Talk:Sonny Osborne

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I wrote the original bit about Sonny's banjo playing being progressive, but I don't think it's fair to categorize his music in general as proggressive bluegrass, so I'm gonna delete the word "progressive".

I would (and did) characterize his music as progressive bluegrass, but I'm not going to get into an argument or a revert war. I state that his music is progressive based on:
  • Non-traditional chords and chord progressions
  • Early use of electrification and drums by the Osborne Brothers band
  • Prolonged "jams" in live performances

While his music seems less progressive today, if you consider it in the context of the time, I consider it very progressive. I'm sure it would be pretty easy to find a citation from Bgrass Unlimited saying so, although I don't have one handy. Cmadler 00:32, 8 April 2007 (UTC)