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sinjier s w*..i .iklv show a few years ago.Osmonds Capitalize On WholesomnessBy CHARLES WJTBECK HOLLYWOOD - Those nee, clean-cut kids from Utah, theOsmond Brothers, ashingexample oC the theory family that plays together stays together, ?-re making a very good thing out of going the wholesoraene ss •howbusiness instead of taking“hippie” road.The bovs have been out touring with Andy Williams » oalnight stands ^ncL^country this summcr retarm Hollvwood in time to tapethe fall Jerry ShowsConsidered semmegnfe-s. ^Osmonds are signal for ten{SSte^bray and. Kave Ballard w-H do four :f^er^v kids also jam d‘sco 1* Williams on his ^and accomnany hmn ^oncu'Lwhen not. in conflict *idi theT'eStbe youngstersturned up in ahours, harnionizmg andwith j-rrv in a silty Bo Scoutpleased the comic. Lc»» use ••miling innocence m th. background. sojfs a good movefor both parties. erLike Lawrence *eBj. fi anri tv re Lennon Sisters, ui*Osmond Brothers are reali usmonu grownups, anaperforming. »» • zvthev avo-c long, hair, ^costumes and nippt ? h -songs which might pm tnei.harmonics takenrr % ^ ^soVe -nop numbers, the tedsbrf into Andv WiHivns famimage, something that be^Jback in infii. tm Andy s g Tv Discovered ul,Ll/by the sin^s f-yrfour cute little boys - A!sn 11 U'nv-nc G Merrill lt;• an.a Jav 5 'walked on camera m m i’d •s1'a son and eh,armed AnJ with -heir cheerful sound mid unsbe:ld country ways.Now Alan is :3 and will take a leave for Army duty in October. Brother Wayne 13. steps into Alan’s shoes as top dog, keeping tabs on Merrill 14. the lead soloist. Jay 12 Donnis 10, and Jamie 4. the only one who claims to be a “soul singer.”On the early Williams shows, baby Jay. 3 at the Lime, was the scene stealer, singing to the camera as if magnetized by its red light, while the brothers faced the audience. This fall Jamie will freewheel as the uninhabited tail end.An Army call, laryngitis or teenage choice changes have little effect on the group since talent can be switched at the last minute and new blood tapped from the family of nine. Some Osmond voices go way-down then come back up. some skip a whole register in the tricky days and ail keep wor«-iiia ’throughout. Leader Alan thinks it's helpful to sing through voice changes and is against any vocal vacations.Each Osmond child is subjected to music by the timehe can toddle, learning by osmosis, and all have relativepitch. Mrs. Osmond teaches them to play the saxophone, then they can branch out into other instruments.The big thing is togetherness. The whole family travels toother, sings together, plays together whether in Honolulu or in’ their backyard Los Angeles swimming pool. And c o 1 d s generaiiv run through the whole famtlv. ho they sniffle together.Disagreements are soft pedalled, at least the way Alar, and Wayne tel! it.There are handicaps too. Since joining Andy Williams rhe boys are forced to study through tutors, following Utah's school curriculum. Alan returned to graduate with bis riass at Weber City High School and is not taking correspondence shcool college courses. With the present schedule
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 08, 1968
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