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The Osborne Brothers' banjo player Sonny, left, and mandolin player Bobby perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' banjo player Sonny, left, and mandolin player Bobby perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
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The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
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The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
Jimmy Ellis / The Tennessean
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
Jimmy Ellis / The Tennessean
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
Jimmy Ellis / The Tennessean
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
The Osborne Brothers' mandolin player Bobby, left, and banjo player Sonny perform as headliners of The Tennessean's Centennial Park concert July 28, 1968 with band members Dale Sledd on guitar and Ronnie Reno on electric bass.
Jimmy Ellis / The Tennessean
The Osborne Brothers, the bluegrass group which had originally recorded "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, cut loose with a live version the tune before a joint session of the legislature after they made it the latest of five official state songs at the state Capitol Feb. 15, 1982. The other four are "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Tennessee Waltz," "My Homeland, Tennessee," and "My Tennessee."
The Osborne Brothers, the bluegrass group which had originally recorded "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, cut loose with a live version the tune before a joint session of the legislature after they made it the latest of five official state songs at the state Capitol Feb. 15, 1982. The other four are "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Tennessee Waltz," "My Homeland, Tennessee," and "My Tennessee."
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The Osborne Brothers, the bluegrass group which had originally recorded "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, cut loose with a live version the tune before a joint session of the legislature after they made it the latest of five official state songs at the state Capitol Feb. 15, 1982. The other four are "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Tennessee Waltz," "My Homeland, Tennessee," and "My Tennessee."
The Osborne Brothers, the bluegrass group which had originally recorded "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, cut loose with a live version the tune before a joint session of the legislature after they made it the latest of five official state songs at the state Capitol Feb. 15, 1982. The other four are "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Tennessee Waltz," "My Homeland, Tennessee," and "My Tennessee."
J.T. Phillips / The Tennessean
Bobby Osborne sings as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
Bobby Osborne sings as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
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Bobby Osborne sings as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
Bobby Osborne sings as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
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Sonny Osborne plays the banjo as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
Sonny Osborne plays the banjo as the Osborne Brothers perform during the televised Grand Ole Opry Live show at the Grand Ole Opry House Dec. 21, 1996.
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The Osborne Brothers, Sonny and Bobby, perform during "The Songs of Bill Monroe Return to the Ryman" concert at the Ryman Auditorium April 17, 1997. The tribute raised money to erect a monument at the Rosine, Kentucky's gravesite of Bill Monroe, who died Sept. 19, and Monroe Music Scholarship at Belmont University.
The Osborne Brothers, Sonny and Bobby, perform during "The Songs of Bill Monroe Return to the Ryman" concert at the Ryman Auditorium April 17, 1997. The tribute raised money to erect a monument at the Rosine, Kentucky's gravesite of Bill Monroe, who died Sept. 19, and Monroe Music Scholarship at Belmont University.
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Steve Wariner, left, and Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers greet each other in the parking lot following a memorial service for Country Music Hall of Fame member Jumpin' Bill Carlisle at the Cole & Garrett Funeral Home in Goodlettsville March 20, 2003. The irrepressible singer, songwriter and comedian died March 17 at age 94.
Steve Wariner, left, and Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers greet each other in the parking lot following a memorial service for Country Music Hall of Fame member Jumpin' Bill Carlisle at the Cole & Garrett Funeral Home in Goodlettsville March 20, 2003. The irrepressible singer, songwriter and comedian died March 17 at age 94.
Bill Steber / The Tennessean
Bobby Osborne, here in Nashville August 8, 2017, talks about how he and his brother Sonny's bluegrass band, the Osborne Brothers, released the first recorded version of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant's song "Rocky Top" in 1967.
Bobby Osborne, here in Nashville August 8, 2017, talks about how he and his brother Sonny's bluegrass band, the Osborne Brothers, released the first recorded version of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant's song "Rocky Top" in 1967.
Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Bobby Osborne, here in Nashville August 8, 2017, talks about how he and his brother Sonny's bluegrass band, the Osborne Brothers, released the first recorded version of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant's song "Rocky Top" in 1967.
Bobby Osborne, here in Nashville August 8, 2017, talks about how he and his brother Sonny's bluegrass band, the Osborne Brothers, released the first recorded version of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant's song "Rocky Top" in 1967.
Larry McCormack / The Tennessean