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HOLLYWOOD — The Osmond days over the NBC Television a d d e d . “Incidentally, AlanBrothers, who travel nine Network.won’t tell you this about him-months out of the year, really “We all help each other,” self, but he helps us with our don’t miss their home or their said Alan. “Merrill seems to be phrasing and acting. He’s goodfamily.r! “Our whole family travels together. I’m thankful and happy ?!Osmond. “Home is where youthe best dancer. A couple of us at performing, comedy sketcheshave problems with this, and he and impersonations ” works with us till we get it.Merrill also started the banjomake it. We’re really always to- and taught us a few chords. I ?ert'Wayne’s our saxophone ex-’ Alan revealed. “Whengether. I’m thinkful and happy taught Wayne to be in this career as a family.”guitar and I taught. Merrill the bass, but he has surpassed me.”The Osmonds have 26 instruin addition to Wayne, there are Alan, 20, Merrill, 16, Jay, ments among them.14, Donnie, 11, Marie 9 andJimmy 5, who together with i- Mom and Dad make up the y traveling family. Tommy, 22, is s going to college and Virle is it married.Jimmy was born and gave hisfirst cry, mother said, ‘I’ve got another tenor.* He’s our soul singer. Donnie is more or less our lady killer.”“JAY IS SELFTAUGHT onthe drums,” Alan continued. “He watched every drummer and suddenly he was doing it. A lot of drummers ask him forlessons now. All he wants for THE SINGING GROUP con- Christmas is another set. He ^!sists of Alan, Wayne, Merrill, ^as two sets now jje meup this morning drums.”“He’s drum crazy,” WayneJay, Donnie, Jimmy and, some times, Marie. The Osmonds got e their start as a four-some with •v Andy Williams, about five years 'n ago. They continue to appear l’ with him on “The Andy Wil-liams Show,” colorcast Satur*1The Osmond Brothers: left to right, Merrill, Alan, Donny, Wayne and Jay.lie Osmond Brothers
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Willoughby News Herald
Willoughby, Ohio, US
Sat, Nov 29, 1969
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