Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. As we continue our series on country music and

faith, we welcome the Oak Ridge Boys to the show and we are rebroadcasting a

very special interview with country Music Star Aaron Watson.

The Oak Ridge Boys have one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry.

Their four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have spawned dozens of country hits and a

beat songs have spawned dozens of country hits and a number one pop smash and have earned them

Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards.

The roots of the group and for each man individually are steeped in gospel music and faith in God.

Joe, William, Duane, and Richard speak to God's faithfulness in their lives and acknowledge

his hand in their long and fruitful careers.

The Oak Ridge Quartet history goes way back to the Fort,

1943.

The original Oak Ridge Quartet sang in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

They were called the Georgia Cloudhoppers at the time and performed for the people who were

sequestered there at the secret city working on the atomic bomb that would end the war in the Pacific. It's an incredible piece of history and they became a conventions at the Rhyman Auditorium right around the Opry, took big part in the grand old

Opry back in those days, got through the 50s, changed our name to the Oak Ridge boys, got

into the 60s, when William Lee and Duane joined into the 70s when Richard and I joined.

The Oak Ridge boys before Richard and I were here were the top gospel quartet in the world.

There was none better.

And to be a part of that is really cool now. And then throughout this incredible

journey that we've had the last 44 years, a Hall of Fame, career. Anybody of anything?

You want to add to why you're still together.

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