Where the soul never dies: Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys
It’s one of the most recognizable voices in all of American music.
When Richard Sterban famously coined the “oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-mow-mow” bass solo during The Oak Ridge Boy’s crossover 1981 smash hit “Elvira,” he not only forever solidified his tone in the halls of country music, he also became a lifelong pop culture icon in the process.
