Ruby - Osborne Brothers

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[@kystars]

I live in Kentucky, where the Osborne brothers are from. Sonny , on banjo is the brother to Bobby, the singer and playing the Mandolin. Bobby is STILL playing concerts, he did one in Kentucky just recently. as of 2021. Bobby is a Korean war veteran. He was wounded in action and received the purple heart.

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 😇🥰😍🤩😂😘😃

[@jeremyscorpio4170]

Bobby was a Korean War veteran and he was shot in the head in Korea? 🤔 How.... Why..... And unless it was suicide? Thats one hell of a coincidence and a messed up irony 😑

[@BOBBYBOBBY-kz4io]

The helmet and GOD saved his life!

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

They are not from Kentucky, they’re from Dayton Ohio

[@christopherbright1048]

Great music great musicians!

[@jasonloveless7860]

To:The Osborne family I'm so sorry for the loss of Bobby and,Sonny I send the Osborne family all of my prayer's 🙏 God bless from Jason,Loveless from Arizona

[@avadarlin25]

Lost Bobby today. Such an amazing voice!

[@TheBikerman48]

They are playing together again. RIP Bobby and Sonny

[@barry1705]

Wow! Best lead bluegrass lead singer. Best banjo break . What entertainment sounds like. Live action!

[@urbanhillbilly5619]

Flat out the best performance of a bluegrass number ever done by the best Bluegrass group of all times.

[@stefanipost8996]

Absolutely agree….1000%. 🙌🧘🏻‍♀️🔥

[@Linda-tt7yg]

When I was a young teenager, I got to meet Sonny, Bobby and their Father Robert. It was a thrill to me for sure. Me and my family went to a lot of bluegrass festivals back then and I got to see Sonny and Bobby often. I was raised on good old bluegrass music and love it still today. The Osborne Brothers were our favorites. Sonny on the 5 string and Bobby on the mandolin were the best. I sure do miss them.

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

Lucky you are! somehow i missed them until a month ago. better late than never. they are the best...

[@tinajohnson1806]

No one will ever compare but so glad billy is singing this and keeping it alive

[@davidholton9667]

Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song

[@AnneSarment-nn4tn]

I saw them in person twice, once at the Green County, Ohio fair grounds in the early 70s. Then at thr Crystal Pistle in Fairborn, Ohio around 75 or 76. Ivwas born in western Kentucky close to where Bill Monroe and the Everly Brothers wete from. Ruby is my favorite bluegrass song and nobody can do it like the Osborne Brothers.

[@davidholton9667]

Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song

[@kellyshelley9309]

From Harlan, Ky. These guys were my heroes. Got to see Bobby couple of years ago at the Grand Ole Oprey. Definitely going to be missed. Now they get to play for Jesus.

[@anthonybriggs7061]

Absolutely amazing ❤ Bobby and Sonny both much missed. On behalf of your UK fans thank you for leaving behind amazing music as your legacy 😢

[@kystars]

Hello there my friend in the UK, I am from Kentucky. The Osborne brothers were also from Kentucky. I live not far from where they grew up. I have been all over that area, I'm from Hazard, Ky. I grew up listening to them. They were funny as well. I feel they were the very best and that is saying something considering how many great players there have been. Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass state. Our motto. The birth of Bluegrass by Bill Monroe . We also do have actual bluegrass.. looks greenish blue.

[@meganc722]

Rest in love Sonny Osborne. Thank you for paving the way and pushing the boundary of banjo picking for the new generation. With so much gratitude and love your playing echoes through eternity. 🙏🏼🙌🏻♥️💫

[@johnemerson5428]

Well said.

[@Wootangtw]

He was a good one…

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🍇 🍎 🍏 🍉 🍐 🍑 🍇 🍎 🥰😍

[@davidkeith5377]

one of the awesomest banjo breaks EVER

[@dougsmith2938]

Just about the way id a done it.😁

[@meganc722]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 💕💞🧡🤍❤💓💗❤️‍🩹🖤🤎💚💙💟❣️💌💘

[@davishello22]

Love this. I hope Sonny and Bobby are singing together again in heaven.

[@miked2802]

I grew up with a dad who played bluegrass on his Martin guitar. My childhood is filled with summertime memories of weekend music gatherings at our house, we would have 5 or 6 musicians and their families over for bbq, bluegrass, hand cranked homemade ice cream, and homemade wine. I accompanied my dad to bluegrass festivals all over Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. I had the privilege of witnessing some of the all time greatest blue grass guys ever. Bill Monroe, Bobby and Sonny Osborne, Jimmy Martin and Ralph Stanley just to name a few. When I hear good bluegrass, it takes me back to those childhood memories-it was good times when life was much simpler.

[@jimmymoss5110]

Sonny is working OVERTIME on this version. Love it.

[@teresadressel869]

sonny doesn't have to work overtime. clearly--he could do this while having morning coffee.

[@billieanderson5890]

nobody, and I mean nobody, can sing it as good as this. this is true bluegrass at its best.

[@jenniferroe3798]

Billie Anderson my papaw Willie Collins did way better. When he was alive.

[@jbcsmithsmith1100]

So true!😊

[@shanemccaffrey5570]

You couldn't be any more right

[@hoochiesdad]

Yep!

[@kystars]

I agree with that. Bobby's voice is PERFECT. This song is so addicting to listen too. He is still performing at age 88 . AMAZING

[@cookie2000ify]

Nobody to compare with them. Absolutely the best.

[@hamstersniffer]

Oh how I love that high lonesome sound! It's missing from much of modern Bluegrass.

[@user-lh9qz5hu5r]

Great

[@kd5hms63]

Sonny set the bar high for other banjo pickers to follow- his innovative approach added to the genius of the Osborne Brothers and to the Bluegrass music genre. R.I.P. Sonny-

[@PeterMastropasqua-rk7tp]

Sonny's Always Grooving I Dig That 👍😊

[@barry1705]

Wow 😮! Nobody sings like Bobby! He brings it every performance! Mix that with superstar 🪕 player Sonny .l was sad to hear that Bobby passed away last week. Korea war veteran. Great human being ❤rest in peace my hero. 😢

[@johnmanser2331]

Best Banjo solo ever

[@adventuresofmoonman]

Sonny looked like he was having a super fun, playful time on stage. Even made Bobby Laugh lol

[@kystars]

I looked this up, this was from Feb or March of 1980 . wow I was still in high school. Bobby who is singing was wounded in action in the Korean war and received the purple heart. As of 2020 he is still playing today with his band. Sonny the banjo player who is his brother had a stroke a few years ago and can't play anymore sadly. Both brothers are from Hyden , KENTUCKY, in the mountains in the south east part of Kentucky.

[@bigdancd]

I remember this song by the Osborne Brothers when I was a kid back in the 50's. Their Dad worked with my Dad at NCR in Dayton OH. I fell in love with this song immediately! ABSOLUTELY love Bluegrass musici!!

[@michaelstamper3096]

Sonny always seemed to be having a ton of fun!!

[@kystars]

I'm from Kentucky, where BLUEGRASS is loved by so many, as well as most of the Southern states. Beautiful music they make here. As of this posting he is still singing

[@faithoverfear70]

Man this sure is great! miss this good ol' music

[@terrydonoho9153]

I had this played at my Aunt Dot's funeral. She was 89 and loved this song!

[@urbanhillbilly5619]

Mind blowing banjo break by Sonny - best live bluegrass performance of all time!

[@kystars]

This video is a Bluegrass Masterpiece! The Best players in Bluegrass! RIP Sonny

[@kystars]

RIP SONNY OSBORNE. he passed away in October 2021 :(

[@jeremyscorpio4170]

Rest in peace and prosperity you two and thank you ❤

[@jbcsmithsmith1100]

IT SIMPLY DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER!!!! AND IT NEVER WILL!!! NO WAY ANYONE CAN TOP THAT!!!!

[@Fortnitecodguy]

Sonny was in a different world when he played banjo a true professional may he rest in peace

[@bertrand525]

From all what I See and hear of banjo players, here is by far the BEST !!

[@tommyfox6291]

I will miss Sonny forever.

[@DaphneHarridge]

Oh mercy, how I miss seeing them at festivals. One of my top three favorite bands. Love love LOVE those Osbornes!

[@jamesadams5661]

Masters of their craft. Top notch performance.

[@buddyblackmon7405]

Sonny Damn Osborne: The most inventive Scruggs style banjo player ever! He introduced jazz chords, distant melodies that worked over regular chords, and he had the most expressive right hand in the business. It was a sad day the day he retired, but I respect him for it. If you’re having orthopedic problems and it’s causing you a lot of pain, and you’ve had a hell of a career like he has? It’s time to enjoy life.....I hope you are doing so, Sonny. You single-handedly made me rethink Scruggs style banjo. Your friend, Buddy

[@johnjonjohn413]

Thanks for the educated comment . I just love bluegrass , the different sounds etc , but it is great to read some informative comments on the different characters etc .

[@johnemerson5428]

Well said. RIP Sonny.

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 💌💟💚💙❣️💘💝💔💜🤎❤️‍🔥

[@jenrossful]

sonny bringing the fire. this song never gets old. perfection.

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🐵🐺🦊🦝🐱🦁🦄🐷🐮🐗🦣🦏🐼🐻‍❄️🐰🐨🐻🦚

[@alanmyers5081]

RIP Sonny Osborne. Age 83.

[@dansloan4242]

Love this band!!! True definition of bluegrass!

[@TaWaCiWiLuVsPoWwOwS]

love me some bluegrass..REAL music..nothing like the s*** so called country music,that aint even country,on the airwaves today..Bobby and Sonny..awesome!!

[@2sensative4life]

I named my cat ruby just so i can call her like that.

[@itsmechristy2409]

I love this comment every time I see it.

[@kingtucky4300]

I'm going to find a girl named ruby to do the same! Hope she ain't ugly ain't to many Ruby's left my age.

[@fastheartmartvideos]

Haha :D

[@johnhicks2277]

I'm imagining hollering Ruby to my cat!! I agree ! Ruuuuuby!!!!

[@ericschmuecker348]

I did! I've too many cats..... they all come when I call Ruby.

[@josephnoviello751]

My favorite bluegrass tune...Bobby s voice......Sonny Osborne, the Banjo Master....

[@johnhicks2277]

You got that right!!!! That's how it's supposed to sound!!

[@danacombs8009]

I grew up in the mountains o Kentucky (hyden)and in the early 70s these guys came to our school...I thought it said Osmonds...lol...yep no...I'm so glad it wasn't ....these guys right here have given me the seed that has grown into a very faithful love toy bluegrass roots and the music that started this country

[@jameswagoner3309]

It brings tears outta my eyes..... I miss Middlesboro, Ky.

[@jeffbrockman8071]

I had a friend from your home town....Robert spade.....we called him Sam.....I’m from Ft wayne Indiana

[@johnhicks2277]

Hyden ky

[@kystars]

I'm from Elsmere, KY

[@judithlynnstreet1919]

Real blue grass singer. Beautiful, and awesome.

[@countryalexander7175]

I was there! I was also the bus driver on the "few-day-tour" in Sweden with the Osborne Brothers this year. A very nice time! Midnight Flyer was the big hit then.

[@themixusbrothers]

I bet you have some great stories from those 3 days...thanks for sharing Alex!

[@countryalexander7175]

@@themixusbrothers Well, it was winter and Bobby had a cold. I drove an old Mercedes bus with hardly no heat. We ran out of diesel in the night and got a few litres from a truck driver´s truck. In one of the concerts halls there where only eleven people! I guess people did´t know the Osborne Brothers. But we had a great time all of us, eating together a few days.The bass player was nice too but a little quite. (Electric bass). The guitar player (Paul) was nice. Nice memories.

[@themixusbrothers]

@@countryalexander7175 that is amazing...thank you for sharing!! Even on that tour only 11 people at one show? Wild stuff knowing how popular they were... Being in a band and having played a lot of gigs I know that experience well!! Plus having to deal with all the trials and tribulations while on the road(running out of gas in the middle of the night)...just crazy. Paul Brewster is now a very well known guitar player...you met him when he was just getting started!

[@kystars]

This video is a BLUEGRASS MASTERPIECE! Fantastic players here!

[@MichaelCarolina]

Wish I could thumbs this song up a couple more times...

[@jacksinfrantz]

drinking game: chug as much beer as you can in that time he draws out his words

[@basrballguy314]

Nobody will ever eing Ruby like Bobby,.. play banjo like Sonny. Greatest group i ever had the pleasure of playing with.

[@dennarb]

Just try not smiling while listening to the Osborne's "Ruby." Bet you can't !

[@Robinhood179]

Best Ruby version ever.

[@cascapediastjules8796]

Robinhood179 have to agree but Buck Owens is decent as well.

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🍇 🍎 🍏 🍉 🍐 🍑 🍇 🍎 🍏 🍉 🍐 🍑 🍇 🍎 🍏 🍉 🍐 🍑 🍇 🍎 🍏 🍉 🍐

[@kystars]

Sadly now we lost both and Bobby and Sonny. The greatest bluegrass players of all time! Sonny on that banjo , there was nobody better!

[@sueadt8421]

I just love these guys & their terrific music!!! I saw them in the early ‘70s in concert!! Their music was great then & still is!!! RIP Sonny🙏

[@davidholton9667]

Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song

[@sueadt8421]

@@davidholton9667 I’m hanging in there for an old lady!!! Lol 😝. Still lovin my Country & Blue Grass Music….at least the the older style!!!❤️🌈🌻🦋🌺

[@davidholton9667]

@@sueadt8421 Nice to hear from you. Where are you from?

[@sueadt8421]

@@davidholton9667 Mechanicsville, Va - north of Richmond

[@davidholton9667]

@@sueadt8421 I live in Mansfield Texas. How’s your city handling the pandemic over there?

[@jimmymoss3240]

SWEET BABY JESUS!!!

[@joegiardina1121]

Awesome bluegrass 🇺🇸💪👏

[@pateagle7191]

These guys superb. Honored to have seen them at the Grand Ole Opry. FIL! Analyze this please!

[@jimheitkemper8216]

Love this version Too ,,. Sonny has a wild rendetion

[@jimheitkemper8216]

Love Sonny poking in the stuff

[@teresadressel869]

it takes a hillbilly to love this music. guilty as charged. I love this music they actually seem to be having fun while they sing. I have photos from the 1960s that I found in my mom's house after she passed. they are my most prized possession. grew up in north va manassas. my parents drug me around to festivals and I never cared for it until I grew older. got to see old ralph Stanley before he died-and used to live right down the road from jimmy martin. yeah I lived I Nashville for 10 years. maybe take a looksy at sierra hull-she is like Alison krauss when she was just a teen. going to see her when she comes to florida where I live now. she plays guitar and mandolin-and sings quite well.

[@hookalakah]

Watch it, Teresa--there's a whole lotta city folk who are deeply touched by this great music. Don't play us cheap when it comes to the Osbornes, Stanleys and Stonemans.

[@eugenegareau6483]

Merle hagard

[@ronmcmunn1308]

So beautiful. Bluegrass at its finest.

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🐵🐯🐮🐺🦊🦝🐶🐱🦁🐷🐗🐹🦏🦣🐨🐻🐻‍❄️🐼🐰🐔

[@chrishall8188]

Bluegrass at it's finest! These boys still top my list. Doyle Lawson and Del as well but give me these boys in heaven all day

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🌻🌴🍃🌵🌼💐🌸🌷🌾🌿⚘️💮🏵🌱☘️🌺🥀🌹🌲🍁🍂

[@Phish1995]

That high and lonesome sound and harmonies

[@dubimuzme]

Sonny bending those strings..... 👏🏽

[@johnbrown303]

Just heard of these guys. Just aweome. Huge fan now.

[@555millie]

LOVE this song. Always come back to it.

[@CAROLUSPRIMA]

Yes Sonny had licks and plenty of them. But he used that banjo as a rhythm instrument too. Served a similar function as a drummer.

[@Katietoo]

WOW!!!! No matter how many times I hear this, I find it brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

[@VicUsrey]

Jesus loves you 🐵🐯🐮🐺🦊🐈🦓🐆🦧🐩🐕‍🦺🐕🐏🦒🐑🦙🐐🐫🐃🐄🐂🐎🦨🦫🦔🦇🐻

[@Katietoo]

@@VicUsrey God bless you, too 🙂

[@ColDreydenGordon]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Always been a fan of the osbornes.

[@griefwells]

Rest in peace to the king, Sonny Osborne

[@freighttrain9667]

This is the best of the best hands down!!!!

[@robertadupree7656]

And Jesus said Sonny, it’s time to come to Heaven and you have mastered the art of the banjo so now you will play with the Angels

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

That is the most thrilling banjo I have heard in a long time if ever

[@jackiemartin3955]

Gives me chills!! Gotta love pickin & grinnin!!

[@nelsonlowery5864]

Pure blue grass greatness

[@goldigold6435]

Rest in paradise.

[@shanemccaffrey5570]

Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

Sunny plays with so much joy

[@alanestlin312]

Awesome playing and singing 🎤 fabulous

[@doris6755]

I love those guys they are really good

[@hipfilms]

RIP Bobby i will miss you on the Opry

[@CheyRey42]

Haven't heard this in a long time, thanks for sharing!! Love them!!

[@fastheartmartvideos]

Great singing, great banjo playing!

[@petrhanus7353]

The legends of USA bluegrass !! Petr

[@user-bz2dz9oh8x]

They came back to Ky and taught bluegrass instruments playing to young college students for years .

[@ellenolsen3581]

Love bluegrass and i play it every week.:-)

[@spinblackcircles]

They’re so good that Bobby barely plays that mandolin and they’re still one of the absolute best bluegrass bands of all time His voice and that banjo are just insane

[@lancehurley9743]

Sonny Osborne kicked fucking ass.....one of the best to ever pick...

[@theodorerichardson5694]

I like his singing range.

[@joycegrubb5670]

The best ever been done. Don’t even try. Thanks for posting. 😇💕🙏

[@charlesseavers4118]

Best song ever

[@lynngraham2934]

Great music, great voice!

[@osbornebanjoekeretteosborn5891]

sonny osborne, simply the best there is the best there ever was and there ever will be. bar none, case closed. enough said.

[@rosiejohnson1229]

Osborne BanJOEkerette Osborne BanJOEkerette jimmy is king

[@user-dx1lg2cw8z]

Best version of Ruby by the Osborne brothers !

[@jbcsmithsmith1100]

THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD!!!!! WOW!!!!

[@ArtisanTony]

3:24 Sonny reaches enlightenment :)

[@ericfreimuth2609]

This is gold, I'm dying!!! HAHAHA!!

[@ArtisanTony]

@@ericfreimuth2609 haha

[@AlleHamstra]

Outstanding !!!

[@billcrotts5456]

I love how completely unaffected Bobby is by the troll at the beginning