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Country music group sings former president to health

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    Oak Ridge Boys sing to George H.W. Bush

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It's for -- that your favorite singer one day your phone rings and on the other end of the line of former president of United States.

Lying in a hospital bed and he wants to hear a song by you and your.

No that's exactly what happened to -- oak ridge boys and they are asked to sing.

To president George H.

W.

Bush.

I.

All.

-- -- But.

We're.

-- time.

Whoa yeah.

You know now.

-- -- Since.

You guys.

Joseph bustle of the brokerage -- joins us live from Nashville right now good -- -- Joseph.

Hi Stephen -- and Brian great to be with the debate back standard to have you we've all been following you know that the help of the former president of the United States -- and in intensive care.

They're Methodist.

Down in Houston for a while.

And so I understand there were a lot of friends and family members who were -- regular updates from George Herbert walker is.

Staff and also his wife and how did you hear that they wanted to hear from you.

I was driving some errands around town Henderson -- got a call from -- Dwayne Allen our lead singer he called me on the phone to did you see that latest email from Barbara Bush.

I said no I saw one a few minutes ago but I I did not see that what -- -- was she wants us to sing a few songs.

For the president and are you in town I said yeah man I'm just I'm here is so let me see if I can find golden and and and Richard and let's -- at the office and and call our president we call -- our president so alone.

Within like forty minutes or so as as you said -- -- we scrambled at a and next thing you know we're at the office we had the phone setup we had actually his daughter door -- cell phone.

She was right there with -- and he had a room full of family barber was there everybody.

We called him up in first sang some Elvira was -- how are you sir diesel Alando goodies said there's -- what -- -- -- here he said have bouts of Elvira.

That's -- -- thanks of Elvira for an.

Then.

I had to -- there it is.

It.

If that doesn't pick up his spirits I don't know what went so what did he say after that personal rendition -- -- That was that was the really cool part Alley we said -- -- -- -- -- is that all quite clearly if that bush.

Humor voice of this.

And it was very encouraging to hear -- sounding so happy because you know.

We've all been worried about and we've all been -- in foreign dislike the nation in the world man I -- we care about this man.

We love him we've -- since 1982.

George and Barbara good friends of ours I think the -- boards are better Americans today because of that man right there -- so.

To be able to call him on the phone.

Cheer him up a little bit and then to hear later that day that they moved him out of intensive care and and -- news outlets -- playing well -- -- of -- report battle with the man flew by here.

His office said his way offices -- words cannot express how much the oaks special performance meant to the present and the bush family.

This friendship goes back many years -- what happened yesterday gave the president a real shot in the arm as he thankfully contained thankfully continues to improve.

-- I was you know because of because of George Bush we have been a part of history many many times.

And I think the other day.

We were a little part of history and we thank him for that -- -- in history this is the year that you guys celebrate forty years in show business congratulate.

Seems like yesterday guys yeah.

You know we're -- so I'm sitting here is natural that -- -- -- boards of the old guys on the block now but we're feeling good we're thing and good.

Ready to celebrate forty years of singing together I mean that's that's really a blessing it's just amazing well thanks for -- up off 41 and us as well right here on FOX & Friends -- thanks out actively you know all -- -- boys love you guys we thank you start -- it.

Much nicer you know -- not heard the reports -- -- President Bush said to put away the hearts.

So they did not -- color -- and before him and his hospital beds in the Oscars there and I.

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