Bobby Osborne

*07-12-1931 Leslie County, KY, +27-06-2023
3rd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS see also Osborne Brothers
27 August 1951 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave, Cincinnati, OH - Bobby Osborne and Jimmy Martin (+Larry Richardson [banjo])
001 K 3236  MY LONELY HEART 45-995
002 K 3237  SHE'S A CUTE THING 45-995 GT4-2027
003 K 3238  BLUE EYED DARLING 45-1037 GT4-2027
004 K 3239  YOU'LL NEVER BE THE SAME 45-1037
1981 Cumberland Sound Studio, Nashville, TN – Bobby Osborne (Bobby Osborne [mandolin], Robby Osborne [gt], Wynn Osborne [banjo], Jimmy D. Brock [bass], Kenny Baker [fiddle]. Producer: Sonny Osborne)
005 SALLY ANN  CMH-6256

006 CHEROKEE LADY  CMH-6256
007 HIGH LEVEL HORNPIPE  CMH-6256
008 ROSEBUD  CMH-6256
009 OLD SLEDGE  CMH-6256
010 TOPEKA  CMH-6256
011 RYE STRAW  CMH-6256
012 SPRINGTIME  CMH-6256
013 DUSTY MILLER  CMH-6256
014 FORKED DEER  CMH-6256 CMH-4501
015 LIME ROCK  CMH-6256
016 MISS MACLEOD'S REEL  CMH-6256
017 SANDY RIDGE  CMH-6256
018 GATLINBURG  CMH-6256

2000 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Bobby Osborne (Bobby Osborne [vcl/mandolin], Johnny Russell [vcl], Troy Lancaster [el gt], Josh Graves [dobro], Randy Hardison/Milton Sledge [drums], Glen Duncan [fiddle], Benny Martin [fiddle] +  Hugh Moore, Billy Troy [bck vcl])
019 LET THE WORLD KEEP ON TURNING OMS 25050-2 
020 BAD NEWS FROM A FRIEND OMS 25050-2
021 I'LL BE THERE OMS 25050-2 
022 MOM AND DAD'S WALTZ OMS 25050-2
023 RIBBON OF DARKNESS OMS 25050-2
024 ACT NATURALLY OMS 25050-2
025 JUST A GIRL I USED TO KNOW OMS 25050-2
026 CAN WE FACE EACH OTHER OMS 25050-2 
027 PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN OMS 25050-2 
028 SELFISHNESS IN MAN OMS 25050-2
029 NOT A WORRY ON MY MIND OMS 25050-2 
030 OH LONESOME ME OMS 25050-2 
031 JUST ONE MORE OMS 25050-2 
032 WHO NEEDS YOU OMS 25050-2
2000 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds (+ Charlie Cushman [gt/banjo], Terry Eldredge [bass])
033 NIGHT RUNNER Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
034 OKEECHOBEE WIND Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
035 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
036 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Pinecastle PRC-1107CD 
037 DRIFTING AND DREAMING OF YOU Pinecastle PRC-1107CD 
038 SURE FIRE Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
039 SOLDIER'S JOY Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
040 NEARER MY GOD TO THEE Pinecastle PRC-1107CD 
041 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
042 MEMORIES Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
043 CHEYENNE Pinecastle PRC-1107CD 
044 GOODBYE LIZA JANE Pinecastle PRC-1107CD 
045 7TH OF DECEMBER Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
046 JUST WONDERING WHY Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
047 COTTON PATCH RAG Pinecastle PRC-1107CD
048 BLUEGRASS EXPRESS Pinecastle PRC-1107CD

2002 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Bobby Osborne (Bobby Osborne [tnr vcl/mandolin], Hugh Moore [vcl],  Mike Toppins [vcl], Paul Brewster [vcl], Doyle Holly [vcl], Billy Troy [vcl], Jim Ed Brown [gt/accordion/ synthesizer], Josh Graves [dobro], Jim Mills [banjo],  Mike Douchette [steel/ harmonica], ? [bass], Randy Hardison [drums], Kenny Malone [percussion], Glen Duncan [violin/ fiddle/ cello], Buddy Hyatt [piano])
049 MISSISSIPPI OMS 25130-2  

050 THERE'S ALWAYS YESTERDAY OMS 25130-2

051 BORROWED ANGEL OMS 25130-2  

052 HIGH COTTON OMS 25130-2  

053 IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT OMS 25130-2

054 HIGH WEEDS AND RUST OMS 25130-2

055 YOU GOTTA HAVE A LICENSE OMS 25130-2  

056 THE GREAT PRETENDER OMS 25130-2

057 SECOND FIDDLE OMS 25130-2  

058 SOUTH PA OMS 25130-2

059 SAY HELLO TO HEAVEN OMS 25130-2

060 WATCH OLD MEMORIES BURN OMS 25130-2  

061 WHISTLIN' IN THE DARK OMS 25130-2

062 WHERE I COME FROM OMS 25130-2
2005 Nashville, TN - Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press (Bobby Osborne [vcl/mandolin], Bobby Vincent [vcl], Rhonda Vincent [vcl], Glen Duncan [ac gt], Matt DeSpain [dobro], Dana Cupp [banjo], Bobby Osborne, Jr./Daryl Mosley [bass])
063 THE HARD TIMES Rounder 0552-2
064 THE FIELDS HAVE TURNED BROWN  Rounder 0552-2 
065 IT'S GONNA BE RAININ' TIL I DIE Rounder 0552-2
066 WEST VIRGINIA MY HOME Rounder 0552-2
067 SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Rounder 0552-2
068 MANSIONS FOR ME Rounder 0552-2
069 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Rounder 0552-2
070 ROCKY TOP X-PRESS Rounder 0552-2
071 LONG BLACK TRAIN Rounder 0552-2
072 CERTAIN Rounder 0552-2
073 WE'RE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS NOW Rounder 0552-2
074 FATHER AND DAUGHTER Rounder 0552-2
2007 Nashville, TN - Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press, * and Rhonda Vincent (Bobby Osborne [mandolin], Bobby Vincent [vcl], Rhonda Vincent [vcl*], Glen Duncan [ac gt], Matt DeSpain [dobro], Dana Cupp [banjo], Bobby Osborne Jr./ Daryl Mosley [ac bass])
075 WHAT KIND OF FOOL Rounder 0582-2
076 BLUEGRASS MELODIES Rounder 0582-2
077 MUSIC MAKIN' MAN Rounder 0582-2
078 COLOR ME LONELY Rounder 0582-2
079 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Rounder 0582-2
080 UNDER A LONESOME MOON Rounder 0582-2
081 I'LL TAKE A CHANCE Rounder 0582-2
082 LONESOME RIVER Rounder 0582-2
083 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY Rounder 0582-2
084 LUCKY LANE SHUFFLE Rounder 0582-2
085 ARE YOU AFRAID TO SPEAK OUR SAVIOR'S NAME Rounder 0582-2
086 GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN* Rounder 0582-2 
2008 Adventure Studios, Nashville, TN/Hilltop Recording Studios, Nashville, TN/Rec Room Studio, Nashville, TN/Sandy's Ridge, Whites Creek, TN/The Dunk Works, Gallatin, TN - Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press (Bobby Osborne [vcl/mandolin], Rhonda Vincent [vcl], Marty Stuart [vcl/ac gt], Glen Duncan [vcl/ac gt/fiddle], Connie Smith [vcl], Bobby Osborne, Jr. [ac gt/bass], Matt DeSpain [dobro], Dana Cupp, [banjo])
087 LET'S SING OUR SONG Rounder 0603-2
088 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL Rounder 0603-2
089 A WISE MAN'S MIND WILL CHANGE Rounder 0603-2
090 YOU CAN Rounder 0603-2
091 DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF LOVE Rounder 0603-2
092 DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY Rounder 0603-2
093 GIRL FROM YESTERDAY Rounder 0603-2
094 KEYSTONE COAL Rounder 0603-2
051 AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Rounder 0603-2
095 HYDEN Rounder 0603-2
096 SHENANDOAH WIND Rounder 0603-2
097 WAY UP ON THE MOUNTAIN Rounder 0603-2

2010 The Boj Mahal, Portland, TN /The Dunkworks, Gallatin, TN/ The Cave II, Dallas, GA/ Mountain Fever Studio, Willis, VA - Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press (Bobby Osborne [vcl/mandolin], Bobby Osborne Jr. [gt], Mike Toppins [banjo], Tim Graves [dobro], Daryl Mosley [bass], Glen Duncan [fiddle],  + Patty Loveless, Russell Moore, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Sammy Shelor, Audie Blaylock, David Harvey)
098 MOUNTAIN FEVER Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

099 BRING BACK YESTERDAY Rural Rhythm RHY-1072  

100 RUBY Rural Rhythm RHY-1072  

101 MEMORIES Rural Rhythm RHY-1072  

102 WITH A PAIN IN MY HEART Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

103 ROCKY TOP Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

104 MAN FROM ROSINE Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

105 HIDIN' IN HYDEN Rural Rhythm RHY-1072  

106 UP THIS HILL AND DOWN Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

107 OLD MAN AND HIS FIDDLE Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

108 MEMORIES OF YESTERDAY Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

109 BOBBY VAN WALTZ Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

110 I'VE SEEN IT ALL Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 

111 WHEN I MEET MOTHER IN HEAVEN Rural Rhythm RHY-1072  

2011 BojMahal Studios, Portland, TN/Dunkworks, Gallatin, TN - Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press (Bobby Osborne [vcl/mandolin], Joe Miller [gt], Mike Toppins [6 string banjo], Bobby Osborne, Jr. [vcl/bass], Glen Duncan [vcl/fiddle])

112 I'M GOING BACK TO THE MOUNTAIN Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

113 ONE MORE TIME Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

114 HEARTACHE LOOKING FOR A HOME Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

115 MUDDY WATERS Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

116 I WRECKED MY LIFE FOR YOU Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

117 THE OLD OAK TREE Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

118 THE LAST BRIDGE YOU'LL BURN Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

119 WHY DON'T YOU TURN ME LOOSE Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

120 LOW AND LONELY Rural Rhythm RHY-1099

121 BORN IN KENTUCKY Rural Rhythm RHY-1099  

2016 unknown – Bobby Osborne, with  Sierra Hull [1], Stuart Duncan [2] Alison Brown [3], Ronnie McCoury [4], Josh Williams [5], Robbie McCoury [6], Del McCoury [7], Rob Ickes [8], Dale Ann Bradley [9], Darrell Scott [10], Trey Hensley [11], Claire Lynch [12],  Vince Gill [13], Molly Tuttle [14],  Sam Bush [15], Jim Hurst [16], Todd Phillips [17], Michael Cleveland [18],  Country Boy (feat. Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan and Alison Brown);  Pathway of Teardrops – 02-06-17

122 THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA -1-2-3 Compass 4687-2

123 GOODBYE WHEELING -4-5-6-7 Compass 4687-2

124 KENTUCKY MORNING  -1-2-8-9-10 Compass 4687-2

125 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU -1-2-3-8-11-12 Compass 4687-2  

126 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY -13-14 Compass 4687-2

127 JUST IN CASE Compass 4687-2

128 DON'T BE CRUEL -15-16-17 Compass 4687-2

129 EIGHT MORE MILES -15-18 Compass 4687-2

130 COUNTRY BOY -1-2-3 Compass 4687-2

131 PATHWAY OF TEARDROPS Compass 4687-2  

 

ALBUMS
CMH CMH-6256 Bobby And His Mandolin: Sally Ann; Cherokee Lady; High Level Hornpipe; Rosebud; Old Sledge; Topeka; Rye Straw; Springtime; Dusty Miller; Forked Deer; Lime Rock; Miss Macleod's Reel; Sandy Ridge; Gatlinburg – 81

OMS OMS 25050-2  The Selfishness In Man:  Let The World Keep On Turning;  Bad News From A Friend; I'll Be There;  Mom And Dad's Waltz; Ribbon Of Darkness; Act Naturally; Just A Girl I Used To Know; Can We Face Each Other;  Pick Me Up On Your Way Down;  Selfishness In Man; Not A Worry On My Mind;  Oh Lonesome Me;  Just One More;  Who Needs You – 14-11-00  
Pinecastle PRC-1107CD Masters Of The Mandolin: Night Runner; Okeechobee Wind; East Tennessee Blues; The Waltz You Saved For Me;  Drifting And Dreaming Of You;  Sure Fire; Soldier's Joy; Nearer My God To Thee;  Bonaparte's Retreat; Memories; Cheyenne;  Goodbye Liza Jane;  7th Of December; Just Wondering Why; Cotton Patch Rag; Bluegrass Express - 08-05-01 Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds

OMS OMS 25130-2 Where I Come From: Mississippi; There's Always Yesterday; Borrowed Angel; High Cotton; If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It; High Weeds and Rust; You Gotta Have A License; The Great Pretender; Second Fiddle; South Pa; Say Hello To Heaven; Watch Old Memories Burn; Whistlin' in the Dark; Where I Come From - 14-10-02
Rounder 11661-0552-2 Try A Little Kindness: The Hard Times; The Fields Have Turned Brown;  It's Gonna Be Rainin' Til I Die; West Virginia My Home; Sunday Morning Coming Down; Mansions For Me; Try A Little Kindness; Rocky Top X-Press; Long Black Train; Certain; We're Living In The Last Days Now; Father And Daughter – 28-02-06
Rounder 11661-0582-2 Bluegrass Melodies: What Kind Of Fool; Bluegrass Melodies; Music Makin' Man; Color Me Lonely; I Would Like To See You Again; Under A Lonesome Moon; I'll Take A Chance; Lonesome River; Thank God I'm A Country Boy; Lucky Lane Shuffle; Are You Afraid To Speak Our Savior's Name; Go Rest High On That Mountain (w/ Rhonda Vincent) – 07-07
Rounder 11661-0603-2 Bluegrass And Beyond: Let's Sing Our Song; What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul; A Wise Man's Mind Will Change; You Can; Different Definition Of Love; Drivin' My Life Away; Girl From Yesterday; Keystone Coal; After The Fire Is Gone; Hyden; Shenandoah Wind; Way Up On The Mountain – 03-09

Rural Rhythm RHY-1072 Memories: Celebrating Bobby's 60th Anniversary As A Professional Entertainer: Mountain Fever;  Bring Back Yesterday;  Ruby;  Memories;  With A Pain In My Heart;  Rocky Top;  Man From Rosine;  Hidin' In Hyden;  Up This Hill And Down;  Old Man And His Fiddle;  Memories Of Yesterday;  Bobby Van Waltz;  I've Seen It All;  When I Meet Mother In Heaven – 22-11-10

Rural Rhythm RHY-1099 New Bluegrass and Old Heartaches: I'm Going Back To The Mountain; One More Time; Heartache Looking For A Home; Muddy Waters; I Wrecked My Life For You; The Old Oak Tree; The Last Bridge You'll Burn; Why Don't You Turn Me Loose; Low And Lonely; Born In Kentucky – 22-05-12

Compass 4687-2 Original:  They Call the Wind Maria (feat. Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan and Alison Brown); Goodbye Wheeling (feat. Ronnie McCoury, Josh Williams, Robbie McCoury and Del McCoury); Kentucky Morning  (feat. Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Rob Ickes, Dale Ann Bradley and Darrell Scott); I've Gotta Get A Message to You (feat. Sierra Hull, Trey Hensley, Stuart Duncan, Alison Brown, Rob Ickes and Claire Lynch);  Make The World Go Away (feat. Vince Gill and Molly Tuttle);  Just In Case;  Don't Be Cruel  (feat. Sam Bush, Jim Hurst and Todd Phillips);  Eight More Miles  (feat. Sam Bush and Michael Cleveland);  Country Boy (feat. Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan and Alison Brown);  Pathway of Teardrops – 02-06-17

 

SINGLES
King (1951) w. Jimmy Martin
45-995 She's Just A Cute Thing / My Lonely Heart  - 11-51
45-1037 Blue Eyed Darlin' / You'll Never Be The Same - 03-52

Gusto GT4-2027 She's Just A Cute Thing /  Blue Eyed Darlin' – 79 (reissue)