Sonny Osborne – Banjo Medley

Sonny Osborne – Banjo Medley

Sonny Osborne was an American bluegrass musician and banjo player. He was one half of the Osborne Brothers musical duo, with his brother Bobby Osborne.

Osborne was born in Roark, Kentucky in October 1937. And before moving to Hyden, Kentucky where he was raised. He 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. So Sonny went on to work with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys for a couple of months between June and September 1952.

He died from a stroke on October 24, 2021, at the age of 83.

We love you, Sonny Osborne!