EP 433: 60 Year Member of the Oak Ridge Boys Duane Allen Talks Musical Legacy, Quartet days, Joe Bonsall and more!

Duane Allen is a 1/4 of the Grammy, Dove, ACM and CMA winning, Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and a 59 year member of the Oak Ridge Boys, the one and only Duane Allen.

Duane had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of the Oaks in 1966. He is also a member of the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame and has even written a book on the history of Gospel music.

He graduated from Paris Junior College, and then Texas A&M University at Commerce, Texas. He received a B.S. in Music from Texas A&M, studying with Metropolitan Opera stars Richard Webb and William Abbott. For his classical music degree, Duane concentrated on voice, piano, and composition. 

Altogether, the Oaks have scored 12 gold, three platinum, and one double platinum album—plus one double platinum single—and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over 30 Top Ten hits selling more than 41 million albums.

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