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    • Jan 27, 1945
    Wally Fowler and his Clodhoppers play a Child Activities Program for the Oak Ridge Recreation and Welfare Association in Tennessee. It's the debut of a group that goes on to become The Oak Ridge Boys
    Aug 6, 1945
    The U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, using uranium manufactured in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The town's name is later bestowed on The Oak Ridge Boys. The World War II event helps inspire The Buchanan Brothers' country hit "Atomic Power"
    Sep 15, 1945
    The Oak Ridge Boys' founder, Wally Fowler, makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
    May 18, 1948
    Joe Bonsall is born in Philadelphia. In 1973, the ex-gang member becomes a tenor singer in the gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, who soon shift into country music, using him as a lead voice on such hits as "Elvira," "Bobbie Sue" and "Love Song." The Oaks join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
    Nov 5, 1948
    The Oak Ridge Boys' founder, Wally Fowler, inaugurates the all-night gospel sing following the Grand Ole Opry
    Oct 4, 1951
    When The Oak Ridge Quartet plays Evansville, Indiana, concert-goer Minnie Huff gives the band a wallet-size picture of Jesus and writes "Oak Ridge Boys" on the back. The Quartet later adopts The Oak Ridge Boys as its official name
    Sep 17, 1952
    Steve Sanders is born in Richland, Georgia. In 1987, he replaces William Lee Golden in The Oak Ridge Boys, taking the soulful lead on such singles as "Gonna Take A Lot Of River" and "Beyond Those Years" prior to Golden's return in 1995
    Jan 3, 1959
    Future Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden welcomes a son, Rusty Golden, in Brewton, Alabama
    May 5, 1959
    The city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, votes to incorporate. The government-built town, where the first atomic bomb was developed, has already become the namesake for gospel music's The Oak Ridge Quartet, destined to become The Oak Ridge Boys
    Oct 17, 1962
    Future Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden welcomes a son, musician Chris Golden, in Brewton, Alabama
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