, Wash. | INB Performing Arts Center

12.08 | Eugene, Ore. | Hult Center

12.10 | Shelton, Wash. | Little Creek Casino Resort

12.11 | Lincoln City, Ore. | Chinook Winds Casino

12.12 | Lincoln City, Ore. | Chinook Winds Casino

12.13 | Redding, Calif. | Redding Convention Center

12.15 | Deadwood, S.D. | Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel

12.16 | Saint Joseph, Mo. | Civic Arena

12.17 | Paducah, Ky. | Carson Center

12.18 | Manistee, Mich. | Little River Casino Resort

12.19 | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | Crystal Grand Music Theatre

12.20 | Merrillville, Ind. | Star Plaza Theatre

12.21 | Evansville, Ind. | Old National Events Plaza

12.22 | Atlanta, Ga. | Philips Arena

12.23 | Nashville, Tenn. | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum


For more information on The Oak Ridge Boys, please visit
oakridgeboys.com.