As part of his video remembrances celebrating 50 years on the Grand Ole Opry, Bobby Osborne picks up in Episode 5 discussing his short time working with The Stanley Brothers at WCYB in Bristol, TN. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="58810"]
It’s hard to beat the combination of banjos and barbeque, even when the temperatures dip into the 40s and the sky gets cloudy. That’s why this past Friday and Saturday (May 16-17) found both Bluegrass Today editor John Lawless and me in Sevierville, TN for the 10th annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass Festival. Held in [...]
Sevier County is a unique spot in East Tennessee. The cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg - each well under 10,000 in population - exist almost solely as tourist destinations. Think of a beach town without the beach - with the Smoky Mountains in its place. It all started in the 1930s with the opening [...]
Here's the fourth installment in Bobby Osborne's set of video reminiscences which he calls Road To The Opry. We pick up the story in the early 1950s. Bobby was playing with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, and Larry Richardson had decided to leave the group. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="58073"]
Over the weekend, Bobby Osborne posted some memories of the Grand Ole Opry, recalling the day that the Opry officially moved from the Ryman Auditorium downtown to the new Opry House northeast of town. Along the way, he shares what is clearly one of his proudest moments. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="57388"]
Here's the third installment in Bobby Osborne's set of video recollections in celebration of his 50th Anniversary as a member of The Grand Ole Opry. This episode picks up where Bobby left off in volume 2, with him moving from Dayton to Fairmont, WV to play on the radio with Larry Richardson. Be sure to [...]
As promised, Bobby Osborne has released the first two installments in his series of video recollections he's calling Road To The Opry, celebrating his 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2014. In the first episode, Bobby remembers his childhood, growing up mountain poor in Eastern Kentucky and hearing music of [...]
Bobby Osborne is back to creating monthly videos to keep everyone in touch with what he's doing these days. He promises to make at east one each month, and encourages folks to subscribe to his YouTube channel to see them all. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="56897"]
The Osborne Brothers were one of the most influential bands in bluegrass history. They're one of only a handful of bluegrass bands whose music transcended bluegrass and found mainstream success in the larger country music world. With twenty-one singles on the country charts, the Osborne Brothers' popularity was at its peak in the 1970s. After [...]
It was New Year's Eve that Nashville grasser Steve Thomas and his wife, Janet, were enjoying a quiet night at home, until they saw smoke filling the room. Two hours later they stood outside watching the home they had rented in Gallatin this past three years smoldering after the fire was finally put out. Needless [...]
As part of his video remembrances celebrating 50 years on the Grand Ole Opry, Bobby Osborne picks up in Episode 5 discussing his short time working with The Stanley Brothers at WCYB in Bristol, TN. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="58810"] 
It’s hard to beat the combination of banjos and barbeque, even when the temperatures dip into the 40s and the sky gets cloudy. That’s why this past Friday and Saturday (May 16-17) found both Bluegrass Today editor John Lawless and me in Sevierville, TN for the 10th annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass Festival. Held in [...] 
Sevier County is a unique spot in East Tennessee. The cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg - each well under 10,000 in population - exist almost solely as tourist destinations. Think of a beach town without the beach - with the Smoky Mountains in its place. It all started in the 1930s with the opening [...] 
Over the weekend, Bobby Osborne posted some memories of the Grand Ole Opry, recalling the day that the Opry officially moved from the Ryman Auditorium downtown to the new Opry House northeast of town. Along the way, he shares what is clearly one of his proudest moments. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="57388"] 
Bobby Osborne is back to creating monthly videos to keep everyone in touch with what he's doing these days. He promises to make at east one each month, and encourages folks to subscribe to his YouTube channel to see them all. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="56897"] 
The Osborne Brothers were one of the most influential bands in bluegrass history. They're one of only a handful of bluegrass bands whose music transcended bluegrass and found mainstream success in the larger country music world. With twenty-one singles on the country charts, the Osborne Brothers' popularity was at its peak in the 1970s. After [...] 
It was New Year's Eve that Nashville grasser Steve Thomas and his wife, Janet, were enjoying a quiet night at home, until they saw smoke filling the room. Two hours later they stood outside watching the home they had rented in Gallatin this past three years smoldering after the fire was finally put out. Needless [...] 