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  "id": 20084925,
  "title": "Richard Sterban, Oak Ridge Boys’ Bass Singer, Dies at 83",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/richard-sterban-oak-ridge-boys-bass-singer-dies-at-83",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-11-15T00:39:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/richard-sterban-dead-oak-ridge-boys-bass-singer-1236755545/"
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  "summary": "Sterban died Nov. 14 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, due to complications from bronchitis and pneumonia after fighting a battle with cancer, his family and the music group announced.",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Richard Sterban Dies: Oak Ridge Boys Bass Singer Behind “Elvira” Riff Was 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/richard-sterban-dies-oak-ridge-boys-bass-singer-behind-elvira-riff",
        "published": "2026-11-14T23:00:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oak Ridge Boys’ Richard Sterban, Whose Distinctive Bass Voice Powered ‘Elvira’ and Other Country Smashes, Dies at 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/oak-ridge-boys-richard-sterban-whose-distinctive-bass-voice-powered",
        "published": "2026-11-15T01:05:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Richard Sterban, the Bass Singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, Dies at 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/richard-sterban-the-bass-singer-for-the-oak-ridge-boys-dies-at-83",
        "published": "2026-11-15T01:13:07.000Z"
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