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 101-125 of 134 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 16523 | 8/10/1971 | Take me home, country roads | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16524 | 8/10/1971 | Tears are no stranger-1 | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16525 | 8/13/1971 | Oh, the pain of loving you | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16526 | 8/13/1971 | Unfaithful one | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16527 | 8/13/1971 | Ballad of forty dollars | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16578 | 9/28/1971 | Tomorrow never comes | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16579 | 9/28/1971 | Sometimes you just can't win-1 | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16580 | 9/28/1971 | Shelly's Winter love | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16587 | 10/8/1971 | I wonder why you said goodbye | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16588 | 10/8/1971 | Tunnel of your mind-1 | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16589 | 10/8/1971 | Eight more miles to Louisville | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16702 | 2/9/1972 | Love lifted me | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16703 | 2/9/1972 | Stand beside me, behind me | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16704 | 2/9/1972 | Miss you Mississippi | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16723 | 2/23/1972 | Teardrops will kiss the morning dew | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16724 | 2/23/1972 | Long lanky woman | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16725 | 2/23/1972 | Knoxville girl | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16726 | 2/23/1972 | Wash my face in the morning dew | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16753 | 4/11/1972 | Love's gonna live here | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16754 | 4/11/1972 | Today I started loving you again | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16755 | 4/11/1972 | Arkansas | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16756 | 4/11/1972 | Fireball mail | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16781 | 5/10/1972 | Midnight flyer | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16782 | 5/10/1972 | How long does it take | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | NA 16783 | 5/10/1972 | Blue heartache | Osborne Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Bobby," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.
Osborne, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.
"Osborne, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Osborne, Bobby - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93002037
Wikidata: Bobby Osborne - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4935435
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/279826050
MusicBrainz: Bobby Osborne - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/73eb813e-f60a-420c-ba13-1496e68d9474
ISNI: 0000 0003 8510 3748 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000385103748
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