Bluegrass Pioneer Bobby Osborne Dead At 94
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Bobby Osborne, the singer and mandolin artist who, along with his brother, Sonny, helped to bring Bluegrass into ...
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Bobby Osborne, the singer and mandolin artist who, along with his brother, Sonny, helped to bring Bluegrass into the modern era, died on Tuesday in a hospital the Nashville suburb of Gallatin, Tennessee. He was 91. Osborne's passing was confirmed to the New York Times by Dan Rogers, vice president and executive producer of the Grand Ole Opry. A native of Tennessee, Osborne grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry and learned to play the electric guitar after his family moved to Ohio, where he began performing in local bands.