The Osborne Brothers - Ruby

[Lablover1245]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEE wow what a note

[FlyingTiger64]

These guys were monsters... nobody could touch that. Sonny was the man on the five. Period.

[14nomonkeys]

Wonderful singing and the best banjo solo I've heard in a long time!

[brelfan]

I love that they're having so much fun with this.

[ncbloom]

sonny sounds a little like ravi shankar on some of his breaks. unreal !!!

[masterleslieadams]

good bluegrass song

[Ripley44mag]

Kicks butt !!!

[maatdoom3]

what a sonny

[pixiechick1208]

Thank you Sonny for getting me away from Earl Scruggs for awhile, I was getting borderline stalker level!

[maatdoom3]

@pixiechick1208 banjo addicted level= 9,9



[brelfan]

Bluegrass at its best.

[supersnakegtr]

SMOKE on the fire,, run boys run!!

[Bettyboone1204]

Awesome....gives me goose bumps...Wow!

[WhiskeyTango1911]

Yodelayeeo...

[Skylinerealities]

The crowed wants more!

[maatdoom3]

probably the best live performance ever

[FLSHBK1]

@maatdoom3 Oh, I don't know about that ~ I heard Little Jimmy Dickens sing it live one night at a Carolina Bluegrass Festival in Smithfield NC and about danced my boots off! YeeeHAAAA!

[OGKush2010]

He holds that note HOSTAGE

[leaugh10]

look at the size of that mic!!!

[madouesse1]

Amen to that westernsharpie!

[combertrains]

Liked the Buck Owens version but this MUST be The best!

[wevans770]

10 f'ing seconds! He CAN hold a note! :)

[flycraft1]

Perfect!

[vladislav3]

Looks like it was hot as shit that day! And they're still wearing suits. Awesome.

[LesbianVampireLover]

I used to see these guys a lot during the 1970's, first time about 1971 or 1972 in Scottsboro, Alabama on the same bill with the great Bill Monroe. Wow! That concert was my bluegrass epiphany. As good as it gets, the kind of sound that people like the immortal Jerry Garcia and his part-time bluegrass band could only aspire to.

[ncbloom]

@LesbianVampireLover "jerry and his part time band " are a big part of bluegrass's popularity. it's california bluegrass , not appalachian. don't diss and dont forget who played fiddle in that band neither.

[ferlottes]

Malade !!!! Heavy Metal ? I stop playing that ! Lets go for bluegrass !

[vascogindeoliveira]

Genius!

[DUCK336]

Thats at Camp Springs NC.

[rolandrushing]

is that sonnys six string banjo??? i know he only played it for a few year he is one of my favorites for sure.

[rolandrushing]

is that sonnys six string banjo??? i know he only played it for a few year she is one of my favorites for sure.

[jjoocckkee]

@rolandrushing He's playing a five-string banjo here! 6-string banjos are tuned like guitars so I don't know why he would ever use one!

[2fingerbanjo]

@jjoocckkee Do your homework. Sonny Osbourne had a special 6 string built, not a "banjitar" like you are talking about. It was like a 5 string with an extra string on the bottom, tuned E or G, i cant remember. But you can see the tuner button coming up through the center of the headstock.

[jjoocckkee]

@2fingerbanjo Doh! Yeah your'e right! My bad! :)

[whst400]

@2fingerbanjo Maybe so, but freeze the video at 1:32 and count the strings. There are five of them.

[WhiskeyTango1911]

@whst400 you talkin about on the banjo? cause then yeah... theres a low string that looks custom

[HollerboyHellbilly]

This is a masterpiece. I have officially watched this two hundred times now. Thank you HotRocker41 for this piece of bluegrass history.

[59timb]

dont get much better than this

[shawn68able]

ogapahgirl! u ain't lyin!!

[alextw13jf]

Bloody hell, this stuff rocks!! The Osborne Brothers are damn cool; skilled and talented! They deliver much more pathos than most of today's crap. I love bluegrass while I can't say the same about Country (with absolute respect, naturally). I'm an utterly rare specimen of 5 string banjo picker in Italy.Thanks for posting this vid.

[skipmooncat]

Ya Know...I might be a redneck...and I might be a hillbilly...but I watch this vid a few times a week.... I love it!! If you don't ...that's your problem...leave me alone!!!

[JakeSC14]

I like bluegrass much more than modern country music.

[Deckeon74]

This song must be played one a week.

[mrbig122959]

I JUST LOVE THIS

[purplerocks72]

Just outside of Reidsville N.C. What a great time!

[MrMusicman488]

I was expecting Ozzy Osborne and his brothers. what's this? This is better!!!!

[YourinitNow777]

@MrMusicman488

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Hey dont ruin our southern way of life!

[CharlieHend]

I've heard of the Osborne Brothers for decades but only recently started listening to them. What an awesome group! This tenor singing is the best there is!

[jairywhorer]

What's up with all this weird "white" stuff?... Since when were the Osborne brothers ever supporting white supremacy?? They're just good ol' bluegrass is all, fucken'a.

[cokerg2003]

Do these dudes got it goin' on or what?!!!!

[grasstothebone]

very nice



[smack870d]

Sonny picked the hell out of that one

[BEERGRUNN]

who the fuck are the jonas rothers??

[awfargit]

@BEERGRUNN Exactly!

[jfreeze63137]

Sometimes a song just hits it on all the right levels--the moon and stars lined up just right at just that time to make a great hit I'm glad I can witness now.

[jfreeze63137]

The original country rockers. These dudes rock!

[awfargit]

Wow

Back when it was OK to be white and happy :o)

[hydromorph1965]

@awfargit Brother, I couldn't have said that one any better! White and damned proud of it! T.Y!

[mobilechief]

@awfargit Yea!

[Goatboy44spl]

Intense!

[theodoresmithsr]

thanks for the Jonas bros comment; it is only because they have NO talent; just media hype; no, absolutely no real talent; can't play any instrument and would be NOTHING without the studio

[theodoresmithsr]

thanks for the Jonas bros comment; it is only because they have NO talent; just media hype; no, absolutely no real talent

[waxiswelt]

... maybe through his nose: Awesome!!!

[rickjolley]

I think he's breathing thru his ears!!

Rick Jolley

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[giggleblaggle]

What is the tuning of that banjo?

[mbbtheguitarist]

best beard ever

peariod

[az09by18cx]

Yes, EVER!

[agrus001]

my favorite. ever!



[badkarma1967]

sometimes you get to just see a tiny bit of greatness.......well....here it is

[grallison]

THIS IS AS TRUE AS BLUEGRASS GETS

[jshiscox]

That's some savage pickin'...

[SazannaBananarama]

What brand of mandolin is Bobby playing here?

[xXRachelxHXx]

Holly crap! My dad kept telling me i needed to hear Bobby sing when he was in younger, that it was amazing. but jeez!!!! Amazing is an understatment!!!!!

[russell56443]

Aww I just keep comming back for this one  ;0)

[ronelvis]

Amazing!

[justapasserby1]

What they didnt show was at 1:44-1:55 where the lil kid at 2:34 ran up and kicked him in the balls...All kiddin aside...The Osborne Bros kick ass.

[yaisum]

Three kinds of Or-Sum!

1) harmonies at the end.

2) 20 second!! vocal note at 3.14

3) Beehive hair at 6 seconds in.

Unreal talents one and all.

[8myhomework]

Wow...gives me chills and leaves me speechless!!!! Amazing!!!!!

[HankChance]

Just type in "Bluegrass: Country Soul clip" for more of this festival! If you grew up in the 70s this is a must see show and it is on DVD and quite clear.

[96driver]

That was an awesome version. I don't think Sonny can ever sing with out chuckling at some point.

[cincyskate]

Where was this at? I would love to have dvd of this show

[HankChance]

@cincyskate

Bluegrass: Country Soul

Packed with live performances, interviews, impromptu jam sessions and behind-the scenes footage, this documentary captures a legendary 1971 three-day outdoor bluegrass festival. Seasoned performers and rising stars such as Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Jimmy Martin, the Osborne Brothers, Del McCoury, J.D. Crowe, Chubby Wise, Roy Acuff and more share a makeshift stage in the heart of small-town North Carolina for a magical, musical good time.

[MrNorbertweiner]

listen to that lung capacity

[westernsharpie]

70,000 of these hits are mine!!!

[johnnyjackpot]

Right ON!

[brittcash1016]

This Freakin ROCKS!! Bobby Osborne is awesome!

[meanlezbo]

was bobby coked up on this one?? just a thought, he seemed pretty fired up....

[pherretlord]

@meanlezbo Actually no, he was always like that live. The crowd had a way of just psyching him up to the point he would be bouncing around like a rabbit hound on the stage.

[mygrassisblue100]

I grew up listening to bluegrass and country music. Every year we travelled to bluegrass festivals throughout Ohio. This song brings back a strong memory. My mom and my cousin noticed Bobby and Sonny glancing at them and making comments to each other. My mom and cousin were top heavy, if you know what I mean. When Bobby went into Rubyyyyyyyyyyyy.... they stretched. Broke those boys up.

[keltydog44]

awesome! that's the real deal!

[MaBelleone1]

Yea....hold that note...love it...thanks for finding this one!

[hopelessim]

Don't get no better then that.

[WizardBogle01]

If it's wrong to be in love with this band, or this song, I don't want to be right ever again

[mud409]

That hair-do at 0:09 (on the right) is the best! Did she kill it before she put it on?

[brodank]

i sing this song to my daughter, RUUUBY, honey are you mad at your dad!

[ogapahgirl]

@brodank i meant yo hit "Good Comment'...

[ogapahgirl]

Sonny and Bobby were...well..kinda hot here...yum!

[ogapahgirl]

Best version EVER!!!!

[Justin3938]

i do believe thats sonny's 6 string banjo

[russell56443]

Love it!

One of my Favorite of all time!

[bofts]

@westernsharpie Thats a great comment. thumbs up

[Txboy85A]

@westernsharpie Glory hallelujah! lol

[fiddlyoleben]

@westernsharpie HAHA! I second that MATE!

[TheDoityKids]

This is good stuff, thanks for sharing the video!

[MrLorettafan]

Boy I love being on stage but I know what he is going threw when its out side it gets soo hot LOL BUT I LOVE TO DO IT!!!!!!!! :)

[Hempus1221]

Yee, HAWW!

[asher1112]

wow!! those harmonies at the end!! awesome!

[rus2579]

I don't know many rock-n-roll songs that bring out this much excitement and emotion....good stuff

rock on

[lacolefugate15]

This is a good song..I have a friend that does it really good and hes 23.

[johnny2phatty]

i saw bobby live tonight at the tennessee vols halftime show!!

[wellsoff]

Singin' Ole' Rocky Top?

[johnny2phatty]

yupp

[killerlady1955]

why is Bobby hot in this video???? why?!!

[nellowys]

@killerlady1955

I think it's the sideburns. Seriously.

[russell56443]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ronelvis]

Can't help smiling watching the way Sonny plays up and down the neck of that old banjo.

[EclecticGurl13]

omg my uncle carlton from louisiana used 2 sing this...but in a lower key and didnt go real high...and he could hold those long notes real long...i mean it would be abt 17 seconds long...i wasnt born yet but i have a video tape that i watch and its basically family bluegrass...and when i watch it i challenge him to see who can hold the note the longest =)...i know he cant do it now...hes to old...but i love him anyway

[nocturnarboreal]

love this song, those pipes are amazing,

stumble for the win

[TruegrassBoy]

One of the best videos on the web! And these guys were smokin' before they ever walked on stage.... lol Love it!

[dogsee1]

damn good stuff.....

[concord1995]

Awesome!

[rashababy123]

such a greta song!!!

[PlumfulPixie]

what year is this? This is so the punk rock of bluegrass!

[turkeycockmountain]

I don't know what year it is...but if you think this is the punk rock of bluegrass (which you're pretty much right), listen to "Pallet on the floor" by J.E. Mainer and His Mountaineers

[girlswithguitars859]

Hell yeah! Awesome....

[titbag]

Those little chromatic things Sonny does just KILL me. Goose bumps on this one....big time.

[PatrickSHutchinson]

That electric bass player and drummer are keeping that timing great.

I bet this made many traditional bluegrassers see red.

[RandyHaddock]

Thank you so much for uploading this!

[owsleyforkmusic]

the song is actually called ruben, its by earl scruggs,

[1Lawman104]

you are stupid..

[owsleyforkmusic]

no im not the banjo part is from a song by scruggs called rueben look it up

[westernsharpie]

boy these guys can play good music so casually, laugh and joke at the same time; when i play my guitar, no way i can do two things at once

[pegcage]

It was hot there in more ways than one. Music's hot, weather's hot, Bobby's hot. And he's hot in two ways, I mean HOT and I mean sweating! LOL!

[pegcage]

I simply go to pieces when he does that little knee jerk.

[Lizbiddy]

This is the best version of Ruby I have ever seen them do!

[songwriter1951]

That's a young Ronnie Reno on the guitar and vocals. Great bunch of guys. Took bluegrass a cut above the "whiny" stuff that I'm not crazy about.

[1Lawman104]

i think this was the era when bobby was doping a little, before his open heart surgery and getting back on the wagon..

[1Lawman104]

son if you don't know what dope is..crawl back in yer cave....

[rogerlee35]

what do mean doping did bobby use drugs at one time?

[brslade]

Probably more than several times.

[mitchd4est]

truegrass you got it right.. these guys have always been and always will be the best. Nobody can sing like sonny..

[Lizbiddy]

For Mitchd4est....I think you mean Bobby.

[mistermusic1000]

u mean bobby osbourne sonnys the banjo player

[TruegrassBoy]

OMG! There ain't a bluegrass band out there today that can tear it up like these boys. Great musicians, great entertainers. Wow!

[bofts]

Those boys could tear it up

[RONHAT]

Excellent! Thanks for posting.

[thehook04]

Its hard to beat Bobby Osborne!

[harlows3]

sonny osborne is the best banjo player ever! thax 4 postin'!!

[Mojojothanjo]

Truly amazing! And that little rave up at the end is classic. Yeah, and Buck Owen's version of this song is also great. Worth looking up.

[ScreamingEagle82nd]

I agree, as is his version of "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms".

[fuckerfromfermanagh]

do you have any more songs from that show? it seems like an osbourne brothers classic performance

[mellowmark1]

What a voice.

[sproggino]

Pimps of bluegrass.....

Wish I could play with them... the harmony looks fun.

[plumdr4nk]

five stars

[pegcage]

I am pretty sure it is "coal," not "gold." and it is not a man's name. Brown coal mining is a certain kind of coal mining. Look it up on the Internet. Besides, coal mining makes sense because there are coal mines where these guys are from and where this kind of music is prevalent. No gold mines.

[HoboBill2]

I think 'diggin in the brown gold mine' is correct. Check out Buck's version; almost as good. Search on buck owens - ruby (are you mad). Took me month to find it.

[westernsharpie]

at first i thought he said brown gold mine, and then i thought i know of a brown gold mine if you know what i mean

[pegcage]

Correction on what I quoted previously: "Ill set you in the shade, and shovel with the spade. I'm digging in the Brown Coal Mine." Those are the lyrics that explain why Ruby is mad at him!

[uksclavain]

Wonderful...makes me wish I was in that audience.

[westernsharpie]

thanks peg

[greekkid00]

i watch this video like once a day, i get my fix. i wish they were my friends!

[westernsharpie]

even though i dont understand half the shit he says, i still love this song

[pegcage]

westernsharpie: The song is about a coalminer who has to to shovel in the mine and his girl is mad because he cannot stay with her. He says, "I will set you in the shade and go shovel with the spade. I am digging in the Bronco(sp?) mine." I think that is the gist of it.

[westernsharpie]

good stuff, todays music sucks shit compared to this stuff eh?

[algomakeith]

Just a fabulous video. Man, do they do an amazing job of singing and playing. I play this video over and over again. They look like they are having a great time as well. Thanks so much for posting it. We need more music like this today.

[jbash1970]

I dont know which is better on this Sonnys banjo playing or Bobbys vocals.

[onehipdawg]

The little boy around 2:30 kills me!!

[cknightfan]

I am from Jack's Creek, Leslie County KY!!Osborne brothers rule!!I still have Bobby's autograph from when i was a little girl.....thanks for this video.

[jbash1970]

I have seen the OB countless times and this is the best I have seen of them.

[dixieflorida]

my family's from the same town they're originally from Hyden, Kentucky

[seedrooster]

This is awesome!!!! There's a local man around here that's got him beat though... His Name is Roby Huffman!!!

[jbash1970]

If he has Bobby beat then how come he is not on here or anywhere elese?

[brkowtz]

These guys own.

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