Sonny Osborne
Sonny Osborne (born October 29, 1937 in Hyden, Kentucky)[1] is a bluegrass musician and banjo player.
Biography[]
Osborne began playing the banjo at the age of eleven when his father bought him one. With a little help from Larry Richardson, he soon found out how to play. His brother, Bobby, worked with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and Sonny had a chance to join in with them during jam sessions. Bobby enlisted in the Marine Corps., and Sonny went on to work with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys for a couple of months between June and September 1952.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Trischka, Tony, "Sonny Osborne", Banjo Song Book, Oak Publications, 1977
- Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Masters of the 5-String Banjo, Oak Publications, (1988)
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