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Richard Sterban, Oak Ridge Boys Bass Singer Who Helped Make ‘Elvira’ a Hit, Dies at 83


Richard Sterban, the bass vocalist behind the "oom poppa, mow mow" hook on The Oak Ridge Boys' hit "Elvira," died on Nov. 14. He was 83.

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