{"id":6457,"date":"2012-07-19T23:30:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T23:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=6457"},"modified":"2012-07-19T23:30:29","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T23:30:29","slug":"oak-ridge-boys-official-leading-singers-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/19\/oak-ridge-boys-official-leading-singers-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Ridge Boys Official Leading Singers Of The&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6458\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6458\" title=\"ORBoysEddieStubbs\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/orboyseddiestubbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/orboyseddiestubbs.jpg 600w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/orboyseddiestubbs-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak Ridge Boys With Eddie Stubbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>PROCLAMATION ANNOUNCED DURING GRAND OLE OPRY\u00a0BY WSM\u2019S EDDIE STUBBS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The prestigious National Music Council has appointed The Oak Ridge Boys as the official leading singers of America\u2019s National Anthem, \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner.\u201d\u00a0The proclamation recognizes the iconic group\u2019s contribution to the preservation of patriotic American music, their longstanding advancement of musical culture and their commitment to celebrating the global diversity of music traditions. It\u2019s also in celebration of the Oaks\u2019 continued service as ambassadors of American culture. Last night, WSM\u2019s Eddie Stubbs made the announcement while introducing the group at the world renowned Grand Ole Opry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Oak Ridge Boys have been global ambassadors of American music and culture for decades,\u201d states NMC Director Dr. David Sanders. \u201cCultural diplomacy is more important now than ever before, and this designation is a way for us to highlight the role that musicians, creators, and artists play in bettering our nation\u2019s relationship with the world. The singing of the Star Spangled Banner is emblematic not only of the pride we all take in our own country, but also of the appreciation and respect we have for other cultures and musical genres that have\u00a0played such an important role in shaping America&#8217;s own, distinctive musical voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge Boys member Duane Allen describes the appointment as a reflection of the group\u2019s patriotic pride. \u201cJust reading the proclamation gives me chills.\u00a0 The National Music Council represents all of the major music organizations in America. The Oak Ridge Boys enjoy the privilege of leading in the singing of our National Anthem. We love to hear an entire football stadium singing it with gusto with us. Being designated is a huge honor, and we are humbled to be selected by the NMC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/websterpr.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a&amp;id=0906531002&amp;e=3f1088a084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.oakridgeboys.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROCLAMATION ANNOUNCED DURING GRAND OLE OPRY\u00a0BY WSM\u2019S EDDIE STUBBS The prestigious National Music Council has appointed The Oak Ridge Boys as the official leading singers of America\u2019s National Anthem, \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner.\u201d\u00a0The proclamation recognizes the iconic group\u2019s contribution to the preservation of patriotic American music, their longstanding advancement of musical culture and their commitment to celebrating the global diversity of music traditions. It\u2019s also in celebration of the Oaks\u2019 continued service as ambassadors of American culture. Last night, WSM\u2019s Eddie Stubbs made the announcement while introducing the group at<a href=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/19\/oak-ridge-boys-official-leading-singers-of\/\" class=\"read-more\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}