Bobby Osborne

Known as a great mandolinist in his own right, as well as a member of the revolutionary Osborne Brothers band, Bobby Osborne has often been associated with the cutting edge of bluegrass. But the history of his musically rich life leads back to a story that is as sentimental as one of Osborne's soaring mandolin solos is technically pristine. It is the story of a young man, not quite 18, under massive pressure from his father, singing the song "Ruby" over radio station WPFB in Middletown, Ohio. It was the young Osborne's first radio broadcast. Apparently 50 telegrams arrived i...