Sonny Osborne Teaches Rocky Top

[locomotive67]

good great music

[UberTroll13]

why is there not more of this

[BigVOLdaddy]

something's just wrong with a man wearing a UK cap, playing rocky top...LOL...GO VOLS..the streak lives!

[MCOneMan]

@BigVOLdaddy Yea, I'm sure Sonny had to feel strange that his biggest hit became the unofficial fight song for the Vols when he was a diehard Wildcat fan. Talk about irony. Probably has had to tell people his whole life that he's a Wildcat fan and not a Vols fan.

[prescomp]

how much is that banjo worth..? anyone know..?

[bigmrclean]

@prescomp As much as one will pay. 200-250,000 dollars...or more.

[pegcage]

The 2 dislikes must have been the 2 strangers who went up Rocky Top and were never seen again.

[bigmrclean]

My God this banjo will blow your speakers out. This particular tone will never be matched.

[hatchboy1]

i see alot of the grascals band in here the bass player and guitar player!!

[bigmrclean]

This particular set up and sound he has out of his granada sounds VERY close to the same sound Earl got out of his on "Take me in your lifeboat" on the foggy mountain gospel album..I mean it's so close it's almost Identical....Can defiantly tell they are out of the same batch and right off the line one after the other.

[carsonky]

Great to see this on DVD. I have the '95 VHS. 

[jelsikstern]

This video is incorrectly titled. WHAT teaching?

[mabayx]

Wonderful,Super,super !!!

[Hopkins1148]

No real teaching there-but fun stuff nontheless.

[chevymudding01]

GIT-R-DONE

[wizhack]

Merci********

[barrybanjo]

and where was the teaching

?

[DIRTRIDER823]

PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLOSE UP OF HIS HAND AND THERE THE TEACHING RE RE

[martinpleass]

@barrybanjo Where was the watching and listening ? do all wannabe banjo players have to be spoonfed tab ?

[jbaumun]

@martinpleass I prefer a fork .

[barrybanjo]

and where was the teahing

?

[stevenfd123]

Damn this is good!!

[stevenfd123]

Damn this is good!!!

[honzabaseman]

Wonderful bluegrass song.

[bigmrclean]

ha just noticed that's ol what's his face on the guitar that's with the grascals.

[mabayx]

@bigmrclean

Wonderful song,Super,Super

[bigmrclean]

What a freakin' monster of a flathead banjer...Goodlord I'd be in heaven to own something like that.

[indigobanjo]

Man I love how Sonny picks that banjo!!!!

[boosborne]

my uncle. :)

[mjddoo]

@boosborne i love the Osborne men

[Master100Mind]

oh my is bobby with them???

[JailhouseRN]

I'm with ya Reckonman...I'll be rite b'side you wit my boomer apperatus too! Then we'll do some pickin' an let the uk do the runnin'...

[GuitarandBanjoGuy]

This is so awsome to see these two great bluegrass pioneers... Sonny is one of my all time favorites. He is gracious and a gentleman.

[badhat1968]

Does anyone know what album Dandelion's on??

[wilsocn]

Rocky Top is a great song but UK is coming to do a little mountain removal mining.

[Bassmanbruno]

lol!

[synvash]

Sonny Osborne Teaches 'Rocky Top' with UK hat on..... LOL... 'My old Kentucky Home' should wrap it up.. .... LMAO....!Go Vols!

[HillbillyJ]

GO CATS, you mean, LOL.

[AgentsAnonymous]

man he makes that banjo sing

[goldsmithstudent]

cause sonny is a cats fan Go Cats

[bradgotch]

5 string banjoes kick ass. I feel a little conflicted diggn Redneck, hillbilly music. But shit thats some toe taping, kick up your heels, good time, moonshine drinking music. Thankyou for posting.

[SnarlyCharly44]

I know thats what I was thinking.... seems like a Tennessee Volunteers hat would fit better :D

[SnarlyCharly44]

lol, they're playing "Rocky Top," the University of Tennessee's unofficial fight song, but Sonny's wearing a University of Kentucky hat....

[owsleyforkmusic]

well if u didnt know hes from ky

GO CATS

[Smokess4]

if you look carefully you can see that bobby is shaking with his hands all the time...

i don´t think that he is in a very good shape... but thumbs up for the performance in this high age

[Maginel73]

@Smokess4 Just heard that he has suffered a stroke, and can no longer play.Sadly, he had to retire.

[bofts]

A true Legend

[metallicakeith]

another reason he gets such a good sound is also beacause, the man had played that banjo so long that it was just good and broke in.

[bigmrclean]

earl's granada is out of the batch 9584..he got the 9584-3 from don reno and traded him a 34 rb75 and a D18 martin guitar cuz the banjer was in bad shape. Earl didn't even ask for it don gave it to em! Sonny has the 2nd banjer outta that batch earl has the 3rd. Only 20 were made...talk about a priceless instrument. I'd give my left testical for one...well maybe not..lol "scratches head" hmmm

[banjomartin88]

Well I don't know about you but I've got my knife ready..........I'm just waiting for Sonny to call now........lol

[bigmrclean]

lol...No joke...what an instrument!

[Str8eningTheCurves]

National Treasures

[FlyingTiger64]

The computer that Sonny is playing there is perhaps the greatest five string banjo on the planet. It is what Earl's Granada used to be. It's great to hear Sonny talk about their classic hit, although it is kinda sad to hear Bobby singing it so slow and in G. Not a slam against Bobby or anyone else... everyone has to get old. These guys are some of the all time best of Bluegrass music, especially Sonny. He's probably the greatest Bluegrass banjo player IMO.

[DanNPitts]

I believe they're doing this one "Low 'n' Slow" because it's a teaching video, not a performance.

[slimlova1990]

Keep On Pickin Cousins! The Family's thoughts and prayers are with Sonny & Bobby!!

[jessilu]

why the thoughts & prayers from the ''family''?

I hope everything is well with the brothers!

[bigmrclean]

lol....that banjo is awesome course most pre war grenada's are...well any grenada..the feller playin is about 80 percent of why it sounds like that

[saito125]

What an absolutely KILLER tone he gets from this banjo!

[bluegrass1101]

@saito125 It's not Sonny, it's the banjo. Not knocking Sonny but that is one exceptional banjo.