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Richard Sterban, the bass vocalist known for the “oom poppa, mow mow” hook on The Oak Ridge Boys’ hit “Elvira,” died on Saturday, Nov. 14, at age 83. He had begun his career as a backing singer for Elvis Presley. Sterban passed away in Hendersonville, Tennessee, from complications of bronchitis and pneumonia, after a long battle with cancer. He had retired from touring the previous year.

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