The Oak Ridge Boys bring 'Buried Treasures' back to Branson

Fresh off a new album and still on their farewell run, the Oaks play the Mansion Theatre for one night only next Monday, Nov. 9.

Few groups have spent as many nights on Branson stages as The Oak Ridge Boys. In our records the Oaks have played Branson more than any other market, 109 shows. Next Monday, Nov. 9, they are back for another, and this one comes with a new record in hand.

The show is at The Mansion Theatre for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. The Branson/Lakes Area Chamber billed it as a one-night-only return, with tickets through the Mansion's box office at 417-335-2000 or the theater's website. The venue says doors open about an hour before showtime.

The new album is *Buried Treasures*, which came out on Oct. 30 on Lightning Rod Records. The group announced it in September, and the concept is right there in the title. Produced by Anderson East, the record is mostly material the Oaks dug up rather than wrote fresh; the title track, "Buried Treasure," is the only newly written song on it. It is out on CD, on a deluxe gold vinyl LP and on streaming services. Duane Allen and William Lee Golden talked through it on a TalkShopLive stream on Oct. 20.

It gives a group that has been making records for decades something new to put in front of a crowd. Expect the hits too. Nobody leaves an Oak Ridge Boys show without hearing them.

Why this one matters. The Oaks are on what they have called the American Made: Farewell Tour, announced in September 2023. At the time, Duane Allen said he did not know how long it would last, only that the group hoped to get back to as many parts of the country as possible. It has been extended since, and the group's site still lists dates through the holiday season. Nobody has announced a final show. But every stop on a farewell tour is a little bit of a goodbye, and in a town where the Oaks have played this often, that lands differently.

The lineup has changed. Joe Bonsall retired from touring and has since died, and Ben James now sings alongside Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban. The group honored Bonsall with a music video for "Promised Land." Sterban, meanwhile, recently returned to the Grand Ole Opry stage after an extended medical absence, which made for one of the warmer pieces of news from the Oaks camp this year.

The room. The Mansion sits on Expressway Lane, just off the main drag, and it is built for exactly this kind of show: a big theater and a crowd that has often driven a long way to be there. Branson audiences know these songs by heart, and they sing like it.

If you have seen the Oaks a dozen times, this is a chance to hear the new songs live and to see the current four-man lineup on a stage they know well. If you have never seen them, this is the town and the room to do it in. Bring someone who grew up on "Elvira." They will thank you.

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