On July 9, 2024, Joe Bonsall, a key member of the enduring country-gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys, passed away at 76. He died from complications due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The neurodegenerative disease is more commonly referred to as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with the condition in 1939.
Bonsall rounded out The Oak Ridge Boys’s unique four-part harmony with his tenor vocal range. His influence reached far and wide. In light of his passing, those who knew him are taking time to acknowledge the impact he had on their musical endeavors and the music industry as a whole.
