Bobby Osborne

Bobby Van Osborne (December 7, 1931 – June 27, 2023) was an American bluegrass musician. He was the co-founder (with his brother Sonny) of the Osborne Brothers, and a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Osborne was a member of the United States Marine Corps who received a Purple Heart for his service and was honorably discharged in 1953. Osborne was an instructor of bluegrass music at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden, Kentucky, and his primary instrument was the mandolin.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1931 (Hyden), Died June 27, 2023

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, mandolin

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 134 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 15569	4/21/1969	Where does the good times go-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15577	4/23/1969	Put it off until tomorrow	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15578	4/23/1969	Flying South	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15579	4/23/1969	Will you visit me on Sunday-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15580	4/23/1969	Nine pound hammer	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15581	4/24/1969	When the grass grows over	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15582	4/24/1969	Tennessee hound dog	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15796	10/8/1969	Somebody's back in town	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15797	10/8/1969	Beneath still waters-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15798	10/8/1969	Ruby, are you mad	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15799	10/8/1969	Siempre	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15926	3/5/1970	Searching for yesterday	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15927	3/5/1970	Listening to the rain	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15928	3/5/1970	Georgia piney woods-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15929	3/5/1970	The fightin' side of me	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15949	3/12/1970	Let me be the first to know	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15950	3/12/1970	Windy city-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 15951	3/12/1970	Kaw-liga	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16092	5/26/1970	My sweet love ain't around	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16093	5/26/1970	You're running wild	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16094	5/26/1970	My old Kentucky home (Turpentine & Dandelion wine)	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16095	5/28/1970	Tennessee stud	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16096	5/28/1970	My heart would know	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16097	5/28/1970	Muddy bottom-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 16522	8/10/1971	Color me lonely	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin

(Results 76-100 of 134 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Bobby," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.

Osborne, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.

"Osborne, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.