Music Minute - The Oak Ridge Boys: Buried Treasure

Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys release Buried Treasures today via Lightning Rod Records, a 10-song collection of beloved songs the group had long sung and loved but never before brought together on one record. 

Listen to or order Buried Treasures: 30tgrs.ffm.to/buriedtreasures

Buried Treasures is the group’s second studio album with Ben James, who joined in January 2024. Bass singer Aaron Lee McCune joined the road lineup in 2026 while Richard Sterban is on a temporary leave from touring for health reasons; Sterban sings on the album and still makes appearances when he can. The album is available on CD, gold vinyl and all digital services.

Fans can also catch up on the Oaks’ TalkShopLive event from Tuesday, October 20, at talkshop.live/channels/theoakridgeboys.

TULSA HONORS JIM HALSEY

On October 15, the Oaks joined the city of Tulsa, Okla., in honoring their manager of more than 50 years with the unveiling of Jim Halsey Way, an honorary designation for a section of West Easton Street between historic Cain’s Ballroom and the OKPOP Museum in the Tulsa Arts District. Allen and Golden both spoke at the ceremony, crediting the 96-year-old Halsey with landing the group’s first country recording contract and guiding their career ever since. “All the contracts with [The] Oak Ridge Boys have all come through Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jim Halsey,” Golden said. The Oaks performed in Tulsa at River Spirit that same night.

Read more: Tulsa World

WELCOMING THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2026

On October 18, the Oaks — inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015 — joined fellow members at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Medallion Ceremony in Nashville to welcome the Class of 2026: Tim McGraw, Paul Overstreet and the Stanley Brothers.

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS ON TOUR

The Oak Ridge Boys celebrate release weekend at the Grand Ole Opry tonight and Saturday, then stay on the road through the end of the year, including a return to the Opry for Opry Country Christmas on December 3.

Nov. 07 Anderson Music Hall / Hiawassee, Ga.

Nov. 09 The Mansion Theatre for the Performing Arts / Branson, Mo.

Nov. 13 DECC Symphony Hall / Duluth, Minn.

Nov. 14 Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel / Tama, Iowa

Nov. 19 UT Tyler Cowan Center / Tyler, Texas

Nov. 20 The Barnhill Center at Historic Simon Theatre / Brenham, Texas

Nov. 21 Ellis Theater / Philadelphia, Miss.

Nov. 27 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino / Biloxi, Miss.

Dec. 03 Opry Country Christmas / Nashville, Tenn.

Dec. 04 Hatfield Hall / Terre Haute, Ind.

Dec. 05 Renfro Valley Entertainment Center / Mt. Vernon, Ky.

Dec. 10 Medina Entertainment Center / Medina, Minn.

Dec. 11 Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Ill.

Dec. 12 Crystal Grand Music Theatre / Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Dec. 13 Mayo Civic Center / Rochester, Minn.

Dates are subject to change. Tickets and updates: oakridgeboys.com

ABOUT THE OAK RIDGE BOYS:

The Oak Ridge Boys are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Their honors include five GRAMMY Awards, two CMA Awards and four ACM Awards, and they have sold more than 41 million units worldwide. Their 1981 hit “Elvira” remains their signature song in a catalog of 34 Top 10 country singles, 17 of which reached No. 1, including “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God for Kids,” “American Made” and “Y’all Come Back Saloon.” Today’s lineup features Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, Ben James and Richard Sterban, with Aaron Lee McCune singing bass on the road. Buried Treasures is available now via Lightning Rod Records.