Bluegrass & Beyond (CD - 2009)

Personnel: Bobby Osborne (vocals, tenor, baritone, mandolin); Rhonda Vincent (vocals, tenor); Marty Stuart (vocals, acoustic guitar); Glen Duncan (tenor, baritone, acoustic guitar, fiddle); Connie Smith (tenor); Bobby Osborne, Jr. (acoustic guitar, acoustic bass); Matt DeSpain (dobro); Dana Cupp, Dana Cupp, Jr. (banjo).

Audio Mixers: Glen Duncan; Ben Surratt; Bobby Osborne.

Liner Note Author: Glen Duncan.

Recording information: Adventure Studios, Nashville, TN; Hilltop Recording Studios, Madison, TN; Rec Room Studio, Nashville, TN; Sandy's Ridge, Whites Creek, TN; The Dunk Works, Gallatin, TN.

Photographer: Dennis Carney.

Arrangers: Glen Duncan; Bobby Osborne.

Even after his brother Sonny decided to retire, Osborne Brothers singer/mandolinist Bobby Osborne gamely continued carrying on the journey he began back in the early 1950s. With his Rocky Top X-Press band, he pursues a sound that's still deeply rooted in the bluegrass tradition, but allows for growth. BLUEGRASS & BEYOND is a mix of traditional tunes, original songs that stick close to Osborne's roots, and high-lonesome takes on such songs as the Eagles' "Girl From Yesterday" and Eddie Rabbitt's "Drivin' My Life Away," all delivered with the same uncompromising mountain soul that's made Osborne a legend for so long. minimize