{"id":"n_erokx4uexxjksaud4jia","seq":11187605,"kind":"article","title":"Richard Sterban, the Bass Singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, Dies at 83","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/obituaries/richard-sterban-dead.html","summary":"Mr. Sterban, who was a backup vocalist for Elvis Presley, was a singer of extraordinary range and power who could hit notes so low they could only be felt.","published":"2026-11-15T01:13:07Z","seen":"2026-11-15T01:18:08Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nytimes-com-2e27bb","name":"nytimes.com","domain":"nytimes.com"},"via":"kite-nytimes-com-2e27bb","topics":["music","pop and rock music","country music","grammy awards","country music hall of fame and museum","presley, elvis","deaths (obituaries)"],"authors":["Bill Friskics-Warren"],"entities":[{"id":"Q99693595","name":"Richard Sterban","type":"person"},{"id":"Q2008427","name":"The Oak Ridge Boys","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_gktffqthmmzmnptoryva","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.74,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.37,"political":0.02}