One of the most recognizable names in the history of Country and Southern Gospel music will be appearing in neighboring Cherokee County, Alabama this afternoon for a free concert.  Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys will be headlining the Weiss Lake Music Festival.

The roots of the Oak Ridge Boys actually run clear back to World War II, when a band called the Georgia Clodhoppers would play music for workers at the nuclear facility at Oak Ridge, Tenn. Eventually, the band became the Oak Ridge Quartet and then the Oak Ridge Boys, and by the 1950s, they were regulars on the Grand Ole Opry’s Friday night gospel show. Of the current members, baritone William Lee Golden came first, in 1965, followed by lead singer Duane Allen in 1966, bass singer Sterban in 1972 and tenor Joe Bonsall in 1973.

Their string of hits includes the pop chart-topper “Elvira,” as well as “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God For Kids,” “American Made,” “I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes,” “Fancy Free,” “Y’All Come Back Saloon” and many others. They’ve scored 12 gold, three platinum, and one double platinum album, plus one double platinum single, and had more than a dozen national No. 1 singles, more than 30 Top 10 hits, along with Grammy, Dove, ACM and CMA awards. In 2008 they were awarded the coveted Academy of Country Music Pioneer Award, and on Oct. 25, 2015, the Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the elite Country Music Hall of Fame.

Gates open at 4 PM Central Time this afternoon at Estes Field in Centre, Alabama and admission is FREE.