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Rusty Golden Dies: Country Musician & Songwriter, Son Of Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden Was 65


Rusty Golden, the musician son of The Oak Ridge Boys' William Lee Golden, died Monday, July 1, at 65.

“This is the hardest thing ever for a father to have to face,” said William Lee Golden in a statement announcing his son’s death. A year later he began writing songs and recording with Marc Speer; their 1990 album Rush for Gold produced three charting singles and videos: “Take Me Back to The Country,” “Keep the Faith” and “Long Gone.” Following a quadruple bypass, Golden returned to his gospel roots, writing, among other songs, “What Salvation’s Done for Me” for The Booth Brothers and “I Want to Thank You” for Karen Peck & New River.

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