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Sonny Osborne (29 Oct 1937 - 24 Oct 2021)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys guitar
  2. The Osborne Brothers

Siblings

  1. Bobby Osborne

Recordings by (16)

  1. Bluegrass Concerto 4:29 (1986) Instrumental
  2. I'm On My Way to the Old Home 2:42 (2004)
  3. Sonny Osborne Intro 0:10 (2004)
  4. Get in Line Brother 2:42 (2004)
  5. Old Cross Road 2:42 (2004)
  6. I'm Gonna Leave You 2:41 (2008)
  7. Foggy Mountain Top 3:19 (2008)
  8. Foggy Mountain Breakdown 2:41 (2008)
  9. America the Beautiful 2:52 (2008)
  10. I'll Stay Around 2:28 (2008)
  11. Letter From My Darling 3:04 (2008)
  12. I’m on My Way to the Old Home 2:44 (18 Oct 2010)
  13. I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home 2:45 (2012)
  14. Banjo Boy Chimes 2:35 (2012)
  15. Sledd Ridin' ?:?? ()
  16. I’m Gonna Leave You 2:40 ()

On Recordings (33)

Instruments

  1. Footprints in the Snow 2:41 Bill Monroe (13 Oct 1952) banjo
  2. In the Pines 3:12 Bill Monroe (13 Oct 1952) banjo
  3. Save It! Save It! 2:00 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Dec 1954) banjo
  4. 20/20 Vision 2:43 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Dec 1954) banjo
  5. Chalk Up Another One 2:37 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Feb 1955) banjo
  6. I Pulled a Boo Boo 2:20 Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (Feb 1955) banjo
  7. Who Done It? 2:11 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) banjo
  8. Teardrops in My Eyes 2:22 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) banjo
  9. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake 3:04 Bill Monroe (Mar 1964) banjo
  10. Memories of Mother and Dad 2:58 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1966) banjo
  11. My Dying Bed 2:46 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1966) banjo
  12. Don't Put It Off Til Tomorrow 2:33 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Jun 1969) banjo
  13. Pike County Breakdown 2:41 Bill Monroe (1989) banjo
  14. Country Waltz 2:24 Bill Monroe (1989) banjo
  15. A Mighty Pretty Waltz 2:42 Bill Monroe (1989) banjo
  16. Just Over in the Glory Land 3:01 Bill Monroe (1991) banjo
  17. Foggy Mountain Top 3:20 Larry Perkins (1993) banjitar
  18. They Didn’t Know the Difference (But I Did) 2:42 Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (13 Sep 1994) banjo
  19. That’s How I Can Count on You 2:46 Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (13 Sep 1994) banjo
  20. Along About Daybreak 3:26 Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener (1997) banjo
  21. My Little Georgia Rose 2:46 Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener (1997) banjo
  22. No One but My Darlin' 2:06 Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener (1997) banjo
  23. With Body and Soul 2:51 Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener (1997) banjo
  24. Close By 2:28 Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener (1997) banjo
  25. I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling 4:29 Bill Monroe & The Osborne Brothers (06 Feb 2007) banjo
  26. The Crippled Lion (1969 stereo mix) 2:50 The Monkees (16 Aug 2013) banjo
  27. Hollywood (version One, 1969 stereo mix) 2:18 The Monkees (16 Aug 2013) banjo

Vocals

  1. 20/20 Vision 2:43 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Dec 1954) tenor vocals
  2. Chalk Up Another One 2:37 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Feb 1955) baritone vocals
  3. Who Done It? 2:11 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) baritone vocals
  4. Just Over in the Glory Land 3:01 Bill Monroe (1991) baritone vocals
  5. Sonny Osborne Intro 0:10 Sonny Osborne (2004) spoken vocals
  6. I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling 4:29 Bill Monroe & The Osborne Brothers (06 Feb 2007) baritone vocals

Credited as (7)

  1. Sonny Osborne
  2. Enos Johnson & Sonny Osborne
  3. Sonny Osborne & The Osborne Brothers
  4. The Osborne Brothers featuring Sonny Osborne
  5. Little Phil, Charlie, Bob, Sonny
  6. Charlie, Bob, Sonny
  7. Charlie, Bob, Sonny & Buddy Spicher

Works (4)

Wrote

  1. Lonesome Day
  2. Charlie Cotton

Composed

  1. Banjo Boy Chimes
  2. Sledd Ridin'

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207528
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98047107
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98047107/
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6292knv

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/36532689

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7562081

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/16313

Biographies

  1. https://bluegrasstoday.com/sonny-osborne-passes-a-giant-in-bluegrass-music/