Oak Ridge Boys Singer Richard Sterban Reveals Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

The 82-year-old bass singer was diagnosed earlier this year.

(L-R) Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys at The Grand Ole Opry on Nov. 18, 2022. Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Richard Sterban, the bass singer of the Grammy-winning country-gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Sterban, 82, announced his health battle on Thursday in a statement published on the group’s website, sharing that he was diagnosed in March of this year.