A man with absolute no guile.
Until I see him again, know that he was loved.
Younger brother Donny later joined the group and also appeared onThe Andy Williams Show.
Wayne Osmond at far left with brothers Merrill and Jay in 1971 and onstage in 2007Everett Collection; Getty Images
We stopped rehearsal so they come in and audition for us … and they were darling.
The youngest one, Jay, had teeth missing in front.
… And the audience went nuts.
The Osmond Brothers in the early 1960s
They came back for like six or seven years.
And they could dance like crazy.
Their eponymous debut LP peaked at No.
14 and went gold.
3, 1971), the harder-rocking Down by the Lazy River (No.
4, 1972) and Love Me for a Reason (No 10, 1974).
Hold Her Tight and the wild Crazy Horses both hit No.
One Bad Apple was its theme song.
The movie bombed, but the accompanying LP went gold.
The Osmonds were honored with a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
The brothers continued to perform until Alan and Wayne retired during the late 2000s.
He had a stroke in 2012 that forced him to quit playing guitar.
