Osborne Brothers

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Horenstein, Henry
Description
After performing individually with Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, and other headliners in the 1940s, Sonny (b.1937) and Bobby (b. 1931) Osborne became one of the most popular and innovative bluegrass groups of the postwar era. Experimenting in the mid-1960s, they added piano, steel guitar, and electric instruments. While these ventures angered traditionalists, their innovative sound attracted a new younger audience to country music.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Horenstein, Henry
negative
1974
print
2003
ID Number
2003.0169.040
accession number
2003.0169
catalog number
2003.0169.040
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
Place Made
United States: Pennsylvania, Gettysburg
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related event
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Record ID
nmah_1213024
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-80ed-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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