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The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career — a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers.
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Osmonds and are
The Osmonds are devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and their religious values have influenced their careers.
The members of the Osmonds are devout LDS, and their religion was discussed in many popular
Osmonds and American
* 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American actor and singer ( The Osmonds )
* 1963 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer ( The Osmonds )
* 1951 – Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter ( The Osmonds )
* 1949 – Alan Osmond, American singer ( The Osmonds )
* 1917 – George Osmond, American patriach of The Osmonds ( d. 2007 )
* The Osmonds, an American family music group, Alan, Wanyne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy Osmond
Osmonds and family
Osmonds, Donny and Marie Osmond and other members of the Osmond family hail from Ogden, Utah.
During the 1970s, one of the most popular preteen and teen-oriented acts was The Osmonds, where family members Donny and Marie both enjoyed individual success as well as success as a duo apart from the main family ( Donny also recorded with his brothers as The Osmonds ).
By this time the Osmonds had broken through in the UK as well: all members of the Osmond family, counting group and solo recordings, charted 13 singles on the UK charts during 1973.
By now the family was touring, recording, creating, and producing for 5 technically separate artists: The Osmonds, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, and Jimmy Osmond — plus Donny and Marie had begun recording duets and had hits with " I'm Leaving It Up to You " ( Billboard No. 4 ) and " Morning Side of the Mountain " (# 8 ).
" Inside the Osmonds " depicts the family mottoes as being " It doesn't matter who's out front, as long as it's an Osmond " and " Family, faith, and career.
As a result, the Osmonds as a performing band became a third or fourth priority to the careers of Donny and Marie, the success of the show, and the operation of the family studio.
Pop groups like these remained popular into the 1970s, producing family acts like the Partridge Family and The Osmonds.
In 1992, the Moffatt family moved to Branson, Missouri where they performed at the Osmonds theatre.
Osmonds and music
Cher, The Rolling Stones, The Osmonds, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Simon & Garfunkle, The Staple Singers and many others recorded the biggest hits of their careers in this small studio, that remains well known and respected throughout the music industry.
After this early " bubblegum soul " phase, the Osmonds began writing their own music, and their sound moved towards rock and roll with hits like " Down by the Lazy River " (# 4 ), " Hold Her Tight " ( Billboard No. 14 ), and " Crazy Horses " (# 14 ).
The Osmonds viewed their music as their mission.
The jingle music to this game was based on Crazy Horses by The Osmonds.
Osmonds and group
The original Osmonds as a group still produced hits.
He is the youngest of his siblings and a member of their musical group, the Osmonds.
Although their earlier hits had been produced by Walt Meskell, the disappointing sales of " Write Me a Letter " prompted their record label, 20th Century Fox, to dismiss Meskell involuntarily and team the group with Mike Curb, who had previously worked with The Osmonds.
Osmonds and with
He also collaborated with musical director Doug Trevor on a one-hour ABC television special entitled ‘’ Pop Goes Davy Jones ’’, which featured new artists The Jackson Five and The Osmonds.
... was able to work with their artists like The Osmonds and The Sylvers.
In addition to their prime time specials, Rankin / Bass produced several regular cartoon series, including The King Kong Show, The Jackson 5ive ( co-produced with Motown Productions ), and The Osmonds.
Earlier major hits in Europe with the Four Seasons, the Osmonds, LeAnn Rimes, and Soundtracks such as Coyote Ugly.
The Osmonds also recorded an album called The Plan which deals with themes in Mormonism related to Kolob.
During this time, the Osmonds also toured Europe, performing with Sweden's most popular singer, Lars Lönndahl, and even releasing a single where they sang a Swedish version of " Two dirty little hands " (" Fem smutsiga små fingrar ").
He helped the Osmonds get a record contract with MGM, and arranged for them to record at Muscle Shoals with R & B producer Rick Hall.
Under Hall's guidance, the Osmonds hit the top spot on the pop chart with " One Bad Apple " ( Billboard No. 1 ) in 1971.
The Osmonds soon had hits with other light, R & B-style pop numbers like " Double Lovin '" ( Billboard No. 14 ) and " Yo-Yo " ( Billboard No. 3 ).
In 1970, The Osmonds ( with newly added youngest brother Donny ) covered the song on their eponymous MGM debut album as the finale of a medley of Motown hits.
McKeown has completed two UK tours called Rollermania !, undertaken a UK tour of Once In A Lifetime with David Essex, Leo Sayer and The Osmonds and has, along with Alan Longmuir, appeared in the U. S. playing four dates as well as putting on a meet and greet fest for fans.
Michael Lloyd became the Vice President of A & R at MGM, aged 20, in 1969, and went on to win a Grammy Award with Lou Rawls, to produce hits for the Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett, and to produce the best-selling soundtrack to Dirty Dancing.
December saw the debut of Boyzone to the charts, with a # 2 cover of The Osmonds 1974 # 1 " Love Me For a Reason ".
Osmonds and career
In 2007 – 2008 all of the Osmonds went on a tour of Europe to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their career in show business.
Osmonds and —
Alan's eight sons started performing in the mid-1980s as " The Osmond Boys ," now known as The Osmonds — Second Generation.
Osmonds and from
Andy did, and the Osmond Brothers were regulars on Andy Williams ' show from 1962 – 1969, where they earned the nickname " one-take Osmonds " because of their professionalism and tireless rehearsing.
By 1976, though, the group's record sales were softening, and the Osmonds poured themselves into a new venture: The older brothers began producing The Donny & Marie Show, which was a hit on ABC from 1976 – 1979.
* " Mirror Mirror ", a song by The Osmonds from The Plan
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