The Goldens

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The Goldens
Origin Brewton, Alabama
Genres Country
Years active1987–1996, 2022-present
Labels Epic, Capitol/SBK
Past membersRusty Golden
Chris Golden

The Goldens were an American country music duo from Brewton, Alabama composed of Rusty and Chris Golden, [1] sons of The Oak Ridge Boys member William Lee Golden. [1] Before forming The Goldens, Chris was a member of Cedar Creek and Rusty was a member of The Boys Band. [1] Supporting musicians in The Goldens included Greg Gordon, Don Breland, John Rich, Skip Mitchell, Buster Phillips, Bobby Randall, and John Sturdivant, Jr. [2]

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The Goldens' self-titled debut album was released by Epic Records in 1987. [2] Two singles from the album, Put Us Together Again and Sorry Girls charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The Goldens moved to Capitol/SBK Records for the release of their second album, Rush for Gold, in 1990. [2] The album produced three charting singles and videos, 'Take Me Back To The Country', 'Keep The Faith', and 'Long Gone'. [1] After disbanding, Rusty released three solo albums and continued to perform live and write songs. Chris was in The Oak Ridge Boys band from 1996-2014 and later played with Alabama and Restless Heart. Chris started a solo career, releasing seven albums and garnering eight number one songs as an Inspirational country act, and produced and released award winning videos in that format as well. During the pandemic, the brothers reunited, and together with their father recorded three albums as William Lee Golden & The Goldens. They toured in support of those albums each year, beginning in 2022, with an all-star band.

Rusty Golden died in 2024 at the age of 65. [3]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
The Goldens
Live '89
Rush for Gold

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[1]
1988"Put Us Together Again"55The Goldens
"Sorry Girls"63
1991"Take Me Back to the Country"—Rush for Gold
"Keep the Faith"67
"Little Piece of Land"—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1991"Take Me Back to the Country"Bob Burwell
"Keep the Faith"
"Little Piece of Land"Chris Golden

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 164. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. 1 2 3 Huey, Steve. "The Goldens | Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rusty Golden Dies: Country Musician & Songwriter, Son of Oak Ridge Boys' William Lee Golden Was 65". 2 July 2024.
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