Joe Bonsall dead at 76: Oak Ridge Boys tenor passes due to complications with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Joe Bonsall, a personnel of nan state and gospel vocal quartet Oak Ridge Boys, has died astatine nan property of 76. 

Bonsall passed distant connected Tuesday owed to complications with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Variety reported. 

In January, Bonsall announced he would beryllium retiring from touring pinch nan quartet owed to his conflict pinch nan disease.  

A tenor vocalist for nan group, Bonsall joined nan Oak Ridge Boys successful 1973 and successful 2015 was inducted into nan Country Music Hall of Fame alongside 3 of his bandmates. 

During his clip pinch nan philharmonic group, nan Oak Ridge Boys released their hits Elvira and Bobbie Sue. 

In a decease announcement furnished by his representatives, his squad said: 'Joe loved to sing. He loved to read. He loved to write. He loved to play banjo. He loved moving connected nan farm. And he loved nan Philadelphia Phillies. But Jesus and his family ever came first—and we will spot him again connected nan Promised Day.'

The vocalist is survived by his woman Mary Ann, his 2 daughters Jennifer and Sabrina, granddaughter Breanne, grandson Luke, awesome grandsons Chance and Grey, and sister Nancy, according to Variety. 

The Oak Ridge Boys were founded successful 1943 and skyrocketed to fame successful nan 1950s successful Southern gospel.

They remained a gospel group till nan mid-1970s but past changed their image and concentrated connected state music.