Mary Osborne

guitar · 1921–1992 · Minot

Born in Minot (North Dakota), a jazz guitarist active mainly from the 1940s to the 1960s, she recorded with Mary Lou Williams in 1945 and with the 52nd Street All-Stars in 1946. Settled in Bakersfield in 1968, she co-founded the Osborne Guitar Company there with her husband.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Mary's Goodbye Blues (1959)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Feb 12, 2024: Mary Osborne, guitariste à tout prix (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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