Willie's childhood to 1980
These pictures are provided courtesy of Willie Wynn, Sandi Wynn, Irl Grundy, Julia Bell Starling, Don & Cherie Baldwin, Ben Speer and some close friends of Willie & Sandi. Click on the description to see the photos and the "BROWSER BACK" botton to come back here.Little Willie on the farm willing to trade all this to be a gospel singer
shortly before Willie joined with Smitty Gatlin, Powell Hassell, Herman Harper, Ron Page & Hobart Evans. A stove blew up in Evan's face, and Willie eventually replaced him. Herman Harper, Smitty Gatlin, Tommy Fairchild, Willie Wynn, Ron PageThe Oaks mode of travel in the early 60's
The Oaks trailer for hauling merchandise, early 60's
Early concert poster for the Oaks
1961 Ad for Oak Ridge Qt. on TV
First Oaks color picture, 1962
Smitty, Tommy, Willie and a friend hunting bobcats
Oak Ridge Quartet's 1962 Christmas Card
Willie, Gary & Herman at their merchandise table
Willie reading Civil War History
TV studio photo with Jim Hamill, 1964
An alternate photo not used for Willie's solo LP on SING Records
Willie & Herman unloading the bus
One of a few of the Oaks' wrecked busses
Live in 1965 with William Lee Golden
Billboard magazine Oaks ad with Duane Allen, 1966
Willie's picture on sheet music
An Oaks Christmas card cir. 1966
Willie visiting some fans in the stands
From the set of "It's Happening with the Oak Ridge Boys", 1967
Getting silly on "It's Happening"
Willie in 1968. This photo also used on "New Horizons" but here's the original.
Willie unloading the bus and Duane standing around in 1969 (Just kidding Duane!)
1969 Oaks with Noel Fox, bass.
Willie and Noel at the record table
Willie, Noel and Golden selling records.
Notice Willie and Noel have all the cash! That's why Golden is still singing full-time!1970 Newspaper ad for the Oaks
Two great tenors: Willie & Bill Baize of the Stamps
The Oaks from "The Three Nails" gospel drama and "Gospel Music U.S.A."
Publicity photo from "The Three Nails"
Willie as "Zach," a rather obstinate person in "The Three Nails"
And one more live Oaks picture from the early 70's
Featuring Willie in Sweden 1971
Live featuring Willie about 1972
Live in 1973 with Richard Sterban as bass
Willie and Duane selling records and those wonderful 8-Tracks
Rarely seen publicity photo from sheet music from 1973
One of the last Oaks publicity photos with Willie
Newspaper article on Willie's "plane crash" weeks before leaving the Oaks
Willie and the Statesmen with some unknown fellow, 1974
The early Tennesseans with Willie
Willie and the Tennesseans with Gov. George Wallace.
They sang for his presidential campaign.The Tennesseans with Elmer Cole
The Tennesseans with Woody Wright
This group had Willie, Ray Burdett & Ponder, Sykes (not pictured) & Wright. Late 70's Tennesseans with Willie, Ray Burdett, Woody Wright & David Ponder
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