Bluegrass musician Sonny Osborne died from a stroke at the age of 83 on October 24, 2021.
Sonny Osborne was a legendary musician and banjo player. He learned to play banjo at the age of mere 11.
His father bought him his first banjo and he learned to play the instrument with the help of Larry Richardson. He was only 14 years old when he pursued music professionally.
He is most notably known as one half of Osborne Brothers, a popular and influential bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s.
The Osborne Brothers premiered in Knoxville in 1953. The group performed at Antioch College in 1960 and subsequently became the first bluegrass group to appear on a college campus.
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The music industry is mourning the loss of one of the greatest musicians of all time, Sonny Osborne.
Osborne died from a stroke at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on October 24, 2021.
He had suffered a stroke earlier in August as well. But, he still managed to finish the weekly question-and-answer column, Ask Sony Anything.
Following the news of his death, hundreds of netizens and celebrities including Rhonda Vincent and Sierra Hull paid an emotional tribute to the late musician.