# Richard Sterban, longtime bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, dead at 83

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 15, 2026, 12:32 AM · Read it: <https://pagesix.com/2026/11/15/entertainment/nj-born-country-legend-richard-sterban-bass-singer-for-the-oak-ridge-boys-dead-at-83/>

Ahead of joining the Oak Ridge Boys, Sterban worked as a backup singer for Elvis Presley.

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 14, 2026, 7:07 PM: [Richard Sterban, member of the celebrated country and gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 83](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxPeWhPalZxcm16Vzh4cEh1WEZkRVBUUXdNWXBmTnpLU1ExbEFyc1g0Vm85cGxKZmF4QW9tdlJTdnM1YmRrbVZmLUh5ZmlNZnB5T0hnQ0tuVmFyMFNwdzhNQllFamNoUEdTcG9kVUZUMWpuOW9ZOFMwclZGM2FsdUFscUNyNm1qYi1VbFl5R081UmlzRERZbWV0MGFQVQ?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 15, 2026, 12:32 AM: [Richard Sterban, longtime bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, dead at 83](<https://pagesix.com/2026/11/15/entertainment/nj-born-country-legend-richard-sterban-bass-singer-for-the-oak-ridge-boys-dead-at-83/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Ahead of joining the Oak Ridge Boys, Sterban worked as a backup singer for Elvis Presley.