HOW AWESOME!!! Blind reaction to Home Free - Elvira (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) 

They were singing with LEGENDS, but the Oak Ridge Boys were not a cappella, just great. They were all fan boying, lol! What an honor!

The Oak Ridge Boys are one of my favorites. I have seen them at least ½ a dozen times in the 80s and 90s. They are not an Acapella group. They started as a Southern Gospel group and morphed into a country group with the current lineup. They still tour. This was a phenomenal collaboration.

The Oak Ridge Boys bass singer is Richard Sterban. He was shaking the seats with this song in the 1980s. The Oaks took Home Free under their wing and was so happy to sing with Home Free. They told Home Free that they hoped "Elvira" was good to them since because of that song, they each were able to buy a house! 😂 Austin says that the Oak Ridge Boys are like their dirty uncles, joking with them and laughing all the time. And, they still do shows! Amazing guys! And yes, you need to check out Home Free's version of "Honey, I'm Good"!!!

That old Gent Is Joe Bonsall *chuckle he is still touring with his bandmates and Joe was born in 1948. Bass Guy is Richard Sterban Born in 1943 and was backup Bass with JD Sumner for Elvis Presley and left to Join Oak Ridge Boys ! Duane Allen Born in 1943 Lead since 1966 has formal Operatic training William Lee Golden born 1938 is the baritone has joined and left and rejoined this last time back in 1995 they all still tour and even have side projects. no slowing these guys down and all of these men have mad respect for each other! It shows every time they get together.

You'd probably also enjoy seeing Home Free sing Children Go Where I Send Thee with Kenny Rogers.

"Elvira" was a huge hit for The Oak Ridge Boys many, many years ago. As one member said in an interview, they never met the lady but Elvira bought them all houses. You are right about the tenor's voice being remarkable for someone over 60. Basses are forever, but tenors fade away usually. If you watch Tim, he sometimes beat boxes (remember the Butts Medley?) along with or in place of Adam, so sometimes you are hearing both. Not to diminish Adam's abilities--he is a phenom. Definitely watch one of the videos of him demonstrating his beat boxing. HF are definitely huge fans of ORB, and seeing them together is a joy.

Tim does warn you - watch his right hand - he will show you where his voice is going!

For the chair-falling: ROB singing with Austin on "Nessum Dorma" ('Two Country Singers TRY Singing Opera' on Austin's channel)!!!!! I'm just tellin' ya! 😁😉😳🤯

Just FYI: Geoff Castellucci assisted with the arrangement of this song. And Layne helped (or did the arrangement) on another HF song (can't remember which one right now). Both Rob and Tim have done guest shots in VoicePlay videos. It's nice that they've maintained their friendships since the Sing-Off days.

Yes it was an old tour shirt of the oak ridge boys it’s now framed in his home

When Tim was growing up he was a tenor. He always wanted to be like Richard Sterban from The Oak Ridge Boys. So when he got to actually sing with them was an true honor. The Oak Ridge Boys are mentors to Home Free. They have gone on the stage with them and everything. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.

Great reaction! The Oakridge Boys have been great friends and mentors to Home Free for many years now. They did another song together with Jeffery East called Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem. Here’s a list of the Oakridge Boys Duane Allen (lead singer) 80 yrs old Joe Bonsall ( Tenor) 75 yrs old William Lee Golden (Baritone)84 Yrs old Richard Sterban (Bass)80 yrs old Sang as bass for Elvis for 2 yrs 1971/1972 Tim does give a warning before he drops low bass watch his right hand he will lower it

Another homfredian gem. Gotta give credit to the Home Free men. Nobody does collaborations like they do. They just shine - but never overshadow their guests. Truly wonderful.

I know it's not Christmas but if you want to hear a Homefree masterpiece......"Do You Hear What I Hear" will have you picking your jaw off the floor !

This is a great collaboration between Home Free & The Oak Ridge Boys. "Elvira" was a huge hit for The Oakridge Boys in 1981. You can see the great respect these 2 groups have for each other. The Oakridge Boys are mentors to Home Free & it is like they are passing the baton to a younger version of themselves. They have performed together on the Grand Ole Opry. Adam Rupp's vocal percussion is the best in the business. He can simulate drums & any other sounds perfectly. Home Free is my favorite a cappella group. They are so talented yet very humble guys.

Elvira was originally a big single hit for The Oak Ridge Boys in the eighties. Everyone remembers the chorus. Many Americans knew what the reference of the chorus was. The line "Hi Ho, Silver!",refers to an old western tv show, The Lone Ranger, from the fifties that played on Saturday morning for children,. It was based on an old radio show from the thirties.. The hero was a masked man with a Native American sidekick. They fought wrongs and badmen in the West. Silver was the Lone Ranger's solid white horse. At the end of every episode, the Lone Ranger would be on a rearing Silver with the line "Hi ho,Silver, away!". Then the two heroes would ride off into the sunset to the sound of The William Tell Overture. The actor who played Tonto was Jay Silverheels, an actual Native American., The arrangement of Elvira in the video was done by Geoff Castelluci of Voiceplay. Geoff had sang a cover of the song earlier with that arrangement. Tim asked permission to use Geoff',s arrangement. One of the great thing about the acapella groups is the cooperation and lack of rivalry. Robb is comparing beards with the Oak Ridge Boy with the long white beard in the video. When they weren't filming, Robb told the man that his wife wouldn't let him grow his beard longer. The Oak Ridge member told Robb, ,"You got a decision to make.", ,

For Chris Rupp, I would recommend Long Black Train which is just him and Tim Foust singing all of the parts.

I grew up listening to the Oakridge boys. They are not Acapella, but had a band behind them. Country boy band If you will. Crazy talented. Comedians too. Your comment about 2 generations of home free is so right on. Check out more of the Oakridge boys, you won't be disappointed with anything they did. Love your energy. Peace out, grandma Shirley.

These 2 groups have such affection for each other! And having them sign Austin’s shirt is just so cute!

If you want seat-removing sounds, react to Tim Foust's Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay.

I'll add a second chair-drop: 😂🤯 "Adam Rupp Drum Solo" (wearing red flannel shirt in thumbnail) is older, but the absolute best quality to hear his actual "drum" work! Don't turn it off when he stands up - there's more! Lol

These are the originals....Oak Ridge Boys had a megahit with this song. I love the two groups together. There is so much love and respect for one another. I love your HF reactions. A couple other collabs you should react to are "American Pie" with the man himself Don McClean and " Children Go Where I Send Thee" with none other than Kenny Rogers (RIP) . They are both amazing.

You’ll love Honey I’m Good. Rob is lead and two of their wives have cameos in the video.

If you want to feed your inner geek, Geoff also has a video which explains how he arranges music for Voiceplay, but the principles are universal.

You can't go wrong with any of the Home Free videos. I could highly recommend listening to their solo music as well. If you want to truly fall off your chair listen to Tim's version of Will still love me tomorrow /stay.

The fellas from Home Free and VoicePlay go way back to the days when they used to compete in a capella competitions. They’re friends and yes, there are a lot of crossovers. Geoff once said in an interview that Tim taught him some stuff on how to do those low subharmonic notes. And Layne helped with the arrangement of the Butts medley.

I love Tim's expression throughout this video, because he was fulfilling a dream. He had done an interview over 10 years before that this was his dream to collaborate with the Oaks! Btw, your "dayum" sounded so Texan. I think this was Austin's shirt when he went to see them as a teenager.

So glad that VoicePlay and Home Free are great friends. Chris has his own channel on RU-vid.

One of my absolute favorites songs I listen to year round is their Christmas collaboration with the Oak Ridge Boys on Beautiful Star of Bethlehem joined by HF opener and frequent collaborator Jeffrey East. You want to hear 10 voices in one single harmony, that is the song.

The Oakridge Boys are so very good. Love they are collaborating with Home Free. All these boys are so talented.❤️❤️❤️

Great reaction ❤ The Oaks 😍Home Free 😍

Terrific reaction! You should check out their collaboration on Beautiful Star of Bethlehem.

I'm over 50 and I grew up with the Oak Ridge Boys, so...I imagine they're a group they were fans of.

Still killing the reactions! I am not able to be part of your Patreon but I would love to see the bass gang. They will blow you away!

Please add "When a Man Loves A Woman" for an Austin experience. Check out "How Great Thou Art" it is awesome and Adam Rupp sings in this cover! Love ur reactions 💓

The Oak Ridge Boys were originally a Gospel harmony quartet. They branched into the general market in the 1970s or so, and also started going by the abbreviated name The Oaks. But a lot of fans still prefer the original name. The original version of "Elvira" came out 1966. But the Oaks cover, which came out in 1981, is the best-known version. I never really knew the group that well. But I think that most or all of the 1981 members are still the ones in this vid. A couple of them have very distinctive looks. * There's also a Home Free vid of "American Pie," which they performed along with Don McLean, on the 50th anniversary of the song's (1971) release. I think it was McLean's idea to do that.

The Oak Ridge Boys have still got the chops! Love this arrangement and performance. At the risk of sounding sappy, can I just say I appreciate how consistent you are? Every night around this time I'm all perked up and looking forward to seeing what song you chose, because I know I'm going to rock out (or country out) and have a good time. Thanks for all you do!

HomeFree has always had a love and admiration for the Oak Ridge Boys. I think it was indeed a wish come true for them to work together. I think Austin does have that shirt displayed in a glass frame at his house. I've seen it a few times. The ORB have for years always been a favorite group of mine and putting them with my new favorite group was a fantastic treat for me . They compliment each other so well. It was said that the ORB wanted to steal Adam for their group. He is a treasure. Glad you enjoyed this. 🥰🎶😊

Live drum solo is a MUST do!

A great collaboration of two groups with all fantastic voices. It's like seeing The Oak Ridge Brothers as Home Free in the future or Home Free like The Oak Ridge Brothers were in the past☺

Great reaction. I recommend Long Black Train - Chris Rupp ft Tim Foust - A Cappella

The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel quartet. They aren't typically a cappella though. You really should check out Adam's "drum solo". It might be what makes you fall out of your chair. Just sayin'. 🤣 The video you want to see is the 2015 video on Russell Wolff Productions channel. Adam is wearing a red plaid shirt and it has 1.5 mil views. Can't wait to see your reaction to that. Thanks. 🍟

You won’t regret listening to the OAK RIDGE BOYS. And Chris has a beautiful voice and he can sang. Lol

The Oak Ridge Boys released Elvira when I was 6. It played on the radio about every half hour. They are my all-time favorite group and Home Free is right up there just a smidgen below them. The Oaks are all between 74-84 years old and are still wonderful and touring. This is the first Home Free video I saw and it drew me into the rabbit hole. Welcome to being a Home Fry!

This was great! Must've been so much fun to do it! I still like the live version better, with audience interaction. And yes, you NEED to check out VP's version while you're at it. For more HF with original artists, check out American Pie and God Bless America. Both awesome!

Best shout-out at the end. Arranged by Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci, and VoicePlay.

The man with the beard is William Golden. I have been lucky enough to hear The Oaks twice in concert, they are wonderful. Funny. Technically nearly perfect and just have so much fun with the audience. The Oaks have a huge list of hits that ou can get totally lost in - if you dare.

The Oaks aren't acapella, although they've done some. They started back in the 1940s(!) as a Southern Gospel quartet (with different personnel, obviously) but the current lineup has been together for decades. Back in the day there wasn't such a demarcation between genres, and groups like the Oaks did both Gospel and secular songs. They went pretty much mainstream country in the late 1970s/early 1980s. I think Duane or William Lee would be the longest-tenured Oak. Their bass, Richard Sterban, actually sang with Elvis when he was a member of the legendary Stamps Quartet before joining the Oaks. Austin's dad sang in a Southern Gospel groups, so I have no doubt that he grew up admiring them and that the shirt is vintage.

It totally is the older/younger generation. Check out their collab of "Beautiful star of Bethlehem". Its gorgeous! ❤❤

If you have any doubts about Adam's abilities check out his live solo. I had the privilege to hear one some years back live and now I get amazed by his talent in every new video. Check out one here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bWsbD7vcwh4.html Also if you want to hear Tim's base check out their video of Jonny Chase's Ring of fire and his collaboration with Peter Hollens called Misty Mountains from The Hobbit movie.

Home Free filmed a Christmas special a couple years ago and invited The Oak Ridge Boys and another older group, Alabama to join them on the show.

The best spotlight on Chris is a couple songs he did with Tim after he left the group. They are "Angels Among Us" (Alabama cover) and "Long Black Train". I believe the latter won an award.

The Oaks are heroes to HF bigtime, Tim's right hand is his bass hand and he'll always let you know when he's going to hit the basement. As for knocking you off your chair, try Nessun Dorma with Austin and Rob singing opera...I'll put $5 on Rob knocking you off the chair.

Austin dug up this shirt from his childhood, I believe it was from seeing them in concert as a kid if I remember the story correctly. I love that the whole film is Home free fan girling over oak ridge boys and oak ridge boys are just in awe of Home Free's talent!!

I saw them live a few months ago. They’re so humble and kind and funny, definitely check out their vid titled guilty pleasures for a good laugh and nostalgia

And check out another Home Free/Oaks collab: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem. It was done during HF's streamed Christmas special.

Home Free did another collaboration with the Oak Ridge Boys and Jeffery East on a Christmas song called Beautiful Star of Bethlehem. Jeffery plays a guitar in it, and that song brings tears to the eyes because it’s so wonderful

Oak Ridge boys wrote the song. This is the song that put them on the map. It bought a few of the member's homes back in the day. Great OG Country band.

Please post your reaction the Honey I'm Good. But you should never close your eyes during a Home Free video. You never know what you miss! Another great song that Home Free does WITH the original artist is American Pie with Don McClain. He actually chose them to sing with him for his 50th anniversary edition of this classic song. And now that you are starting to know the guys and their "roles" within the group it is time to watch Mayday and get knocked completely out of your chair!

Oakridge boys are not an acapella group. They all grew up idolizing them. It was Tim's lifelong dream to sing with Richard Sturban.

You got a good look at the reason they call Adam "spitter".

My favorite hidden detail is that this was arranged by our very own Geoff Castellucci. I love when they arrange and feature in each other's videos. Check out. Just Sing by Voice Play.

The Oak Ridge boys are the Originals for this song

Chris rupp and Tim foust singing angels among us

You should listen to them sing “Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem” together also featuring Jeffery East. You will enjoy Austin going Gospel. On Chris Rupp’s channel he does a 7 part history of Home Free with the guy’s and more post with information on the early Home Free songs you should give it a try.

I love the fact that Elvira was the name of the street. ;)

This was recorded for the anaversity of the songs original release by ORB. The ORB asked HF to collaborate with them.

Their cover of Keith Urban 's "Blue Ain't Your Color" it's awesome

Elvira was an Oak Ridge Boys hit in the 80’s. So much fun seeing them singing together. They have another live song Star of Bethlehem (or something similar). It’s so good. Home Free has sung with them, Lee Greenwood, Kenny Rogers, Don McLean. So many good songs. Honey I’m Good is fun!😄

You'll love their video of Honey I'm Good

Grew up in the 70s & 80s listening to Elvira from the Good Ole Oak Ridge Boys as Mom was HUUUUGE fan. 😊 And DAMN they sound as GOOD as when 1st heard this song. What a GREAT compilation with Home Free! And LOVE to see your joy hearing it!! 🥰

I love how you "get" Home Free. Who they are as musicians and who they are as people. You actually pay attention to the music and don't just sit there day dreaming, or checking your phone or whatever like some of the reactors do. You actually hear and recognize what's happening. Oak Ridge Boys are legendary and still sound pretty dang awesome, and Home Free are legends in the making. The level of respect between these two groups is heart warming. I'm usually not a fan of collaborations, but there are exceptions and Home Free have collaborated with some epic artists. Thanks for the great reaction. Being especially a fan of Adam Rupp, I really loved his performance in this. I cant's wait for you to react to Adam's drum solo. (2015, red plaid shirt) His raw talent and skills are really showcased in that one. Have extra socks handy, because it will knock yours off. And by the way, Adam Rupp arranged "Honey, I'm Good."

Richard Sturgis was Elvis’s bass when he toured. Amazing!

One of the most endearing qualities that Home Free has is their desire to work with famous country groups or other great singers and pay tribute to them. These guys (along with others) who they sing with were influences on them as they were growing up. Their collaboration with Don McClean on American Pie, and with Alabama on Christmas in Dixie are both really great.

I highly suggest the following- “I Can’t Outrun You”, Chance lead, hauntingly beautiful 5 part harmony, and Chance directed the video. “End of the Road”, Rob lead,and it’s Gospel Rob that we’re hearing. “Honey I’m Good” is such a fun video. “Champagne Taste (on a beer budget), written by Tim , and it’s hilarious. “When a Man Loves a Woman “, Austin lead with beautiful harmonies, and tasteful percussion by Adam. Regarding the Oakridge Boys- they are the ones who extended to HF their first invitation to the Grand Olde Oprie- you must be invited to perform. The Oakridge Boys consider HF to be the next generation of their musical contributions. There is also a Christmas video of the Boys with HF.

If you watch some of Austin’s earlier solo work, that shirt is framed and hanging on the wall.

Tim also does a bass hand when he is going low he holds his right hand down . just can't see it in this vid

Oops forgot to Add The Oak Ridge Boys will be performing in Oshkosh WI June 16th at the Oshkosh Arena ! I'm finding the $ and I'm Going ! it's just down the street from me so NO Way am I going to miss this.

Loved this song by ORB when I was growing up. Love this collab.

Speaking of Mr. beat box Adam, I heard or read that the Oak Ridge Boys had to be careful where they stood, cuz they were getting soaked with Adam and his spit beatboxing! I laughed so hard at that! 😂

The Oak Ridge Boys are not an accapello group, but they are a legendary country group.

I was 3 when the Oak Ridge Boys released this.. I always heard "hellfira" and that has stuck. 42 years later, I still say hellfira. This collab was just awesomeness personified for me.

The oak ridge boys are a country band,been singing for a long time.

This was my introduction to Home Free, I have loved the Oak Ridge Boys for years and will get to see them live in 2 weeks.

I grew up with The Oak Ridge Boys. I can’t think of any song I didn’t like of there’s. This collaboration of this song is awesome!!

Tim does give some warning when he's about to go LOW. Just watch his right hand, us Home Fries call it his bass hand because when it drops, so does his voice. In the live performances, sometimes you will see Adam point to Tim, then down to the floor right before the drop. Chris has a lot of solo work, but with Home Free I do like A Little Bit of Everything.

It was so cool seeing them together. Thank you for reacting to Adam as well as everyone else. Sometimes reactors kind of skip over him. He makes it so easy to forget there are no instruments.

Elvira is the most famous song in country history for oak ridge boys.

Tim does give you a warning when he is going low his right hand goes down with his palm down. 😊

Richard Sterban , the Oaks bass , sang backup for Elvis for awhile ... love this collab ... the best of the old and the new generations !

I’m 60 this year and I grew up with the Oak Ridge Boys

Also check out Home Free and Oak Ridge Boys singing Beautiful Star of Bethlehem

Oak ridge boys are everyone’s hero’s

I grew up with the Oak Ridge Boys and this song was HUGE when it came out. H.U.G.E. Like....anytime you turned on any country station, it was playing. And we all sang along with it, regardless of our individual talent. The "Oom papa oom papa oom papa mau mau" from Richard Sterban was....*chef's kiss*

Austin grew up in a small southwest Georgia town about 40 miles from my hometown. His dad sang southern gospel so Austin was raised in that tradition. The Oakridge Boys have their roots in Southern gospel.

This is one of their earlier videos. All the way on the right is Chris Rupp. He was one of the co-founders of Home Free. When Chris left in 2016 (I highly recommend Chris' channel) that is when Adam Chance came in. Chris Rupp also did an incredible song (solo on his channel, and acapela with Home Free) when he left called Movin' On. Even if you don't react to it it is definitely worth a listen. Chris' solo version has him playing the piano, and he also did an acapela version with Home Free. Also Austin's solo channel and Tim's solo channel is incredible.

The Oak Ridge Boys KNOW who THEY are!!!!!

The Oak Ridge Boys are in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. My favorite ORB song is probably Y'all Come Back Saloon.

You already fell off your seat when you were watching my mother told me and Geoff hit that low note

This really gives me the sense of "Home Free Past" meeting "Oak Ridge Boys future". The ORB's bass, Richard Sterban, sang bass for Elvis Presley early in his career. Home Free definitely collaborated with true country legends on this song--and I LOVE this collaboration❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️