Talk:The Oak Ridge Boys

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[edit] Cleanup

I've removed links to articles that don't exist, as well as false links such as a link to "Christmas" in the discography, which gives the impression that the link is to a page about the album, not the holiday.

Second, I'm going to remove all the mentions and unimportant comments about the albums and singles. For instance:

A holiday album simply titled Christmas was released on September 23, 1982. Followed by American Made on January 20, 1983. The title tune of which was yet another "crossover" hit making both the country and pop charts.

The two first lines sentences are already covered in the discography. While it's important to point out cross-genre appeal, the comment by itself is insignificant. Collectively they can help somebody write a nice history/overview, so I will list the facts someplace else, but right now they are just pointless. Being bold here, so if I'm wrong just revert!  :) —Foofy 10:15, 30 October 2005 (UTC) --- This cannot be substantiated without a lot of work, but it may be relevant. I went to church with several employees of the Oaks in Hendersonville, TN. Within a month after William Lee re-joined the group, their booking for the next 12 months more than doubled. They sold their old buses and purchased three new touring coaches soon after he re-joined. The Nashville office of Billboard keeps track of bookings, so someone would have to go through them to verify the booking increase. The reunion of the original four has helped their income, no doubt.

The legal battles of Steve Sanders (while with the Oaks) would fill a book, but are not relevant for this article. The Gallatin Star News has a large file on the problems Steve had with both wives. Though they printed many news stories of the issues, fist fights in Kroger, and shopping in leopard print jammies, the Nashville papers never mentioned them.

I've done a lot of work tightening this article and making it more encyclopedic and wikified. I think it may be ready to remove from the cleanup queue, but I'd welcome a second (third, fourth, whatever) opinion. Thanks. --edi 22:53, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merges

I attempted to redirect Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban here. However, after a comment placed by another user, I have decided that I should strike up a discussion instead. None of the individual members seems to be notable enough for his own page, which is why I think they should all be merged here. Does anyone object? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:55, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree that Allen, Bonsall, and Sterban don't really have enough individual information to warrent their own articles (unless there is more info out there that just isn't included in their articles). But I do think that Golden is notable outside of the group. Though it is his major claim to fame, he is also known for his solo work and painting. Also, he lives in an historic home which merits mention, but would seem out of place on the band's page. -NatureBoyMD (talk) 21:51, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of band and name

Is this group from Oak Ridge, Tennessee? I assume so from the name, but the article does not even discuss where the band if from or where the name came from. 65.6.3.14 (talk) 22:05, 11 May 2008 (UTC)