Rest In Peace, Sonny. The Osborne Brothers version of “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” was one of the 1st bluegrass songs I fell in love with and inspired me to pick up the banjo.
"Keep telling yourself throughout, if you’re feeling fatigue in your right hand, keep telling yourself it will go away. When I got through my hand was almost cramped, but I won this time. I wished it away and it left…I got to finish the tune. Incidentally, that RU-vid Medley was done in Stockholm, Sweden and I’m playing a Stelling Sonflower banjo." ~Sonny Osborne 12/4/20
Sonny, is the man. He does not know how many hours of enjoyment he has brought to me. RIP. I can envision you now in a string band in Heaven glorifying God.
Man I miss Those festivals when all the great were there, Osborne Brothers , Bill Monroe,Jim and Jesse , Ralph Stanley . They would all be there and we would pick all night long , Still picking all night long , but miss them old days .Sonny is one of the greatest !
Maybe the finest banjo playing I have ever heard. This never ceases to uplift me. That banjo should be in the Hall of Fame for taking part in that. We are so lucky to have that recorded.
This brings back a lot of memories. I used to see and hear them every Thursday at the Birchmere in Va. I can still hear that soulful dobro on Wait a Minute.
Sonny looked like he was sweating bullets over this medley! Hahahaha! I met him at a Georgia festival years ago and he was a very approachable nice guy.
I grew up in hyden ky. These gentlemen came to our school and played for us...I'll never forget it it. It was like Michael Jackson as far as I was concerned..cuz bluegrass had my heart at the 1st grade. Actually all my life.
I have listened and watched this video a hundred times at least. Just when I think I am getting pretty darn good on my banjo I watch this video and get HUMBLEIZED!!
He is playing a 1979 Stelling No. 1228 - a prototype of the Stelling Sunflower Geoff especially made for Sonny. Features gold plating, engraved tail piece and armrest, and custom Bellflower inlay. Now owned by Wayne Rice.
Sonny Osborne, what can I say about my hero? To put it simply, the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. "Case closed. ' nuff said!!" ❤️❤️
No no you take time on that lawn you make it come out right I don't like these NASCAR landscapers I find it to be b******* and this is beautiful bow bluegrass
That's the kind of music that played when I was a mere little girl of 3 and every sunday my parents used to listen to that on the radio.I love that kind of music and I'm 74 now!
PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL BLUEGRASS! Bobby is STILL performing as of August 2020. The Osbornes are from Southern Kentucky where they both grew up as children. From Hyden, Kentucky near Hazard where my family is from. This is in the Appalachia mountain area. Thanks for this great upload . Also Bobby is a Korean war Veteran. He was wounded in action and received the purple heart. Thanks for serving our country Bobby!
@ KY Stars . Some of my buddies in the Vietnam war picked and sang and got killed a couple hours later at Cu chi.They loved bluegrass music but Charlie never stopped trying to kill us 🙏🇺🇸
What can I add to these posts/ Nothing except my personal appreciation to him his brother and the band for all the best music they have done over the years! Thanks!
Yes, the opening song was Midnight Flyer and when they kicked it off it just blew my mind...but wait there was more...when the got to the chorus with Sonny, Bobby and a very young Paul Brewster - that was hard to handle it was sooo awesome
Why would anybody give this a thumbs down? Those 19 bandsaw operators have now turned into 81 jealous idiots. I guess if you can't scratch your own nose let alone play a banjo you get a little bit bitter at the world.
Tony Wood , If they are former bandsaw operators, they either are missing fingers and can’t play, or don’t know how to back up and turn around. Did they work at Wabash or Gibson?
I laughed till I cried over you statement. Going so fast you'd think the law was after him. He was just absolutely amazing. To me , just the best ever. My hero.
When Sonny played a banjo it's like he slipped off into the spirit world, and was trying to get notes out of that banjo it wasn't capable of, watch him get too far out and have to bring it back in during Ruby, you'll see what I mean anyway they'll never be another one like him
