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Author: Sonny Osborne

  • Ask Sonny Anything… did you ever play clawhammer banjo?

    April 16, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Hey Good morning Chief! We just swung by the electronic post office, and we have a bag of questions for you. Hey, there's some doozies in here. Be forewarned, we have an onion and a glass of water next to

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… When did you know how good Bobby was?

    April 9, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Hey good morning Chief! We're all out here with coffee and donuts, looking at the buds on the apple and dogwood trees, and reminiscing. This sure feels like the official kickoff to bluegrass festival season to us. We've been swapping

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… what was it like touring with Merle Haggard?

    April 2, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Good morning Chief! Wow, how about those storms huh? Made me think we were heading back to 2010 and the big flood here in Music City. Not to worry though, Larry just got the pontoons on the bus (which we've

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… how ’bout Billy Strings and his Grammy?

    March 26, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Good morning Chief! Well the bus is packed with all the usual suspects and we're ready to roll. Today it looks like we're heading back to 1996 and Bobby's River Bend Festival. Also, one of your fans is asking about

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… what made Merle Haggard laugh?

    March 19, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Hi Sonny: I think the year was 1995 or '96 and you were playing a carnival in Clear Springs, MD, and the rain interrupted your show for some time and you, Bobby, and the band went to your bus parked just

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… Jim Mills asks about Don Reno’s barbering

    March 12, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Howdy folks! Time for this week’s Question and Answer show! Hyar we go….. S =========== Sonny, A hundred years from now, a young person will be drawn to the sound of bluegrass music, and they will hear that inner voice that tells them "you

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… Did Earl ever show you how he played something?

    March 5, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Good morning Chief, I hope you had a good week and either already have your COVID shot, or are on the list. I got mine late last week. Either way, fear not, we're all masked up out here in the

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… Chubby Wise and his hair lifting fiddle

    February 26, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Well Chief, I hope you stayed inside this week and enjoyed perusing Marty's Valentine's gift. From the sounds of things on the news, it's a good thing we didn't venture far from the driveway last week — at least to

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… tell us about Lester Flatt

    February 19, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Good morning Chief! I'm reminded of The New South's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's 10 Degrees And Getting Colder this morning. In fact it was 9º overnight and with this layer of ice, Larry says we're not taking the Bluebird anywhere

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  • Ask Sonny Anything… has bluegrass music gone too far from its roots?

    February 12, 2021 | by Sonny Osborne

    Hey Chief, come on out, we're all ready for another road trip through the pages of time. Take us back to the good ol' days Sonny. And by the way, you were right. Ol' Larry backed this monster into the

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