The country music industry pays their respects to the late Joe Bonsall

Joe Bonsall, long-time member of one of the most popular and enduring groups in American country and gospel music, The Oak Ridge Boys, died today at the age of 76. According to his publicist, the singer, a resident of Hendersonville, Tennessee, passed away on July 9, 2024, from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Among the many honors bestowed upon Bonsall as a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, he was a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Country music artists and industry leaders have taken to social media to pay their respects and to show their fondest memories of Joe.

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