Roland "Sonny" Osborne

Sonny Osborne (October 29, 1937 – October 24, 2021) was an American bluegrass musician and founding member of the Osborne Brothers.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1937 (Hyden), Died October 24, 2021

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, vocalist, Dobro

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 142 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15951 3/12/1970 Kaw-liga Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16092 5/26/1970 My sweet love ain't around Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16093 5/26/1970 You're running wild Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16094 5/26/1970 My old Kentucky home (Turpentine & Dandelion wine) Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16095 5/28/1970 Tennessee stud Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16096 5/28/1970 My heart would know Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16097 5/28/1970 Muddy bottom-1 Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16522 8/10/1971 Color me lonely Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16523 8/10/1971 Take me home, country roads Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16524 8/10/1971 Tears are no stranger-1 Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16525 8/13/1971 Oh, the pain of loving you Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16526 8/13/1971 Unfaithful one Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16527 8/13/1971 Ballad of forty dollars Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16578 9/28/1971 Tomorrow never comes Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16579 9/28/1971 Sometimes you just can't win-1 Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16580 9/28/1971 Shelly's Winter love Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16587 10/8/1971 I wonder why you said goodbye Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16588 10/8/1971 Tunnel of your mind-1 Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16589 10/8/1971 Eight more miles to Louisville Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16702 2/9/1972 Love lifted me Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16703 2/9/1972 Stand beside me, behind me Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16704 2/9/1972 Miss you Mississippi Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16723 2/23/1972 Teardrops will kiss the morning dew Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16724 2/23/1972 Long lanky woman Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 16725 2/23/1972 Knoxville girl Osborne Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
(Results 101-125 of 142 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Roland "Sonny"," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207528.

Osborne, Roland "Sonny". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207528.

"Osborne, Roland "Sonny"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207528

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