Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sonny Osborne, the banjo player and singer who, with his older brother, Bobby, led one of the most innovative and beloved bands in bluegrass music, died Sunday at his home in nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 83.

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