🎤 Bobby Osborne // collaborations · IMUDB
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Bobby Osborne
Instruments
mandolin
Awards
Purple Heart
IMUDB Ranking
8.1/10
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🎧 6,225 listeners
▶ 24,529 plays
Wikipedia
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, 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, 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.
🤝 Collaborations (8)
MusicBrainz credits combined with Genius song credits from top 15 tracks
Bobby Osborne has 8 credited collaborators on IMUDB — 4 bandmates, 4 other. Active 1931–2023.
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⭐ Known For
Bluegrass Melodies
▶ 5,361
Original
▶ 5,361
3 Tenors of Bluegrass
▶ 2,854
White Line Fever
▶ 1,297
Cora Is Gone
▶ 303
Keep On Keepin' On
▶ 486
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Original
2017
Try a Little Kindness
2006
The Selfishness in Man
2002
Where I Come From
2002
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