Chris Golden
Chris Golden is the son of long-term Oak Ridge Boys baritone William Lee Golden. In 1985, Chris, his brother Rusty, and Marc Speer formed Golden Speer. After the departure of Speer, Rusty and Chris performed as The Goldens. For several years, he toured with the Oak Ridge Boys as their drummer.
During the 2000s and 2010s, Chris began performing as a soloist in the Country Gospel market. During the 2020 Covid pandemic, Chris, Rusty, their father William Lee, and several other family members recorded three albums of gospel, country, and pop music standards. After the pandemic, the began touring between Oak Ridge Boys dates billed as William Lee Golden & The Goldens.
Chris has also worked extensively as a music producer.