Mary Osborne

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Mary Osborne

Mary Osborne (July 17, 1921 – March 4, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist and guitar manufacturer. She began performing at a young age and was featured on a radio program in North Dakota, where she grew up. In New York City during the 1940s, she played with jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Art Tatum, Coleman Hawkins, and Thelonious Monk. After moving to California in 1968, she and her husband founded the Osborne Guitar Company.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 17, 1921 (Minot), Died March 4, 1992 (Bakersfield)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PD6VB-2524	10-in.	7/24/1946	Harmony grits	Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars	Jazz/dance quintet, with solos	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	PD6VB-2525	10-in.	7/24/1946	It must be true	Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74203		12/5/1947	You're gonna get my letter in the morning	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74204		12/5/1947	Ooh, what you just said	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74205		12/5/1947	Wonder where's my man tonight	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74253		12/16/1947	It's whatcha do with whatcha get	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74254		12/16/1947	Funny, funny, funny what a dime can do	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74255		12/16/1947	Don't look at me the way you' ..	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74432		12/27/1947	Please don't kiss me	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74433		12/27/1947	Down the stairs out the door	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74434		12/27/1947	Just a shade on the blue side	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74435		12/27/1947	If I had a penny	Mary Osborne		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74453		12/29/1947	Don't lie to me	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74493		12/30/1947	Don't lie to me	The Ames Brothers		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	74494		12/30/1947	On the street of regret	The Ames Brothers		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	74495		12/30/1947	Win or lose	The Ames Brothers		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	74496		12/30/1947	Far away places	The Ames Brothers		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	74497		12/31/1947	Thank you Mother Nature	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	74498		12/31/1947	No moon at all	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Signature	SRC 358	10-in.	1946	What to do	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	SRC 359	10-in.	1946	Mary's guitar boogie	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	SRC 360	10-in.	1946	Blues in Mary's flat	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	SRC 361	10-in.	1946	Oops my lady	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	SRC 362	10-in.	1946	Hoodle addle	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	SRC 363	10-in.	1946	The one I love belongs to somebody else	Mary Osborne Trio		instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Mary," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207527.

Osborne, Mary. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207527.

"Osborne, Mary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.