History in Photos, Page Two

1980 till Today

Early 80's Tennesseans with Woody Wright, Ray Burdett & Willie

One of the final line-ups of the Tennesseans

Sweetwater, 1981, with Gary Clark, Darrell Holt, Johnny Hicks & Willie

Sweetwater 1982

Sweetwater 1983

Sweetwater live with Suzie Nelson

The Sweetwater bus in a place I'd like to be right now!

Sweetwater 1984. This is what happens when 4 guys stay on the road too long!

1987 New Sweetwater with Woody Wright, Michael Sykes & Chuck Hall

Sweetwater live in 1987

Sweetwater live the next night

1989 Destiny Trio

Destiny (Quartet) in the early 90's

Destiny cir. 1991

Willie posing in 1994

Willie with a nice halo with Ponder, Sykes & Wright in the studio

Willie trying to disguise himself at the Grand Old Gospel Reunion with Charlie Waller.

Former Oaks members at GOGR with McSpadden, Hamill, Willie and Bob Bullock, 1997.

Willie live in 1997 at GOGR

Two of the greatest tenors alive, Willie & Bill Shaw

Willie & Jack Toney singing at GOGR in 1997

Willie singing with the Florida Boys

Willie and one of his best friends, Ben Speer (these guys can do some damage!)

Willie and Duane Allen on stage in Ft. Lauderdale, 1998

Willie and the Oaks on stage at the "Swap Shop"

Willie and one of his best friends, the late David Reece

Willie, Mama Rhodie (Sandi's mom) & Sandi at "The Rusty Pelican" in Miami.

Willie and the Oak Ridge Boys on stage in 1999, Ft. Lauderdale

Willie, Duane, William Lee and Richard backstage, 1999

Willie and some friends & family (including me!) after an Oaks concert, 1999

Willie and a long-time fan, Julia Bell Starling

Willie in concert, 2000

Willie and his lovely wife Sandi before a concert, 2000

Willie and some of his many awards

Willie and the only two other remaining Statesmen tenors, Shaun Neilsen & Wallace Nelms with the late Hovie Lister, 2000

Sweetwater Reunion, October 2000

Former Oaks practicing in street clothes for the GMA Hall of Fame

Oak Ridge Boys reunion at GMA induction ceremony, 2000

Another angle from the same reunion

Former and present Oaks members: Gary McSpadden, Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, Jim Hamill, Noel Fox, Tommy Fairchild, Calvin Newton, Willie Wynn, Lon "Deacon" Freeman & Ron Page. (Freeman & Newton were Oaks with Wally Fowler)

Willie, Sandi & "Mama" Rhodie (Sandi's wonderful mother)

Brenda & William Lee Golden with Willie & Sandi

Willie and the Oak Ridge Boys, 2000

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