Distractify is a registered trademark. Bobby, who sometimes goes by the nickname, Boj, is the son of the great bluegrass superstar with whom he shares a name, and, therefore, the nephew of Sonny Osborne as well. Logout. Once again, however, the group was in tune with public tastes, and by the mid-'90s many Nashville country artists and their audiences were ready to do the same thing, dropping the pop-influenced, now cold potato of Nashville commercialization and returning to acoustic bluegrass and old-time sounds. It was aimed right at us and the red light was blinking. Byron and Teresa are fine players. A second Rounder release, Bluegrass Melodies, appeared in 2007, with a third for the label, Bluegrass & Beyond, arriving in 2009. (Would that be a lawn mower blade?) Growing up in Deale, Md., John and T.J. Osborne frequently sang songs with the whole family. [5] Osborne graduated from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1954. John married British-born singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas in 2015. Osborne also freelanced as a picker with bands such as the Miami Valley Playboys and the Silver Saddle Boys. T.J. is said to currently be the only openly gay artist signed to a major country label. One Osborne brother is married. As this writer can attest, it was a magical time to be at The Grand Ole Opry. Family should always come first, without question. He was of the Cox's Chapel Community, Mouth of Wilson, VA. There is even a special model of mandolin available called the Bobby Osborne Model. Osborne was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951 and served in the Korean War. Bluegrass Buzz Newsletter The son of an Italian-American chemical plant worker, Sal, and a Cuban social worker . Ernest Tubb suggested that Bobby play the mandolin to complement his high tenor voice. He said, Would you like to do a column entitled Ask Sonny Anything?I said yes and here we are. Im fairly sure you all were not using headphones, so evidently you were able to hear each other well enough to blend the three voices. It was the young Osborne's first radio broadcast. His parents were Robert Eugene Osborne, a public school teacher, and Hazel Ida ( ne Jolin). Are the brothers Osborne married? Its played all over the world, and Im sure its playing somewhere right now. This is a theme throughout Bobbys career: Bobby hears Earl Scruggs with Bill Monroe on the opry. At 84 years old, Bobby Osborne was the baby of the three Legends of Bluegrass. A quick note on Bill and baseball: In the brief time I toured with him in 1964, gloves and balls and bats were always up in the racks above the seats. I played catch with him numerous times and, despite his vision (or mine, which also wasnt that great), found him to be accurate in both pitching and catching. Pick away! Memories: Celebrating Bobbys 60th Anniversary as a Professional Entertainer. It was John who first invited Lucie for a collaboration in 2007. House at the End of the Street (2012)as Young Ryan, Your email address will not be published. He took the advice and it remained one of his main instruments for the rest of his career.