The Oak Ridge Boys to Celebrate the Legacy of Former First Lady Barbara Bush

The Oak Ridge Boys will travel to Houston, Texas Saturday to celebrate the life of Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush. The Oaks share a long loving history with the Bush family.

The Oak Ridge Boys have shared the Bush's company almost every year since 1982 when George H.W. Bush was Vice President to Ronald Reagan. President Reagan had invited the group to play at the Congressional barbecue on the lawn of the White House, and that afternoon they saw the Vice President taking long strides toward them.

"I can't be at the show tonight, fellas," he said. "But I love The Oak Ridge Boys, so could you sing a few songs before I go?"

Since that time, the Oaks and their wives have been the guests of President and Mrs. Bush at their homes in Kennebunkport and Houston, or on one of the numerous occasions where the Bushes have attended the Oaks' shows, most often at the Opera House in Galveston, Texas.

They have also been guests at and/or performed at the White House at the behest of the Bushes. During President Bush's re-election campaign, the group traveled on Air Force One with the First Couple.

The Oak Ridge Boys, who have sold over 41 million units worldwide, are synonymous with "America, apple pie, baseball, pop, rock, gospel and country music." In addition to their awards and accolades in the country and pop music fields, they have garnered five GRAMMY® Awards and nine GMA DOVE Awards as well as the Mainstream Artist of the Year Award at the ICM Awards. The group-Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban-have earned prestigious membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame (2015 Inductees) and Grand Ole Opry, and are known worldwide as one of recording history's most extraordinary musical successes. They have charted single after single and album after album, celebrating 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," "Y'All Come Back Saloon," among dozens more. For more information and to view upcoming tour dates for The Oak Ridge Boys, please visit oakridgeboys.com.

Photo Credit: The Oak Ridge Boys

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