The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen

Band · Active 1954–2005
Classic Bluegrass

The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen was an American bluegrass band active in the late 1950s.

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  • Paired the brothers Bobby and Sonny Osborne with the singer and guitarist Red Allen.
  • Was based in the Dayton, Ohio, area and performed on the WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia.
  • Recorded for MGM Records between 1956 and 1958.
  • Their 1957 recording “Once More” is credited with helping establish the modern bluegrass approach to trio harmony.
  • Bobby Osborne
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Ernie Newton
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Harley “Red” Allen
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Sonny Osborne
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Art Stamper
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Gordon Terry
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Tommy Jackson
    Played on recordings with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Harold “Shot” Jackson
    Played on recording with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  • Jimmy Crawford
    Played on recording with The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen

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