Sonny Osborne

American bluegrass musician and banjo player
Died on Monday October 25th 2021


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@nytimesmusic: In 1968 came “Yesterday, Today & the Osborne Brothers,” an album that connected bluegrass’s past with its future, b… - 2 years ago

@red_smiley: 久し振りに Rounder の Bluegrass Album Band を聞いたけど、 やはり J.D.Crowe は、音がJimmy Martin だなぁ。 ここは、先日亡くなった Sonny Osborne に弾いてほしかっ… - 2 years ago

@ErickaMauldin: RT @larrypareigis: Sonny Osborne, One Half of Bluegrass Duo the Osborne Brothers, Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@larrypareigis: Sonny Osborne, One Half of Bluegrass Duo the Osborne Brothers, Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

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@AmberAn00210085: RT @NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo playing — a… - 2 years ago

@nytimesmusic: The Osbornes broke further with bluegrass convention by augmenting Sonny Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo… - 2 years ago

@gtuckerkellogg: RT @NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo playing — a… - 2 years ago

@NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo p… - 2 years ago

@Daniell20662744: RT @NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo playing — a… - 2 years ago

@ShON25486781: RT @NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo playing — a… - 2 years ago

@NowOnWHUS: Larry Stephenson — Me and My Old Banjo (feat. Sonny Osborne & Ronnie Reno): right now on @whusradio - 2 years ago

@NowOnWHUS: Lou & Sonny Osborne — New Freedom Bell: right now on @whusradio - 2 years ago

@NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo p… - 2 years ago

@HighLonesome6: Chuck is joined by guest host Chris Elliott on his weekly Sunday livestream from Facebook. Here's a clip of them pl… - 2 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Best known for their 1967 hit “Rocky Top,” the Osborne Brothers pioneered a style of three-part harmony singing in… - 2 years ago

@3QD: Sonny Osborne (1937 – 2021) banjo player - 2 years ago

@night_NYC: RT @nytimesmusic: Despite — or perhaps because of — their unorthodox approach, the Osbornes emerged as one of the few bluegrass bands of th… - 2 years ago

@pez1963: Kentucky bluegrass banjo great Sonny Osborne dies at 84 | Lexington Herald Leader - 2 years ago

@pez1963: Bluegrass Superstar Sonny Osborne Dies - - 2 years ago

@DirectionsGuy: Sad Banjo news from @BillEvansBanjo about Sonny Osborne - 2 years ago

@davesrecordschi: RT @nytimesmusic: Despite — or perhaps because of — their unorthodox approach, the Osbornes emerged as one of the few bluegrass bands of th… - 2 years ago

@chiradio: RT @nytimesmusic: Despite — or perhaps because of — their unorthodox approach, the Osbornes emerged as one of the few bluegrass bands of th… - 2 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Despite — or perhaps because of — their unorthodox approach, the Osbornes emerged as one of the few bluegrass bands… - 2 years ago

@tanzy_23: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@NORTHTRENTON: Happy Birthday to Bertha Brouwer (d. 2006), Niki De Saint Phalle (d. 2002), Omara Portuondo, Natalie Sleeth (d. 199… - 2 years ago

@JoshuaDykes5: Today would've been Sonny Osborne's 84th birthday. He passed away earlier this week. He brought the audience to tea… - 2 years ago

@TheBGSituation: Worth a revisit as we mourn the loss of Sonny Osborne: - 2 years ago

@BGCfound: RT @BluegrassCntry: Tonight 7pm check out Open Mic Uncle Earl, with their old timey music, recorded at the Tellurid… - 2 years ago

@BluegrassCntry: Tonight 7pm check out Open Mic Uncle Earl, with their old timey music, recorded at the Tell… - 2 years ago

@NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention by augmenting Mr. Osborne’s driving yet richly melodic banjo p… - 2 years ago

@ThinkYouKnowMus: Happy Birthday October 29, 2021 to: Sonny Osborne (Bluegrass Musician Banjo Player-------Osborne Brothers) & Chris… - 2 years ago

@IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 #RIP - 2 years ago

@TheGrascals: Today would have been Sonny Osborne’s 84th birthday… Too many memories to count… We love and miss you, Chief… 🪕… - 2 years ago

@RaptorMan65: RT @UndercoverIndi: On this date in 1937 Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers is born in Roark, Kentucky October 29, 1937 – October 24, 20… - 2 years ago

@musicalhossgal: RT @bluegrass_gold: On this day in Bluegrass history, the world welcomed Sonny Osborne in 1937. Sonny unfortunately left us on October 24,… - 2 years ago

@UndercoverIndi: On this date in 1937 Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers is born in Roark, Kentucky October 29, 1937 – October 24… - 2 years ago

@Yodellynne: RT @BluegrassHippie: Sad to hear of the passing of a bluegrass legend, one of the very finest banjo pickers ever to play bluegrass. R.I.P.… - 2 years ago

@nytimesmusic: The Osborne Brothers were the first bluegrass group to record with twin banjos and, more alarming to bluegrass puri… - 2 years ago

@kjberrier: RT @bluegrass_gold: On this day in Bluegrass history, the world welcomed Sonny Osborne in 1937. Sonny unfortunately left us on October 24,… - 2 years ago

@bluegrass_gold: On this day in Bluegrass history, the world welcomed Sonny Osborne in 1937. Sonny unfortunately left us on October… - 2 years ago

@JamieLucke: Walter Tunis on Sonny Osborne’s “endlessly joyous work.” Late Kentucky banjo great Sonny Osborne was more than ‘Roc… - 2 years ago

@LarryInMissouri: Happy Birthday to the late Sonny Osborne, out of Hyden, Kentucky; one half of the Osborne Brothers musical duo; bes… - 2 years ago

@mdp4202: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - The New York Times - 2 years ago

@unamillaunpaso: RT @RadioConBotas: Sonny Osborne, uno de los iconos del #bluegrass, falleció este domingo. Había sufrido un derrame cerebral en agosto del… - 2 years ago

@ninny0410: The Osborne Brothers, Georgia Mules and Country Boys Sonny Osborne (October… - 2 years ago

@mstev50: Happy Birthday Sonny Osborne (banjo) Also RIP 10/24/21 #musicalbirthdays #bluegrass - 2 years ago

@DUANEALLEN: RT @countrymusichof: This 1967 clip from “The Wilburn Brothers Show” displays Sonny Osborne’s banjo and vocal skills, and how they blended… - 2 years ago

@KEXPNowPlaying: Sonny Osborne - I'm On My Way to the Old Home - Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953 - 2 years ago

@grayhoodie: RT @UTKnoxville: Rocky Top will always be your home sweet home, Sonny. 🧡 - 2 years ago

@DanLapsley: A fine obituary of Bluegrass star Sonny Osborne, and where the word "redolent" is used twice. Nice work @nytimes. N… - 2 years ago

@puttlynn: RT @sam_bush: Sonny Osborne! I 1st heard the Osborne Bros live in Roanoke, VA in 1965. I 1st learned the banjo from Sonny’s Mel Bay Banjo… - 2 years ago

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@FearLoathingBTX: The Osborne Brothers became the first bluegrass act to perform at the White House when President Richard Nixon invi… - 2 years ago

@DEShellenberger: "With his older brother Bobby, who sang and played the mandolin, the bluegrass legends were inducted into the Grand… - 2 years ago

@Im_X1: RT @DCCajun: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 He and his brother, Bobby, pioneered a style of three-part harmony singing… - 2 years ago

@DCCajun: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 He and his brother, Bobby, pioneered a style of three-part harm… - 2 years ago

@anas_erindra: RT @billboard: RIP Sonny Osborne: The bluegrass musician & singer, whose fast banjo licks turned “Rocky Top” into a hit with The Osborne Br… - 2 years ago

@NYTObits: The Osborne Brothers broke with bluegrass convention in many ways. But Sonny Osborne insisted: “We played the same… - 2 years ago

@theaudiovore: RT @nytimesmusic: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@heraldleader: Sonny’s banjo playing was the “pure, assured jubilation that made the Osborne Brothers freight train roar.” Sonny O… - 2 years ago

@RGLance379: RT @FinnHuckster: RIP Sonny Osborne.🙏 Sonny got his first banjo in 6th grade and was playing with Bill Monroe at fifteen. He and brother Bo… - 2 years ago

@ShitgunWW2: RT @FinnHuckster: RIP Sonny Osborne.🙏 Sonny got his first banjo in 6th grade and was playing with Bill Monroe at fifteen. He and brother Bo… - 2 years ago

@WaymoreJennings: RT @FinnHuckster: RIP Sonny Osborne.🙏 Sonny got his first banjo in 6th grade and was playing with Bill Monroe at fifteen. He and brother Bo… - 2 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and b… - 2 years ago

@tmacbuckalew: RT @FinnHuckster: RIP Sonny Osborne.🙏 Sonny got his first banjo in 6th grade and was playing with Bill Monroe at fifteen. He and brother Bo… - 2 years ago

@FinnHuckster: RIP Sonny Osborne.🙏 Sonny got his first banjo in 6th grade and was playing with Bill Monroe at fifteen. He and brot… - 2 years ago

@jackfromacworth: RT @BarnabasTBynum: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Banjoist and One-Half of the Osborne Brothers, Has Died - 2 years ago

@NRubbed: @BillyStrings Sonny Osborne, died, he made it to the Deadpool 2 movie, - 2 years ago

@PittsburghPG: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass innovator, dies at 83 - 2 years ago

@GoneDeadRIP: RT @NYTObits: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved ban… - 2 years ago

@BarnabasTBynum: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Banjoist and One-Half of the Osborne Brothers, Has Died - 2 years ago

@RcRegalstarfire: RT @FloLake: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@FloLake: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@The_Common_Toad: RIP Sonny Osborne - 2 years ago

@HooplaHappens: RT @IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, has passed away #RIP - 2 years ago

@IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, has passed away #RIP - 2 years ago

@the1stmunz: There are so many killer Osborne Brothers songs (Rocky Top, Once More), but Ruby is my fave. Dig the bass & drums (… - 2 years ago

@john_siracusa: RT @countrymusichof: This 1967 clip from “The Wilburn Brothers Show” displays Sonny Osborne’s banjo and vocal skills, and how they blended… - 2 years ago

@Rockhistorygal: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@twitbituaries: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass innovator, dies at 83 - - 2 years ago

@NRubbed: Sonny Osborne, died, 83, the banjo player, - 2 years ago

@benscountryshow: We were sad to hear about the passing of #bluegrass legend Sonny Osborne this week, and we've got a special tribute… - 2 years ago

@joebonsall: RT @SoundsLikeNash: Sonny Osborne, half of the Osborne Brothers duo, died Sunday at the age of 84. - 2 years ago

@SethPlotnick: via @NYTimes - 2 years ago

@PennyHa97105867: RT @countrymusichof: This 1967 clip from “The Wilburn Brothers Show” displays Sonny Osborne’s banjo and vocal skills, and how they blended… - 2 years ago

@FiftyShadesBby: RT @WBTV_News: Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, whose fast banjo licks turned “Rocky Top” into a hit with The Osborne Brothers,… - 2 years ago

@Nmharley2: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@CourtneyP212: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@kacie4238: RT @privateofficer: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies at 84 | WKRN News 2 - 2 years ago

@privateofficer: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies at 84 | WKRN News 2 - 2 years ago

@nickbg23: RT @FOXNashville: Sonny Osborne, half of Osborne Brothers who first recorded 'Rocky Top', passes away - 2 years ago

@jpeebles: RT @NYTObits: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved ban… - 2 years ago

@ct_grandma: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@MusicREDEF: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 (Bill Friskics-Warren - @nytimes) - 2 years ago

@Noted_Lives: RT @NYTObits: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved ban… - 2 years ago

@CoachMynatt: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@Imap4u: RT @theSmokeyVol: Thank you Sonny Osborne for giving us the greatest song of all time. RIP. - 2 years ago

@tinarosborne: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@ExBulletinUk: Bluegrass innovator Sonny Osborne dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@vinivinidogo: RT @nytimesarts: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@seafoodgumbojr: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@seafoodgumbojr: RT @nytimesarts: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@bestalbum95: RT @nytimesarts: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@CJgrill7: RT @nytimesarts: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@msgigicapone: RT @GiGiCaponePR: News: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@GiGiCaponePR: News: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@Jcochran88: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@JKevman: RT @nytimesarts: Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved… - 2 years ago

@MainNashville: Sonny Osborne, of the iconic bluegrass act the Osborne Brothers, has died, according to the Country Music Hall of F… - 2 years ago

@IthacaBluegrass: Bluegrass Superstar Sonny Osborne Dies #RIP - 2 years ago

@tomasanjose: #sotd The Osborne Brothers - I’ll Go Stepping Too - RIP to banjo player extraordinaire Sonny Osborne - 2 years ago

@FebrileOhms: Textbook backup with heart and soul -- that was Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@musicalhossgal: RT @BluegrassCntry: On tonight's show TWO FOR TUESDAY show on Bluegrass Country Radio from 6-7pm, Michelle Murray features music from Amand… - 2 years ago

@BGCfound: RT @BluegrassCntry: On tonight's show TWO FOR TUESDAY show on Bluegrass Country Radio from 6-7pm, Michelle Murray features music from Amand… - 2 years ago

@mmurray1: RT @BluegrassCntry: On tonight's show TWO FOR TUESDAY show on Bluegrass Country Radio from 6-7pm, Michelle Murray features music from Amand… - 2 years ago

@BluegrassCntry: On tonight's show TWO FOR TUESDAY show on Bluegrass Country Radio from 6-7pm, Michelle Murray features music from A… - 2 years ago

@Alberto50194756: RT @RadioConBotas: Sonny Osborne, uno de los iconos del #bluegrass, falleció este domingo. Había sufrido un derrame cerebral en agosto del… - 2 years ago

@MudcatCafe: Obit: Sonny Osborne (of the Osborne Bros) (2 msgs): Though more of a bluegrass musician than a folk musician, he wa… - 2 years ago

@JerrysGirlAsP: RT @Southern_Living: The legendary picker behind "Rocky Top" was 83. - 2 years ago

@DUANEALLEN: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@mgengland98: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@mgengland98: RT @theSmokeyVol: Thank you Sonny Osborne for giving us the greatest song of all time. RIP. - 2 years ago

@Southern_Living: The legendary picker behind "Rocky Top" was 83. - 2 years ago

@FebrileOhms: Oh, Chief! You were a force of nature. This outstanding and exhaustive obit will tell you what Sonny Osborne did f… - 2 years ago

@vols43: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

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@BalladofAmerica: Sonny Osborne passes - a giant in bluegrass music - Bluegrass Today - 2 years ago

@OldRowVols: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@JoeBonsall0524: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@wxmc: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@paradoxcreate: RT @NoamPikelny: I'm saddened to hear of the passing of banjo great, Sonny Osborne. A truly masterful musician, he inspired & influenced ge… - 2 years ago

@farther_go: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Banjoist Behind ‘Rocky Top,’ Dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@chasecardoza17: RT @Vol_Sports: Renowned bluegrass artist Sonny Osborne passed away over the weekend. We are forever grateful for Sonny and his banjo for h… - 2 years ago

@connorthehester: RT @WKRN: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@WKRN: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@christiancate10: RT @theSmokeyVol: Thank you Sonny Osborne for giving us the greatest song of all time. RIP. - 2 years ago

@CFinch52: RT @theSmokeyVol: Thank you Sonny Osborne for giving us the greatest song of all time. RIP. - 2 years ago

@farrarpjoy: Well I’m shedding an orange tear. Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies at 84 | WKRN News 2 - 2 years ago

@Rohitthelights: RT @UTKnoxville: Rocky Top will always be your home sweet home, Sonny. 🧡 - 2 years ago

@LFT411: RT @KLFY "Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind 'Rocky Top,' dies - 2 years ago

@KLFY: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind 'Rocky Top,' dies - 2 years ago

@9jalover1: What Was Sonny Osborne Cause of Death? Bluegrass Great and Original ‘Rocky Top’ Artist, Dies at 84, Net Worth - 2 years ago

@waff48: Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, who created the banjo licks on "Rocky Top" as part of the The Osborne… - 2 years ago

@WALBNews10: Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, who created the banjo licks on "Rocky Top" as part of The Osborne Brot… - 2 years ago

@FOXBaltimore: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne, of the Osborne Brothers,… - 2 years ago

@FOX42KPTM: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne, of the Osborne Brothers,… - 2 years ago

@ShadowLinesDoc: Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Banjoist Behind ‘Rocky Top,’ Dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@Sixburgh3: RT @UTKnoxville: Rocky Top will always be your home sweet home, Sonny. 🧡 - 2 years ago

@StockmasterLori: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@TheOtherSide99: Obituary: Sonny Osborne – bluegrass artist (84). Legendary bluegrass musicians, the Osborne Brothers, were the fir… - 2 years ago

@MusicNomadBlog: Obituary: Sonny Osborne – bluegrass artist (84). Legendary bluegrass musicians, the Osborne Brothers, were the fir… - 2 years ago

@George54676850: RT @TasteOfCountry: A real legend has died. RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@HonkyTonkSky: RT @TasteOfCountry: A real legend has died. RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@KRNV: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne, of the Osborne Brothers,… - 2 years ago

@dianeeubanks131: RT @wis10: Rest in peace, Sonny. - 2 years ago

@KafuiMoDrizzy: RT @TasteOfCountry: A real legend has died. RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@ajulietucker65: RT @TasteOfCountry: A real legend has died. RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@owen_pigg: RT @wave3news: Bluegrass musician and singer who created the banjo licks on "Rocky Top" as part of the The Osborne Brothers, has died. http… - 2 years ago

@TasteOfCountry: A real legend has died. RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@Vanshu7582: RT @billboard: RIP Sonny Osborne: The bluegrass musician & singer, whose fast banjo licks turned “Rocky Top” into a hit with The Osborne Br… - 2 years ago

@ExBulletinUk: Bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top’ Sonny Osborne dies | Entertainment - 2 years ago

@wave3news: Bluegrass musician and singer who created the banjo licks on "Rocky Top" as part of the The Osborne Brothers, has d… - 2 years ago

@TittlePress: Bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top’ Sonny Osborne dies | Entertainment - 2 years ago

@joebonsall: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@WBTV_News: Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, whose fast banjo licks turned “Rocky Top” into a hit with The Osborne… - 2 years ago

@oakridgeboys: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@IsiahSm42300782: RT @UTKnoxville: Rocky Top will always be your home sweet home, Sonny. 🧡 - 2 years ago

@damullinstrain: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@ChaseMitch: RT @UTKnoxville: Rocky Top will always be your home sweet home, Sonny. 🧡 - 2 years ago

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@Wavecraftsurf: RT @countrymusichof: “Sonny Osborne played with ferocity and humor; those things were essential elements of his musicality and his personal… - 2 years ago

@mCherryGarcia: RT @sam_bush: Sonny Osborne! I 1st heard the Osborne Bros live in Roanoke, VA in 1965. I 1st learned the banjo from Sonny’s Mel Bay Banjo… - 2 years ago

@Joshua_S_Akins: I just saw where Sonny Osborne, the banjo half of the bluegrass legends the Osborne Brothers died yesterday at 84.… - 2 years ago

@KSNBLocal4: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies - 2 years ago

@BobbiDavisbob: RT @bluegrasshall: We’re deeply saddened with the passing of Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. Sonny was an innovator and creative genius… - 2 years ago

@WTVM: Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, who created the banjo licks on "Rocky Top" as part of the The Osborne… - 2 years ago

@MusicCurationX: RT @MusicREDEF: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, dies at 84 (@ItsDavePaulson - @Tennessean) - 2 years ago

@wis10: Rest in peace, Sonny. - 2 years ago

@KarenpfisterS: RT @RhondaVincent13: Ours hearts grieve from the passing of Sonny Osborne. He and his brother Bobby are the greatest influence of our music… - 2 years ago

@MusicREDEF: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, dies at 84 (@ItsDavePaulson - @Tennessean) - 2 years ago

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@JacobNickles36: RT @bluegrasshall: We’re deeply saddened with the passing of Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. Sonny was an innovator and creative genius… - 2 years ago

@US105fm: Sonny Osborne, One-Half of Bluegrass Duo the Osborne Brothers, Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@volstorm00: RT @newschannelnine: REST IN PEACE: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne of the Osborn… - 2 years ago

@Llibrepixels: RT @_OriolS: Ha mort Sonny Osborne, mestre del banjo i institució del bluegrass i el 'high lonesome sound' al costat del seu germà, Bobby O… - 2 years ago

@RealMcCoy2021: @wheatcar @opry It’s a memorial bereavement bow bc Sonny Osborne passed away. - 2 years ago

@diddymush: RT @newschannelnine: REST IN PEACE: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne of the Osborn… - 2 years ago

@brettawithers: What a loss! Sonny Osborne was a true original not just as a banjo player but also as a harmony singer. The Osborne… - 2 years ago

@_OriolS: Ha mort Sonny Osborne, mestre del banjo i institució del bluegrass i el 'high lonesome sound' al costat del seu ger… - 2 years ago

@CleVOLander: RT @newschannelnine: REST IN PEACE: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne of the Osborn… - 2 years ago

@Joe_Daddy_: RT @newschannelnine: REST IN PEACE: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne of the Osborn… - 2 years ago

@utracefan72: RT @bluegrasshall: We’re deeply saddened with the passing of Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. Sonny was an innovator and creative genius… - 2 years ago

@newschannelnine: REST IN PEACE: Half of the duo who first recorded Tennessee's "Rocky Top" has passed away. Sonny Osborne of the Osb… - 2 years ago

@5StarShowtime: RT @FOXNashville: Sonny Osborne, half of Osborne Brothers who first recorded 'Rocky Top', passes away - 2 years ago

@banjome1: RT @bluegrasshall: We’re deeply saddened with the passing of Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. Sonny was an innovator and creative genius… - 2 years ago

@justgotloud: Sonny Osborne, One-Half of the Osborne Brothers, Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@EvansDonnell: Sonny Osborne, bluegrass great and original 'Rocky Top' artist, dies at 84 - 2 years ago

@JohnSca89427985: RT @FOXNashville: Sonny Osborne, half of Osborne Brothers who first recorded 'Rocky Top', passes away - 2 years ago

@DixieHillbilly2: RT @FOXNashville: Sonny Osborne, half of Osborne Brothers who first recorded 'Rocky Top', passes away - 2 years ago

@MattWaters9: RT @outsider: Sonny Osborne, co-founder of the Osborne Brothers, passes away at 83 - 2 years ago

@FOXNashville: Sonny Osborne, half of Osborne Brothers who first recorded 'Rocky Top', passes away - 2 years ago

@TravisScottKY: Sonny Osborne was a pioneer on the #banjo. When he went plugged in his banjo and went electric in the late 60’s, bl… - 2 years ago

@outsider: Sonny Osborne, co-founder of the Osborne Brothers, passes away at 83 - 2 years ago

@ShellyForce1: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@foggybottomgal: 🌹 - 2 years ago

@CI_Magazine: RT @TasteOfCountry: Just In: Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers has died. - 2 years ago

@bigvol77: RT @tnlawvol: It's always appropriate to enjoy Rocky Top, but especially so tonight. Thank you for this Sonny Osborne. RIP 🙏🧡 - 2 years ago

@bachfan20: RT @TasteOfCountry: Just In: Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers has died. - 2 years ago

@JK_Stephenson: RT @rachelannwegner: This morning's breaking news, in a nutshell. Garth added shows: Sonny Osborne died: https:/… - 2 years ago

@rachelannwegner: This morning's breaking news, in a nutshell. Garth added shows: Sonny Osborne died:… - 2 years ago

@MarianneCramer: RT @IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, one half of the Osborne Brothers, dies at 83 #RIP #TDIM (24 October 2021) - 2 years ago

@thebootdotcom: Sonny Osborne, a banjoist and member of the Osborne Brothers, died on Sunday. - 2 years ago

@PamaMapa423: RT @joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@poeetweet: RT @maketodayrock: #RIP ~ Sadly #TDIM #DiedToday Oct-24-2021 Sonny Osborne, banjoist, Osborne Brothers, Nashville A-Team. Lonesome Pine Fid… - 2 years ago

@joebonsall: A photo of my SONNY OSBORNE CHIEF … Rest Easy Sonny … I loved you man … #RIPSONNYOSBORNE 🪕 - 2 years ago

@musicalhossgal: RT @IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's talent &… - 2 years ago

@BGCfound: RT @IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's talent &… - 2 years ago

@BluegrassCntry: RT @IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's talent &… - 2 years ago

@DCBU: RT @IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's talent &… - 2 years ago

@AlexMagicpop: Fallece Sonny de los Osborne Brothers - 2 years ago

@the0_9: Sonny Osborne  October 29, 1937 - October 24, 2021 - 2 years ago

@JohnKTooleJr: RT @BluegrassToday: Sonny Osborne passes - a giant in bluegrass music - 2 years ago

@tomdiemer: Buegrass banjo great Sonny Osborne dead at 84 - 2 years ago

@poeetweet: RT @IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, one half of the Osborne Brothers, dies at 83 #RIP #TDIM (24 October 2021) - 2 years ago

@sheldonn7: RT @TasteOfCountry: Just In: Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers has died. - 2 years ago

@WickieWaughn: RT @RhondaVincent13: Ours hearts grieve from the passing of Sonny Osborne. He and his brother Bobby are the greatest influence of our music… - 2 years ago

@highfidelityBG: RT @RhondaVincent13: Ours hearts grieve from the passing of Sonny Osborne. He and his brother Bobby are the greatest influence of our music… - 2 years ago

@KAMckin: Sonny Osborne, One-Half of Bluegrass Duo the Osborne Brothers, Dead at 83 - 2 years ago

@NashvilleFM: Bluegrasser Sonny Osborne op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden - 2 years ago

@frankp316: RT @MusicRow: Bluegrass Superstar Sonny Osborne Dies - 2 years ago

@KellysCountry: RT @BarryJ1979: @joebonsall Not sure if you heard about Sonnys passing…. - 2 years ago

@inverse_of: I was sorry to hear that Sonny Osborne passed away. The Osborne Brothers just came up in a conversation I was havi… - 2 years ago

@mcgroup53: RT @IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's talent &… - 2 years ago

@LauraAnneDavisq: RT @TasteOfCountry: Just In: Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers has died. - 2 years ago

@TasteOfCountry: Just In: Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers has died. - 2 years ago

@IntlBluegrass: Mourning the loss of bluegrass icon Sonny Osborne. Oct 29, 1937 - Oct 24, 2021. Let us celebrate Mr. Osborne's tale… - 2 years ago

@stephengcurrie: RT @FiddlerBeckyB: His banjo picking style was innovative and inspired many to pick up the instrument; he had an ear for AMAZING songs and… - 2 years ago

@BBUorg: Rest in Peace, Sonny Osborne. Yet another banjo pioneer leaves us. - 2 years ago

@DerbinSherry: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@newchurchstreet: A very sad day for the bluegrass and mountain music nation with the passing of Sonny Osborne. Prayers for the family and friends. - 2 years ago

@jdabsher: RT @cobrown: RIP Sonny Osborne, one of the absolute foundational banjo players in bluegrass music. - 2 years ago

@teddibobbycyrus: RT @CharlieWSM: Sad to hear of the passing of @IntlBluegrass Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@Cactus725: RIP Sonny Osborne. - 2 years ago

@cobrown: RIP Sonny Osborne, one of the absolute foundational banjo players in bluegrass music. - 2 years ago

@paul_clardy: RT @RhondaVincent13: My heart aches this morning as I look through photos with The Osborne Brothers, and remember these special moments. T… - 2 years ago

@JayRockerz: 'Rocky Top' Banjoist Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers Has Died | Saving Country Music - 2 years ago

@KristinHodges: RT @bluegrasshall: We’re deeply saddened with the passing of Hall of Fame member Sonny Osborne. Sonny was an innovator and creative genius… - 2 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: A moment of silence for Sonny Osborne - #SonnyOsborne #Sonny #Osborne #rip - 2 years ago

@teaguetiffany: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@vic4dixie: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@dogroseman: Sonny Osborne passes - a giant in bluegrass music - Bluegrass Today - Inspired musicians in many genres for 70 year… - 2 years ago

@RadioMediaGuy: Sonny Osborne passes – a giant in bluegrass music - 2 years ago

@nailwithsomeone: RT @RhondaVincent13: Ours hearts grieve from the passing of Sonny Osborne. He and his brother Bobby are the greatest influence of our music… - 2 years ago

@TPerrysburg: RT @RhondaVincent13: My heart aches this morning as I look through photos with The Osborne Brothers, and remember these special moments. T… - 2 years ago

@AnnaMyer6: RT @RhondaVincent13: Ours hearts grieve from the passing of Sonny Osborne. He and his brother Bobby are the greatest influence of our music… - 2 years ago

@Nuages1862: RT @RhondaVincent13: My heart aches this morning as I look through photos with The Osborne Brothers, and remember these special moments. T… - 2 years ago

@hillbilliewitch: RT @RhondaVincent13: …. continued — He was an innovator of a unique banjo style — bold and outspoken, and seldom revealed his soft hearted… - 2 years ago

@ABstuckey: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@RhondaVincent13: My heart aches this morning as I look through photos with The Osborne Brothers, and remember these special moments.… - 2 years ago

@rrherr: Rest in peace Sonny Obsorne - 2 years ago

@MarianneCramer: RT @maketodayrock: #RIP ~ Sadly #TDIM #DiedToday Oct-24-2021 Sonny Osborne, banjoist, Osborne Brothers, Nashville A-Team. Lonesome Pine Fid… - 2 years ago

@MelodicFate: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@sherrybaudet: RT @maketodayrock: #RIP ~ Sadly #TDIM #DiedToday Oct-24-2021 Sonny Osborne, banjoist, Osborne Brothers, Nashville A-Team. Lonesome Pine Fid… - 2 years ago

@maketodayrock: #RIP ~ Sadly #TDIM #DiedToday Oct-24-2021 Sonny Osborne, banjoist, Osborne Brothers, Nashville A-Team. Lonesome Pin… - 2 years ago

@CamillaAtBanner: RT @KyleCoroneos: Big loss for the bluegrass world. Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers has passed on. - 2 years ago

@maketodayrock: RT @IthacaBluegrass: Sonny Osborne, one half of the Osborne Brothers, dies at 83 #RIP #TDIM (24 October 2021) - 2 years ago

@weshorn: @ShannonTheDude we lost a great Kentucky musician over the weekend. Mr. Sonny Osborne from Hyden. Just wanted to re… - 2 years ago

@News36U: Sonny Osborne Death - Obituary, Funeral, Cause Of Death Deeply saddened by the loss of The Chief, Sonny Osborne...… - 2 years ago

@weshorn: Play this Kentucky jam for the late great Sonny Osborne who passed away this morning. - 2 years ago

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