Chris Golden

(Drums)

Birthday October 14 1962

A second generation of the Oaks organization, Chris Golden was two in 1964 when his father William Lee Golden joined The Oak Ridge Boys. In elementary school, Chris was already learning to play drums. By the time he graduated high school, he was touring with brother Rusty in the Boys Band; in 1982 the brothers group recorded an album for Elektra/Asylum and had a pop hit that stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Around this time, Chris started singing and within a year was performing solo, making his lead vocal debut on the hit TV show Hee Haw. At age 20, he joined the Canadian group Cedar Creek. In the late ‘80s Chris, together with his brother Rusty as The Goldens, recorded albums for Epic and for Capitol Records where Chris also produced and directed one of their music videos. The brothers racked up several chart singles.

In 1995, he began performing with the Oaks, playing guitar, mandolin, harmonica and filling in on keyboards and drums. In July of 1998 this multi-talented man, who also has charted songwriter credits, became the Oaks full-time drummer. He has been the voice of Heinz 57 as national radio spokesman and has also enjoyed a brief stint with country-rock legends The Flying Burrito Brothers. Chris owns his own recording studio in Nashville and has played on various projects for clients such as Polygram and EMI Records. He and his wife Kimberly and their daughters Elizabeth and Rebekkah live near Nashville.

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