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    • Dec 7, 1931
    Bobby Osborne is born in Hyden, Kentucky. With younger sibling Sonny, The Osborne Brothers become a major bluegrass duo, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1964 and developing their signature song "Rocky Top"
    Oct 29, 1937
    Sonny Osborne is born in Hyden, Kentucky. With sibling Bobby, he forms The Osborne Brothers, a bluegrass act that joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. The Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year for 1971, the Osbornes are best known for "Rocky Top"
    Nov 6, 1953
    The Osborne Brothers perform publicly for the first time
    Nov 16, 1954
    Jimmy Martin records "20/20 Vision" with The Osborne Brothers in Nashville. The bluegrass classic is ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in history in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 1, 1956
    The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen record "Ruby, Are You Mad?" at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission in Nashville
    Oct 17, 1957
    The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen record "Once More" in Nashville at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission studios
    Aug 14, 1960
    Watermelon Park in Berryville, Maryland, hosts the first all-day, multiple-act bluegrass festival. The lineup features Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Reno & Smiley, The Osborne Brothers and fiddler Scotty Stoneman
    Jul 31, 1964
    The Osborne Brothers are told during the "Friday Night Frolics" they will join the Grand Ole Opry the following weekend. The night is also the final time the "Frolics," a Friday night version of the Opry, are held at Nashville's National Life Building
    Aug 8, 1964
    Dottie West and The Osborne Brothers join the Grand Ole Opry. The Osbornes deliver "Ruby (Are You Mad)"
    Sep 28, 1966
    "Road To Nashville" opens, starring Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Ralph Emery, The Osbornes, Bill Phillips, Margie Singleton, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Norma Jean, Bobby Sykes, Don Winters and multiple Carters: Maybelle, June, Helen and Anita
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