Bobby Osborne & Larry Sparks, Miami Valley Legends of Bluegrass - canceled

Known for his collaborations with his brother Sonny as the Osborne Brothers, Bobby Osborne is widely recognized as the creator of the modern mandolin playing style. In addition to his musicianship, his songs have reached wide-acclaim with "Rocky Top", and "Kentucky" being named as official state songs of Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively.

 

Larry Sparks begin his career as a guitarist with the Stanley Brothers and later became lead and vocalist for the Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys. During the following half century long career, Larry has established himself as a widely-known and respected artist in both the bluegrass and gospel community.