My First Reaction to | Home Free - Elvira | WOW, so many heavy-hitters!|

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  • @carolburnett190
    @carolburnett190 Рік тому +57

    You’re probably going to feel embarrassed when you figure out that Austin Brown is the voice you were so impressed with. Didn’t he have such a baby face!?! If you check out some of Austin’s earlier solo work on his channel, you can see the shirt he’s wearing framed and hung on the wall in his music space. The Oak Ridge Boys are iconic and this song was a “crossover” (played both on rock and country stations). The ORB stated that they felt as if they were passing the baton to another generation.

  • @bethgood3217
    @bethgood3217 Рік тому +54

    You have seen that young man ( Austin) before. He is the redhead with a beard now. He was the second singer in Unchained Melody.
    This is a fantastic collaboration with these two groups. You can just tell how much respect they had for each other.

    • @katrinaprescott5911
      @katrinaprescott5911 Рік тому +13

      It's funny, Austin has changed a lot since the sing off, and Rob hasn't aged a day. 😂

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Рік тому +52

    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.
    Tim borrowed the previous arrangement from Geoff but then tweaked it to fit better with the Oak Ridge Boys.

  • @timworks991
    @timworks991 Рік тому +19

    That young man with the long hair, is a much younger Austin Brown of Home Free. He is such a baby face back then. To see him back then and to watch him now, seems like two different people, but that's him. The one who seems to have changed the least through the years is Rob. Love the reactions.

  • @patriciavernon9795
    @patriciavernon9795 Рік тому +50

    The passing of the torch….Oak Ridge Boys to Home Free. All smiles, they were all enjoying this. Home Free often performs this live. I think you would really enjoy the Home Free collaboration with Kenny Rogers for Children Go Where I Send Thee. Thanks for a great reaction Nick, your reactions are always great and you have become a favorite of mine. Thank you Lori for recommending this one. Have a great day all!

  • @balansboy
    @balansboy Рік тому +27

    The Oak Ridge Boys were one of my favorites growing up in the 80's. The were formed in 1943 and have gone through many members. But in the mid 70's, they moved from Sothern Gospel to Country with primarily the same line up since that time frame. They have 17 number one songs on the Billboard charts.

  • @marcom6089
    @marcom6089 Рік тому +10

    That was Austin Brown with the high voice. I love them all but Austin’s voice is my favorite.

  • @Broomrider1492
    @Broomrider1492 Рік тому +24

    Shout out to Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci, and VoicePlay for the beautiful arrangement of this song.

    • @R989D
      @R989D 10 місяців тому

      Highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t checked out the live Voiceplay version of Elvira live at the Gordon performance centre! Shows off their live talents and just their hilarious stage presence! Such a shame they don’t tour much now. Would love to see VP and HF do Elvira together that would absolutely slap!!! Austin/Eli/Cesar raising the roofs and Tim and Geoff bringing it to the basement and Adam and Layne playing battle drums 😂😂😂

  • @itzel1735
    @itzel1735 Рік тому +36

    At Christmas, check out “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” with Home Free, The Oak Ridge Boys and Jeffrey East.
    Elvira was recorded with Columbia records. Home Free has been independent for over 5 years.
    In 2020, HF ran an $200,000 IndieGogo campaign to produce a one hour Christmas special. This replaced their annual Christmas concert tour.
    The Oak Ridge Boys were guests on the streamed show. So was the best selling country band from the 1980’s, Alabama.
    Home Free has produced some excellent Christmas songs.
    “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “O Holy Night” are great.
    “Go Tell It on the Mountain” with Texas Hill is a country fav.
    And their originals “Full of Cheer” and “Cold Hard Cash” and “Snow Globe” are worth a listen too.

    • @ArleneAdkinsZell
      @ArleneAdkinsZell Рік тому +4

      Oh yes, their collab for Beautiful Star of Bethlehem is fabulous!

  • @brendasorenson6186
    @brendasorenson6186 Рік тому +14

    The Oak Ridge Boys group is in both the Gospel Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Absolute legends. ORB just recently announced their final tour before they permanently retire. The current four have been together about 50 years.

  • @sakadula
    @sakadula Рік тому +2

    "Just jiving off each other and ricochetting"--very nice turn of phrase! Word art

  • @StevenEverett7
    @StevenEverett7 Рік тому +13

    The Oak Ridge Boys have always been huge in the country scene. Seeing them together with Home Free is fantastic.

  • @babyfry4775
    @babyfry4775 Рік тому +24

    Elvira was a big hit for the Oaks. The boys did a great job here. Tim has lots of fun with this song when they tour. He gets the audience involved and he’s goes really low. They sing another song with them called Star of Bethlehem. Great reaction Nick!🥰

  • @itzel1735
    @itzel1735 Рік тому +22

    Home Free has had Elvira in their concert setlist for a long time. They included it in last month’s European tour. They encourage the audience to sing along, and they play up (or is it down?) Tim’s bass.

  • @darrinlindsey
    @darrinlindsey 7 місяців тому +2

    These 4 members of The Oaks have been together since the mid 70s, aside from the bearded one leaving for a short time, and returning. At the start of this year, Joe Bonsall, the guy with the amazing tenor voice, announced that he was being forced to retire, due to health reasons. He had been battling a slow onset of a muscular disease, that finally took its toll on him.

  • @itzel1735
    @itzel1735 Рік тому +8

    Interesting, that young man with the high voice, and The Oak Ridge Boys t-shirt from a concert he added as a boy, is Austin Brown.
    He’s been in all the Home Free videos you’ve reacted to. He sang lead in the second half of “Unchained Melody”.
    “End of the Road”, “My Church”, or “Mayday” are good songs featuring Austin.

  • @camillep3631
    @camillep3631 Рік тому +2

    Pentatonix was presenting a lifetime achievement award or something to The Oak Ridge Boys at the Country Music Awards a few years ago and did a snippet of Elvira...got a standing ovation
    It's on UA-cam

  • @anavital985
    @anavital985 Рік тому +3

    The boy with long curly hair is high tenor Austin Brown from Home Free, you know him already, he just looks really young here!

  • @cindimonks5661
    @cindimonks5661 Рік тому +2

    "When a man loves a woman" is one that Austin REALLY shows off his voice! Please react to that when you get a chance. Love your reactions!

  • @sharonmortimer3843
    @sharonmortimer3843 Рік тому +8

    They guys in Home Free are Tim Foust bass, Rob Lundquist lead tenor (beard and glasses), Chris Rupp ( ball cap) the founder of the group and baritone, Adam Rupp beatboxer extraordinaire and Austin Brown sky high tenor (long curly hair). Growing up Tim always wanted to be Richard Sterban the bass from The Oak Ridge Boys and now he's singing with him. After this The Oak Ridge Boys became their mentors and have done many things with them. Enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.

  • @teresacartwright5406
    @teresacartwright5406 Рік тому +1

    The Oak Ridge Boys are legendary. Their collaborations with Home Free are simply terrific - the singing, harmonies & beatboxing are amazing. They have another collaboration with Jeffrey East & the Oaks "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" that's just gorgeous. They've also appeared with them at the Grand Old Opry. Home Free's first 2 or 3 CDs they were under contract to Columbia - they bought out the contract around 2015 or 16 and have been independent since.

  • @miamidolphinsfan
    @miamidolphinsfan Рік тому +5

    Nick, the Oaks are legendary in Gospel & Country

  • @LynnRamsay
    @LynnRamsay Рік тому +9

    Great reaction!! The guy you didn’t know is young Austin Brown .
    The Oak Ridge Boys are Mentors to Home Free.Home Free and The Oak Ridge Boys sang another song together with Jeffery East called Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem.
    The Oak Ridge Boys are a Country/Gospel group started in 1943 in Oak Ridge Tennessee with the name Oak Ridge Quartet became popular Southern Gospel Singers in the 1950’s.Their group name changed to The Oak Ridge Boys in the 1960’s they sang gospel till the 1970’s then changed to country/gospel.They released Elvira in 1981
    Here’s a list of the Oak Ridge Boys
    Duane Allen (lead singer) sitting next Rob
    Joe Bonsall ( Tenor) next to Austin
    William Lee Golden (Baritone) White long beard
    Richard Sterban (Bass) Sang as bass for Elvis for 2 yrs 1971/1972

  • @JanSkaggs
    @JanSkaggs Рік тому +3

    Having grown up with great bands singing harmony like Alabama and the Statler Brothers has made me such an admirer who so enjoys the a cappella groups like Home Free. It is just magic to me when voices harmonize so perfectly. Wouldn’t it be great if we all tried to live in harmony?
    Thanks Nick. Love how you appreciated Alabama, even the years of facial hair growth. 🎶🥰🎶

  • @radleyrayne287
    @radleyrayne287 Рік тому +12

    This is the first song that I heard from Home Free! Heard it……..loved it……..the rest is history!!! #homefryforever 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @AlwaysAndForever7
    @AlwaysAndForever7 Рік тому +4

    I forgot how much I liked this arrangement! So fun to rediscover this song through you :)

  • @donaldthomas1963
    @donaldthomas1963 5 місяців тому +1

    RIP Joe Bonsall, a tenor in the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at the age of 76

  • @teniahayzlett2709
    @teniahayzlett2709 Рік тому +3

    The bass for ORB's sang backup for Elvis. ❤❤

  • @anitawright7169
    @anitawright7169 Рік тому +3

    This is so awesome. You see how much fun they had doing this! Great collaboration. Love your reaction!

  • @PaulaThompson-x9w
    @PaulaThompson-x9w Рік тому +10

    I got to see The Oak Ridge Boys in concert in my teens and aging when I was 40 and they were wonderful both times. I was so happy to see they did this with Home Free. Thank you for reacting to Home Free.

  • @MommaBird52
    @MommaBird52 Рік тому +4

    "That young man with the high voice and twang" was Austin Brown! He was younger then but had that killer voice!

  • @denise_landry
    @denise_landry Рік тому +4

    Thanks Nick. 🍟

  • @patriciaemeigh4370
    @patriciaemeigh4370 Рік тому +5

    In years past I always loved the Oak Ridge Boys. This collaboration with my favorite group HF, is a real treat!

  • @EileenMuza-h4s
    @EileenMuza-h4s Рік тому +6

    I've always loved the Oakridge Boys and of course Home Free, this collaboration is outstanding

  • @beckiramsey9561
    @beckiramsey9561 Рік тому +11

    This is an iconic song by the Oak Ridge Boys and it was very cool to hear the guys do the song with them! They looked like they had a lot of fun with them, you can tell!❤❤

    • @johnhelwig8745
      @johnhelwig8745 Рік тому

      Hey Becki, a fellow Hacker, John from Jeff's channel. Have you listened to Home Free collaborate with Don McLean with the 50th anniversary of his song American Pie?

  • @tinanichols203
    @tinanichols203 Рік тому +2

    The high voice is Austin Brown of Home Free. He is a high tenor.

  • @marshac7738
    @marshac7738 Рік тому

    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❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
    #HomeFree #OakRidgeBoys

  • @sadiemc_63
    @sadiemc_63 Рік тому +1

    I remember this song so well; the ORB were one of my favorites and have many great songs so dive in!! Joe Bonsall (ORB tenor) sounds just as good here as he did in the 80s--it's incredible!!! Thanks for a great reaction

  • @jankreps5115
    @jankreps5115 Рік тому +2

    The Oaks had a hit with this 1981! Home Free are the mirror image of the oaks just the younger generation!! The Oaks became friends and mentors to home free! Listen to their collaboration at the Christmas concert a couple of years ago singing “Oh beautiful Star of Bethlehem”!! Both groups respect each other’s abilities! Jeff Castellucci was on the sing off around the same time as home free… Many of the a cappella groups have become friends during their Careers!

  • @joeseay2883
    @joeseay2883 Рік тому +1

    You've seen Austin in " In the Blood." Lead for most of "man of constant sorrow," "Helpless Hoping." When 3rd guy comes in .!

  • @darlaharrelson6487
    @darlaharrelson6487 Рік тому +2

    I loved your reaction Nick Thank you. What a great song to still be good all these years. 😊

  • @HillbillyBard
    @HillbillyBard Рік тому +3

    Austin Brown's the long redhead guy, Tim Foust is the vocal bassist, with Adam Chance (who came in after Chris Rupp who's in this video) sometimes being bassist. Rob Lundquist is also a tenor, with Adam Rupp being the band's vocal percussionist. Side note: Adam Chance was also in an a capella group called STREET CORNER SYMPHONY, "Madness" and "Royals" among their cover songs.

  • @CGholl
    @CGholl Рік тому +2

    Adam is the only beat boxer in the whole group

  • @annekim2634
    @annekim2634 Рік тому

    The Oak Ridge Boys were the first country band I ever liked and it was their four-part harmonies that got me. They sound amazing! In this video I love watching the 2 basses doing call & response back and forth, and then the one guy wearing the Oak Ridge Boys t-shirt going all fan-boy and taking a selfie during the video and getting them to sign his shirt, it's priceless.

  • @stacymoore7348
    @stacymoore7348 Рік тому +3

    William Lee Golden is the guy with the long beard. He is from Brewton Alabama originally. It is located about 15 miles from the Florida state line so it is about as southern as you can get. I married a guy that lived just over the line and even though Golden lives in Tenn now he is still claimed as one of Brewton's own.

  • @scottdarden3091
    @scottdarden3091 Рік тому

    Chris Rupp said they had everyone present girlfriends, wives and crew join in on the Elvira to add more volume. And Austin Brown got the t-shirt at a concert he went to when he was young.

  • @samschneider938
    @samschneider938 Рік тому +3

    Of course you know who he is! Baby-faced Austin!

  • @debbiehall9091
    @debbiehall9091 Рік тому

    This is amazing song. Love Oakridge Boys. They are all so talented. Cant go wrong with these two groups.❤️❤️❤️

  • @patriciawoyczik1657
    @patriciawoyczik1657 Рік тому +3

    Great reaction! Austin had that autographed t-shirt framed...and it's on display in his home!

  • @glendamcgrady1244
    @glendamcgrady1244 Рік тому +1

    Classic Oak Ridge Boys with our boys Home Free! Wow!

  • @Caveing
    @Caveing Рік тому +1

    The Oak Ridge Boys are from the 70s-80s area. Their ages range from mid 70s to mid 80s. This is their song and they recently went on a mini tour together as the ORB passed the baton to HF to carry on their type music. Great reaction!

  • @ShadowMage3D
    @ShadowMage3D 11 місяців тому

    5:16 -- Yello "Oh Yeah"
    Also used in the Limo scene in "The Secret of My Success"
    Watch the original Music vid.

  • @doloresburns3301
    @doloresburns3301 Рік тому

    That high tenor is Austin Brown...he has a three-octave range. The Oak Ridge Boys did this first way back in the middle of the last century!

  • @ellenstrack6274
    @ellenstrack6274 Рік тому +1

    I saw Home Free about a year ago...Great in person.

  • @audreyjohnson4599
    @audreyjohnson4599 Рік тому +1

    That young man you are referring to is Austin Brown. Now he has a beard which makes him look older. He still has the red hair.

  • @csutton161
    @csutton161 Рік тому

    That young man with the high vocals and twang is Austin Brown. The Bass(ment) God is Tim Faust, the other members are just as talented. Cant wait to see your reactions to all their songs. OH, and Adam Rupp, the beatboxer is KILLING it.

  • @nestea8385
    @nestea8385 Рік тому

    Now you need to check out The Oaks. They were a staple in country music for decades.
    Austin is wearing an Oak Ridge Boys shirt, and the guys take turns signing it for him.

  • @200yente
    @200yente Рік тому

    The guy with the great voice and long hair (you should see it now!) is Austin Brown, the high tenor of the group. He is absolutely amazing! For some of his best work as a lead for Home Free listen to When a Man Loves a Woman, Crazy and one of their newest, Playing with Fire which he wrote. He also has his own YT channel. There's lot of great music there, but I highly recommend Bring Him Home and his solo version of Unchained Melody. (BTW, he has that shirt with the autographs framed in his house.)

  • @SBQDawn
    @SBQDawn Рік тому

    The Oak Ridge Boys bass is Richard Sterban just before he joined the Oak Ridge Boys was Back up Bass with JD Sumner for Elvis Presley

  • @carolhartman727
    @carolhartman727 Рік тому

    The young man with long hair is Austin Brown from Home Free. He has some solo stuff that is really good too.

  • @elvwood
    @elvwood Рік тому

    I love that they are having so much fun in this! Speaking of fun, at some point go and check out VP doing _Elvira_ live (only phone footage, so the sound quality isn't great, but it's still worth experiencing). Brandon Turner has the better viewpoint and sound, Stacey Tee includes the bit where Geoff can't keep a straight face. HF also did this live in London when I saw them, and if you go to their community tab there's a livestream of the first three songs (much better than phone quality). Skip the first 8 mins, that's just before they come on. _Elvira_ is the third song, intro at 16m45s, song at 21m.

  • @belinda9696
    @belinda9696 Рік тому

    That's Austin - Home Free's high tenor doing the high notes.

  • @highpsi11
    @highpsi11 Рік тому

    Insanely wonderful voices and beat boxing, and arrangement! Just great, great voices!

  • @tchampagne1494
    @tchampagne1494 Рік тому

    The tune you are referring to in Farris Buellers Day Off is Oh Yeah by Yello.

  • @sarahelizabethreeves415
    @sarahelizabethreeves415 Рік тому

    That’s the long haired young guy was Austin of Homefree with baby face. Looks really different without beard. This video is older! His adams typos brother Chris as well

  • @deborahbaye6079
    @deborahbaye6079 Рік тому

    Lol 😂 Nick thank you again love watching through your eyes 😂

  • @cottontopprintshop452
    @cottontopprintshop452 Рік тому

    SO so good! Love watching these guys And YOU!! Thanks for your time!

  • @ninajrgensen19
    @ninajrgensen19 11 місяців тому

    🎉❤,,i ❤ u for loving Home Free

  • @jackmorgan1052
    @jackmorgan1052 Рік тому

    Geoff Castellucci does a lot of arrangements for Home Free.

  • @jimhester1205
    @jimhester1205 Рік тому +1

    The Oak Ridge Boys made this song famous in 1981.

  • @edsartistry
    @edsartistry Рік тому

    That country twang and high vocals was Austin Brown, the high Tenor from Home Free and he is a country boy from Georgia. And while we're on the subject of "who's who" Please learn the names of the group and what they do. Home Fries will get feisty about the respect of it. Thanks for the comments.

  • @dannymullen352
    @dannymullen352 Рік тому

    Damn awesome Performance❤

  • @welshmanstravels
    @welshmanstravels Рік тому

    Nice reaction. not sure if you knew but Tom Foust helped out Geoff with his low growls, and mentored him on how to hit them

  • @vickithompson9681
    @vickithompson9681 Рік тому

    love watching your reactions

  • @carolmangum7524
    @carolmangum7524 Рік тому +1

    Austin let’s his twang out every now and then 😁

  • @geniej9093
    @geniej9093 Рік тому +1

    Good reaction

  • @RobertWebster-u5r
    @RobertWebster-u5r Рік тому

    IIRC, Elvira was the name of the street. ;)

  • @ryanellsworth7246
    @ryanellsworth7246 Рік тому

    Elveera? Yer killing me kid! Never heard of The Oak Ridge Boys? That's like saying Who's Madonna? Nice reaction! Thanks for sharing this classic.

  • @MonicaGoodwin-qz5gd
    @MonicaGoodwin-qz5gd Рік тому

    Good reaction ❤️

  • @christinabrown8399
    @christinabrown8399 Рік тому

    Elvira is a classic old song by the Oakridge Boys. To be honest, I wasn’t a fan of the original, but I adore this version. You should, for continuity’s sake, check out the original.

  • @tamarawyatt9360
    @tamarawyatt9360 Рік тому

    Since you like Christmas songs you should find some Oak Ridge Boys Christmas albums. So good!!!

  • @richb313
    @richb313 Рік тому

    You can tell what kind of people they are when they point out Jeff did the arrangement.

  • @brucebannerman6848
    @brucebannerman6848 7 місяців тому

    Richard,the Oaks bass,left Elvis to join this group, Joe,Oaks tennor is the new guyto the group, about 40 years,

  • @mettesrensen6116
    @mettesrensen6116 Рік тому +3

    Fun fact when they recorded this Tim warned the Oak´s not to stand near Adam FREAK OF NATURE Rupp because of his second nickname SPITTER 🤣🤣

  • @toodlescae
    @toodlescae Рік тому

    Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban are still awesome. Duane Allen's voice has gotten a bit weaker with age. The 4th ORB with the long beatd is Willim Lee Golden. BTW Richard Sterban sang in Elvis' backup group, The Stamps Quartet, for a bit before he joined ORB in 1972.

  • @minneyruth
    @minneyruth Рік тому +2

    🤘🤠🤘

  • @marshatomkins7989
    @marshatomkins7989 7 місяців тому

    The beat boxers? That’s just one guy! Amazing, huh?

  • @charlesedge2429
    @charlesedge2429 4 місяці тому

    The man who has the long white beard joined a mountain man club and they make a commitment not to cut their hair.

  • @librarylady13
    @librarylady13 Рік тому

    💕💕💕💕💕

  • @brettmanus7904
    @brettmanus7904 Рік тому

    Only one beatboxer!

  • @joycemcgovern4167
    @joycemcgovern4167 11 місяців тому

    It's Austin baby face then

  • @retifiso1650
    @retifiso1650 Рік тому +1

    Nick, check out Korean Soul.

  • @Royelsworth
    @Royelsworth Місяць тому

    elvira not elveera

  • @mrneonsplat
    @mrneonsplat Рік тому

    Oom-papa oom-papa mow mow(pronounced like now but with the mmm in front)...ferris beuler do ow ow chk chka-chka lol nice try though

  • @ki11atj49
    @ki11atj49 Рік тому +1

    Not was good as the original