Country Music Hall of Fame members and five-time GRAMMY winning group, The Oak Ridge Boys, announced they will release a project with acclaimed producer Dave Cobb in the first quarter of 2018.
At a listening event during Americana Music Association AmericanaFest at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, where the album was recorded, the Oaks performed songs from the yet-untitled project recorded with multi-award winning producer Dave Cobb. This is the group’s second project with Cobb, who produced the Oaks’ acclaimed The Boys Are Back album released in 2009.
For the new project, Cobb’s vision for the Oaks was to dig way back into their roots of gospel music. But a different kind of gospel. One that took a hard look at the early days of rock and roll, which was influenced by spiritual, or black gospel. The album will be released by Lightning Rod Records and distributed by Thirty Tigers.
According to Logan Rogers, founder of Lightning Rod Records, “Everyone has heard the Boys sing gospel, but nobody has heard it quite like this. Under Dave Cobb’s direction, they touch on unchartered territory—and for a long-tenured act like The Oak Ridge Boys, that’s saying something.”
The event was hosted by Peter Cooper, Senior Director, Producer and Writer at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Oak Ridge Boys On Tour:
Sept. 15 Adventure Road Entertainment Stage, Oklahoma State Fair - Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sept. 16 Falcon Stadium - Colorado Springs, Colo.
Sept. 20 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 21 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 23 Country Tonite Theater - Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Sept. 27 Nörsk Hostfest - Minot, N.D.
Sept. 28 Casino Regina Show Lounge - Regina SK Canada
Sept. 29 The Resort at Paws Up - Greenough, Mont.
Sept. 30 WYO Theater - Sheridan, Wyo.
Oct. 04 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 05 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 07 Meramec Music Theatre - Steelville, Mo.
Oct. 10 Mississippi State Fair - Jackson, Miss.
Oct. 11 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 12 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 13 Shawnee Bluff Vineyard - Eldon, Mo.
Oct. 20 Innovation Amphitheater - Winder, Ga.
Oct. 21 Alabama Theatre - North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Oct. 26 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 27 French Lick Resort Casino - French Lick, Ind.
Oct. 31 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 01 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 02 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 03 Cherokee Casino - Roland, Okla.
Nov. 04 Limelight Eventplex - Peoria, Ill.
Nov. 07 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 08 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 09 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 11 The Colony Five Star Complex - The Colony, Texas
Nov. 14 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 15 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 16 The Mansion Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 17 Effingham Performance Center - Effingham, Ill.
Nov. 18 Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel - Tama, Iowa
Nov. 19 Memorial Hall - Independence, Kan.
