Osborne Brothers

The Osborne Brothers, Sonny (October 29, 1937 – October 24, 2021) and Bobby (December 7, 1931 – June 27, 2023), were an influential and popular bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s and until Sonny retired in 2005. They are probably best known for their No. 33 1967 country hit song, "Rocky Top", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and named after a Tennessee location.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1956, Died Ceased 2005

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 134 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15569 4/21/1969 Where does the good times go-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15577 4/23/1969 Put it off until tomorrow Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15578 4/23/1969 Flying South Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15579 4/23/1969 Will you visit me on Sunday-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15580 4/23/1969 Nine pound hammer Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15581 4/24/1969 When the grass grows over Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15582 4/24/1969 Tennessee hound dog Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15796 10/8/1969 Somebody's back in town Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15797 10/8/1969 Beneath still waters-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15798 10/8/1969 Ruby, are you mad Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15799 10/8/1969 Siempre Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15926 3/5/1970 Searching for yesterday Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15927 3/5/1970 Listening to the rain Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15928 3/5/1970 Georgia piney woods-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15929 3/5/1970 The fightin' side of me Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15949 3/12/1970 Let me be the first to know Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15950 3/12/1970 Windy city-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 15951 3/12/1970 Kaw-liga Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16092 5/26/1970 My sweet love ain't around Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16093 5/26/1970 You're running wild Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16094 5/26/1970 My old Kentucky home (Turpentine & Dandelion wine) Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16095 5/28/1970 Tennessee stud Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16096 5/28/1970 My heart would know Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16097 5/28/1970 Muddy bottom-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16522 8/10/1971 Color me lonely Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 76-100 of 134 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne Brothers," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335779.

Osborne Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335779.

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

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335779

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