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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 134 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 12614	8/21/1963	Take this hammer	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12615	8/21/1963	Don't ever look at me-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12616	8/21/1963	The cuckoo bird	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12617	8/21/1963	Bluegrass express	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12972	6/23/1964	Me and my old banjo	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12973	6/23/1964	Pathway of teardrops	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12974	6/23/1964	Gotta travel on	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12975	6/23/1964	Salty dog blues	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12976	6/23/1964	Kentucky	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12977	6/23/1964	Bugle on the banjo	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12981	6/24/1964	Cotton fields	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12982	6/24/1964	Faded love	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12983	6/24/1964	This heart of mine (can never say goodbye)	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 12984	6/24/1964	Charlie Cotton	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13226	1/15/1965	I'll be alright tomorrow	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13227	1/15/1965	Cut the cornbread, Mama	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13228	1/15/1965	Hey, hey bartender	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13229	1/15/1965	Lonesome day	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13746	10/7/1965	Big spike hammer	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13747	10/7/1965	Memories	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13748	10/7/1965	I know what it means to be lonesome	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13749	10/7/1965	Up this hill and down	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13750	10/7/1965	In the pines	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13798	11/22/1965	One tear	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 13799	11/22/1965	Making plans-1	Osborne Brothers	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin

(Results 1-25 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.