Celebration Tour stops by the Station Inn

Bobby & the Rocky Top X-Press will be returning to the Station Inn on Saturday April 26th as part of the Celebration Tour!  There was a great crowd the last time we were there and we’re hoping for another one!  Be sure to come by and hang out with Bobby and the boys for a night of good fun and good Bluegrass music!

Bobby and the boys will head north to Spencer, Indiana for a show at the Tivoli Theatre the following night, so folks up that way be sure to make it out to the show for a night of good fun and music as well!

Bobby and Celebration Tour Headed for Radford, VA

 

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Celebration Tour is headed for Radford, Virginia and the Little River Bluegrass Barn on Saturday, April 5th! Celebration Tour began back in December and will continue throughout 2014 and celebrates Bobby’s fifty years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He will be accompanied by his band the Rocky Top X-Press, which consists of sons Wynn Osborne and Bobby Osborne Junior on banjo and bass respectively, as well as Joe Miller on guitar, and Buddy Griffin on fiddle.

Bobby Osborne & Band to The Villages, Florida – Proceeds to The Villages Charter School System

50_logo_orange_transparent_webCelebration Tour picks back up again this Saturday as Bobby Osborne and his band – the Rocky Top X-Press – will be headed to The Villages, Florida!  The show, which will be at the Savannah Center.  There will be a Meet and Greet with Bobby and the rest of the band prior to the show.  All proceeds from the show will go to The Villages charter schools.  Information on the Savannah Center can be found here, and the website to the charter schools here.  Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here!  Further info can be found below!

Bobby Osborne goes on “Celebration Tour” – 50 Year Member of the Grand Ole Opry®

50_logo_orange_transparent_webNashville, TN (November 26th, 2013) – Bobby Osborne, two time member of the IBMA Hall of Fame, will be going on tour in 2014 in celebration of his 50th year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry®.  “The Opry has been such a big part of my life.  It didn’t seem right to let the year go by without doing something special for it.  I know the rest of the guys in the band are excited to be a part of it as well.”  “Celebration Tour” will begin on December 7th, 2013 on Bobby’s birthday in Clay City, Kentucky at Meadowgreen Park and continue through 2014.

Bobby and his brother Sonny were made members of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, August 8th, 1964 at the Ryman Auditorium.  The Brothers performed Ruby that night, one of the most significant and influential song throughout both the Osborne Brothers’ and Bobby’s career.

Bobby began his career in 1949 with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers.  From there he began playing with the Stanley Brothers before being drafted in the Korean War where Bobby was awarded the Purple Heart for his services.  After returning from Korea, in 1953 Bobby teamed up with Sonny as the Osborne Brothers.  They would become the first Bluegrass group to perform at a college campus and the White House.  They would also win CMA Vocal Group of the Year in 1971 and be nominated for a Grammy in 1991.  In 1994 the Brothers were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Hall of Fame, and in 2002 into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.

In 2004, Sonny retired, however Bobby continued touring with his band, the Rocky Top X-Press.  In 2009 Bobby was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame once again as a part of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, making him the only person in the Hall of Fame twice!

Bobby’s band, the Rocky Top X-Press, consists of his sons Wynn Osborne on banjo and Bobby Osborne Jr. on bass, as well as Joe Miller on guitar, and Buddy Griffin on fiddle.

For more information visit www.bobbyosborne.com

For booking, management, and press for Bobby contact

The Rocky Top X-Press Agency
P.O. Box 321
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 815-8898
rtxagency@icloud.com

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