Joe Osborn

Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018) was an American bass guitar player. He was born in Mound, Louisiana. He was known for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the 1960s through the 1980s.^[1] His playing can be heard on records by such well-known groups as The Mamas & the Papas, The Association, The Grass Roots^[2] and The 5th Dimension.

Osborn can be heard on Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" and the 5th Dimension's version of "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In". He can be heard playing on several of Nancy Sinatra's 1970's recordings and he was the bassist on the 1977 Christian album Forgiven by Don Francisco.^[3]

Osborn died on December 14, 2018 in Greenwood, Louisiana from pancreatic cancer, aged 81.^[4]

References

1. "Joe Osborn". Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
2. "The Grass Roots Biography". The-grassroots.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
3. Forgiven (Liner notes). Don Francisco. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Joe Osborn 1937-2018

Other websites

• Joe Osborn interview on A&M Corner