http://travelingmamas.com/2008/08/11/secrets-for-families-in-oak-ridge-tn/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://travelingmamas.com/2008/08/11/secrets-for-families-in-oak-ridge-tn/#comment-4413 Nicky Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=427#comment-4413 Answering Corey's question - the OR Boys date back to a quartet named The Harmony Quartet, a sub-unit of the Georgia Clodhoppers - a group formed by the famous Wally Fowler. This group was based in Knoxville, just a short distance from where Oak Ridge literally sprang up in 1942-43. Fowler and his singing group performed often in Oak Ridge during 1944 and The Harmony Quartet became the most requested part of the singing act. They sang weekly at the Oak Ridge Rec Center. As soon as the bomb dropped in 1945, Fowler, always a marketer, capitalized on the name and changed The Harmony Quartet to the Oak Ridge Quartet. Soon they were singing at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1962, they changed their name to the Oak Ridge Boys. Answering Corey’s question – the OR Boys date back to a quartet named The Harmony Quartet, a sub-unit of the Georgia Clodhoppers – a group formed by the famous Wally Fowler. This group was based in Knoxville, just a short distance from where Oak Ridge literally sprang up in 1942-43. Fowler and his singing group performed often in Oak Ridge during 1944 and The Harmony Quartet became the most requested part of the singing act. They sang weekly at the Oak Ridge Rec Center. As soon as the bomb dropped in 1945, Fowler, always a marketer, capitalized on the name and changed The Harmony Quartet to the Oak Ridge Quartet. Soon they were singing at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1962, they changed their name to the Oak Ridge Boys.

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]]> http://travelingmamas.com/2008/08/11/secrets-for-families-in-oak-ridge-tn/#comment-4254 Corey Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:26:42 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=427#comment-4254 Was wondering if the Oak Ridge Boys were from there.... Was wondering if the Oak Ridge Boys were from there….

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