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Bobby Osborne, the singer and mandolin player who with his younger brother, Sonny, led one of the most groundbreaking bands in the history of bluegras

Bobby Osborne, the influential mandolinist and bluegrass singer, died Tuesday at the age of 91 in a hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee, just outside Nashville.

The band he led with his brother broke new ground with an unusually broad repertoire, unorthodox instrumentation and untraditional vocal harmonies.

A singer and mandolin player, Bobby Osborne and his younger brother, Sonny, formed one of the most groundbreaking bands in the history of bluegrass.