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Aug 2, 2003 · Marshall Lon “Deacon” Freeman, 82, the last surviving member of the Oak Ridge Quartet, which later became the gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Wednesday in Rocky Face, Ga. The cause of...
Over the next 20 years, more than 30 members passed through the group including Lon "Deacon" Freeman, Calvin Newton, Joe Allred, Cat Freeman, and a teen-aged Glen Allred. Fowler launched a group called the Oak Ridge Quartet at least four times.
At the time, the quartet was made up of Wally Fowler, Lon "Deacon" Freeman, Curly Kinsey, and Johnny New. This group began recording in 1947. [3] Wally Fowler and the Oak Ridge Quartet were members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s. [4]
Nov 21, 2023 · William Lee Golden, Simone Golden, Richard Sterban, and Donna Sterban with the families of Lon “Deacon” Freeman and Wally Fowler at the Tennessee Music Pathways Oak Ridge Boys marker in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Nov 21, 2023 · “The Oak Ridge Boys as a group goes back 80 years to the original members, Wally Fowler, Lon “Deacon” Freeman, Curly Kinsey and Johnny New, and we have never forgotten them or their contributions. It has been a privilege to build on that.”
- Lorie Hollabaugh
Nov 21, 2023 · The family of Wally Fowler and Lon "Deacon" Freeman join Richard Sterban and William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys at a marker recognizing the group.
William Lee Golden, Simone Golden, Richard Sterban, and Donna Sterban with the families of Lon "Deacon" Freeman and Wally Fowler at the Tennessee Music Pathways Oak Ridge Boys marker in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
