A video of the great Osborne Brothers at the Monroe County Bluegrass Festival in 1987. Guitar, Vocals - Paul Brewster Banjo, Vocals - Sonny Osborne Fiddle - Glenn Duncan Mandolin, Vocals - Bobby Osborne Bass - J.D. Brock
Saw Sonny and Bobby perform as well as Bill Monroe, Seldon Scene, Johnson Mountain Boys, Stanley Bros., among many many others, at Berkshire Mountain Blue Grass Festivals late 70's early 80's at Rothross farm, Acromdale, Ny.
What is Sonny playing ? It's neither a 5 string banjo nor a recognisable "guitar". He appears to be playing it with conventional 5 string banjo style/fingering.
Amazing to hear Bobby singing the Jesus out of “bluegrass melody”” I mean perfection and then you have the leader master Sonny just absolutely butchering the song with that goofy ass bullshit banjo backup. He couldn’t pack JD the follower Crowe’s case from my couch to the front door