In the spring of 1956, Tommy Sutton, a local disc jockey, helped the Osborne Brothers get a recording contract with MGM Records. The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen (under the pseudonym Stanley Alpine) recorded for Gateway Records in February or March 1956 cutting eight instrumentals. When Johnson left, the Osbornes added guitarist Red Allen and fiddler Art Stamper to form a new group. They returned to Dayton in early 1956 playing the local clubs with guitarist Enos Johnson. In late 1955, the Osbornes left Martin and moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, where they performed on WWVA Jamboree until Christmas, together with Charlie Bailey. At their only session together, on November 16, 1954, the Osbornes and Martin recorded six songs for RCA Victor. Following Bobby's discharge, the Osbornes teamed up with Jimmy Martin, performing at radio stations WROL in Knoxville, Tennessee and WJR in Detroit, Michigan. Sonny went to work with the "Father of Bluegrass Music" Bill Monroe. In 1952, during the Korean War, Bobby was drafted and served in the United States Marine Corps. They then moved near Dayton, Ohio, where they grew up and performed as entertainers in southwestern Ohio. The Osbornes were born in Roark, Kentucky, on Jack's Creek, but they moved to Hyden, after their house burned down. They are probably best known for their No. 33 1967 country hit song, " Rocky Top", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and named after a Tennessee location. He’s currently writing for LP#2.The Osborne Brothers, Sonny (Octo– October 24, 2021) and Bobby (Decem– June 27, 2023), were an influential and popular bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s and until Sonny retired in 2005. In November 2020, Gilfillian released “Freedom,” with indie-rockers, Illiterate Light and his debut album, “Black Hole Rainbow,” was nominated for a Grammy – “Best Engineered Album.” In December 2020, Gilfillian performed his top 5 AAA hit, “The Good Life” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The project raised funds for low-income communities and communities of color, providing resources and education around the democratic process. He re-recorded Marvin Gaye’s iconic album, “What’s Going On,” releasing it in fall of 2020 around the election. After COVID-19, Gilfillian redirected his energy to doing what he does best, making music. In early 2020, Gilfillian embarked on a cross-country tour with Grace Potter. His debut album, “Black Hole Rainbow,” is available now. In early 2019, Gilfillian traveled to Africa to find healing and inspiration before headlining a tour in Scandinavia and opening for Brothers Osborne on their spring tour. He began to recognize a connective thread in the sounds he loved best: from the golden throwbacks sampled by the hip-hop beat makers to the raw, emotional vocal deliveries of the Motown greats, for Gilfillian the key ingredient seemed to be the “soul”-not simply the genre, but the feeling and vibe.įollowing his electrifying 2016 debut EP with upbeat singles like “High” and “Troublemaker” in 2018, Gilfillian signed to Capitol Records and hit the road––performing with the likes of Anderson East, Keith Urban, Gladys Knight, Kaleo, The Fray, Mavis Staples, and more. For him, listening to the towering icons of his musician father’s era-Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, The Temptations-was just as formative and exciting as discovering the new sounds of his own generation, and the beats and rhymes made by rising rap stars like Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z inspired him in new ways. Growing up in Philadelphia on a steady diet of R&B, hip-hop, rock, blues, and soul music, Gilfillian gravitated to records that ignited his mind while making his body move.
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