Richard Sterban, Member of Celebrated Country and Gospel Group the Oak Ridge Boys, Dies at 83

(AP) — Richard Sterban, the bass vocalist of the Grammy-award winning gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys and a country music hall of famer, has died.

Richard Sterban, the bass vocalist of the Grammy-award winning gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys and a country music hall of famer, died Saturday, his family and the band said in a statement. He was 83.

Sterban, who had been with the band since 1972, died in Hendersonville, Tennessee, due to complications from bronchitis and pneumonia after a long battle with cancer, they said.

Sterban left his job as a backup singer for Elvis Presley to join the vocal group, which perhaps became best known for its…

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