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 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 Vocal group  
Decca NA 16524 8/10/1971 Tears are no stranger-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16525 8/13/1971 Oh, the pain of loving you Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16526 8/13/1971 Unfaithful one Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16527 8/13/1971 Ballad of forty dollars Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16578 9/28/1971 Tomorrow never comes Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16579 9/28/1971 Sometimes you just can't win-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16580 9/28/1971 Shelly's Winter love Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16587 10/8/1971 I wonder why you said goodbye Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16588 10/8/1971 Tunnel of your mind-1 Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16589 10/8/1971 Eight more miles to Louisville Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16702 2/9/1972 Love lifted me Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16703 2/9/1972 Stand beside me, behind me Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16704 2/9/1972 Miss you Mississippi Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16723 2/23/1972 Teardrops will kiss the morning dew Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16724 2/23/1972 Long lanky woman Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16725 2/23/1972 Knoxville girl Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16726 2/23/1972 Wash my face in the morning dew Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16753 4/11/1972 Love's gonna live here Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16754 4/11/1972 Today I started loving you again Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16755 4/11/1972 Arkansas Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16756 4/11/1972 Fireball mail Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16781 5/10/1972 Midnight flyer Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16782 5/10/1972 How long does it take Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
Decca NA 16783 5/10/1972 Blue heartache Osborne Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 101-125 of 134 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne Brothers," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/335779.

Osborne Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/335779.

"Osborne Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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

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