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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 101-125 of 134 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Bobby," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.

Osborne, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207525.

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