He experienced a significant loss – Regardless of your opinion about Blake Shelton, he didn’t deserve this
Joe Bonsall, member of Oak Ridge Boys, passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with ALS, his family wrote. The news was confirmed by the band on X.
Blake Shelton, who released the 2016 track Doing It to Country Songs featuring The Oak Ridge Boys, paid his tributes, writing, “We all lost a special person today.”
“I’m heartbroken to hear of my friend Joe Bonsalls passing,” Shelton, 48,
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 9, 2024 “>wrote, sharing a throwback photo of himself performing onstage with Bonsall and the other members of the Oak Ridge Boys: Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban. “I’ve NEVER seen Joe when he wasn’t smiling and completely full of life. He absolutely loved singing like no one I ever met.”
The rest of Bonsall’s fellow colleagues also paid their tributes to the late singer.
Reba McEntire posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, honoring her late friend. “Joe, you were a terrific entertainer, singer, and a wonderful friend!”
“I’ll sure miss your smiling face and your bubbly personality,” Riba wrote alongside a photo of the two posing together. “I can’t wait to see you again. Love, Reba.”
Trace Adkins wrote, “Joe Bonsall was one of the kindest people I ever met. He was a rock star, and he was a wonderful human being. RIP Joe.”
“Joe could do anything he set his mind to do, but what impressed me the most was the energy, love, and compassion he put into everything he did and his unique gift to communicate those emotions and feelings into every performance, song, and book,” Oak Ridge Boys’ Duane Allen said in a statement. “Joe was ‘that’ best friend that every person hopes to have in his life.”
