The Osborne Brothers were a duo from Kentucky who played blue grass music and blue grass-flavoured country music, renowned both for their virtuoso instrumental skill and for the immaculate tight harmony vocals, and remaining active into the new millennium. This 54-track 2-CD comprises recordings from the early years of their career, starting with their first releases in 1951 on the Kitty label with sister Louise, and then with singer Jimmy Martin for RCA in 1954-55, before they signed to MGM, and the collection includes all their A and B sides for MGM through to 1962. It also includes the titles from their albums “Country Pickin' And Hillside Singin'” and “Bluegrass Music” which were not otherwise on singles, plus all the titles from their 1962 album “Blue Grass Instrumentals”. Featured alongside them on some of the MGM titles is singer and guitarist Red Allen. It includes their 1958 country No. 13 with “Once More” and their original version of “Ruby Are You Mad” which they re-recorded to have a hit in 1970. It’s great introduction to their music for those unfamiliar with their early work, and an excellent showcase for their distinctive and finely-honed brand of blue grass.

CD 1

1. NOW YOU HAVE MY NAME Lou Osborne & The Osborne Family (Kitty 501) 1951

2. TELEVISION SATURDAY NIGHT Lou Osborne & The Osborne Family (Kitty 501) 1951

3. LET ME BE YOUR DARLING IN HEAVEN Lou & Sonny Osborne and the Stoney Mountain Boys (Kitty 502) 1951

4. NEW FREEDOM BELL Lou & Sonny Osborne and the Stoney Mountain Boys (Kitty 502) 1951

5. SAVE IT! SAVE IT! Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-5958) 1954

6. 20-20 VISION Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-5958) 1954

7. I PULLED A BOO BOO Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-6037) 1954

8. CHALK UP ANOTHER ONE Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-6037) 1954

9. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-6111) 1955

10. THAT'S HOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (RCA 20-6111) 1955

11. RUBY ARE YOU MAD? The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12308) 1956

12. MY ACHING HEART The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12308) 1956

13. WHO DONE IT? The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12383) 1956

14. TEARDROPS IN MY EYES The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12383) 1956

15. HO, HONEY, HO   The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12420) 1957

16. DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12420) 1957

17. DELLA MAE The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12527) 1957

18. WILD MOUNTAIN HONEY The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12527) 1957

19. ONCE MORE The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12583) 1957

20. SHE'S NO ANGEL The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12583) 1957

21. (IS THIS) MY DESTINY The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12633) 1958

22. IF YOU DON'T, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12633) 1958

23. LOVE PAINS The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12689) 1958

24. IT HURTS TO KNOW The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12689) 1958

25. GIVE THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR HEART The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12762) 1959

26. I LOVE YOU ONLY The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12762) 1959

27. LOST HIGHWAY The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen  (MGM K12805) 1959

CD 2

1. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW (HOW MUCH IT HURTS) The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12805) 1959

2. SWEETHEARTS AGAIN The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12839) 1959

3. THERE'S A WOMAN BEHIND EVERY MAN The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12839) 1959

4. BLAME ME The Osborne Bros. (MGM K12930) 1960

5. LONELY, LONELY ME The Osborne Bros. (MGM K12930) 1960

6. FAIR AND TENDER LADIES The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12970) 1960

7. AT THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW The Osborne Brothers (MGM K12970) 1960

8. THE BLACK SHEEP RETURNED TO THE FOLD The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13045) 1961

9. EACH SEASON CHANGES YOU The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13045) 1961

10. FIVE DAYS OF HEAVEN The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13073) 1962

11. IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO' The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13073) 1962

12. POOR OLD CORA The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13098) 1962

13. THE BANJO BOYS The Osborne Brothers (MGM K13098) 1962

14. TWO LONELY HEARTS The Osborne Brothers (MGM X1646) 1959

15. IT'S JUST THE IDEA The Osborne Brothers (MGM E4018) 1959

16. JESSIE JAMES The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

17. OLD HICKORY The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

18. SEEING NELLIE HOME The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

19. JOHN HENRY BLUES The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

20. RED WING The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

21. OLD JOE CLARK The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

22. WALKING CANE The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

23. BIG BEN The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

24. BANJO BOY CHIMES The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

25. LOST INDIAN The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

26. BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962

27. Cumberland Gap The Osborne Brothers (MGM SE4090) 1962