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OAK RIDGE BOYS DISH UP SOME ‘FANCY’ AIRTIME
SONGWRITER RECEIVES A TWO-MILLION SPINS AWARD FROM BMI
Nashville, TN – Can you name the #1 Billboard single in America for the week of September 19th, 1981??  That same song has been broadcast over 116,600 hours, or 4,861 days, or more than 13 years of continuous airplay!!!
The Answer:  Fancy Free recorded and performed by The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys


“‘Fancy Free’ illustrates the magic that happens when the perfect group records the perfect song,” says BMI’s Jody Williams. “The song’s crossover appeal is underscored by its BMI Country and BMI Pop Award wins, while its cross-generation appeal is made even more clear by the fact that ‘Fancy Free’ is still in demand on airwaves all over the country.”

“The greatest songwriters in Nashville have written the Oak Ridge Boys career with master pieces.  When I first heard Fancy Free, I felt it was a hit just waiting to be recorded.  We loved the song so much that we titled our biggest selling album by the same name, “Fancy Free,” says Oaks lead singer Duane Allen. “Thanks to Jimbeau Hinson and Roy August for writing this great hit, and congratulations to them for more than two-million airplays on radio.”

“Artists careers are built with milestone songs,” adds Oak Ridge Boys manager Jim Halsey. “Songwriters Jimbeau Hinson and Roy August's "Fancy Free" was a corner stone song in the Oak Ridge Boys career. Thank you Jimbeau and Roy.”

About The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys have one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. Their string of hits includes the pop chart-topper Elvira, as well as Bobbie Sue, Dream On, Thank God For Kids, American Made, I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes, Fancy Free, Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight and many others. They've scored 12 gold, three platinum, and one double platinum album, plus one double platinum single, and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over 30 Top Ten hits.

The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of the Oak Ridge Boys have earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. The Oak Ridge Boys continue to tour extensively, performing over 160 concerts each year.  Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring three decades of charted singles to bear on a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere.

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