Wayne Osmond, who supplied a powerful baritone voice to the harmonious pop group that grew to become generally known as The Osmond Brothers after which The Osmonds, has died. He was 73.
Osmond died Wednesday night time in a hospital in Salt Lake Metropolis after struggling “a large stroke,” his brother Merrill Osmond reported.
“I’ve by no means identified a person that had extra humility. A person with completely no guile. A person that was fast to forgive and had the flexibility to indicate unconditional like to everybody he ever met,” he wrote on Fb.
“His legacy of religion, music, love and laughter have influenced the lives of many individuals around the globe,” his household added in an announcement. “He would need everybody to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true, that households are eternally and that banana splits are the most effective dessert. We love him and can miss him dearly.”
Born on Aug. 28, 1951, in Ogden, Utah, Melvin Wayne Osmond — he was the fourth of 9 youngsters — sang along with his older brother Alan and youthful brothers Merrill and Jay in a barbershop quartet that started performing in 1958 for his or her Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.
Earlier than lengthy, the foursome was showing on ABC’s The Lawrence Welk Present and turning into regulars on NBC’s The Andy Williams Present, with two extra brothers, Donny and Jimmy, finally coming aboard.
The Osmonds reached the peak of their fame within the Seventies, scoring an enormous hit with the only “One Unhealthy Apple,” which spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 100 beginning in February 1971 (the tune was initially meant for the Jackson 5). In addition they headlined The Osmond Brothers Particular for CBS that 12 months.
In 1972, the brothers appeared in animated kind on a Saturday morning youngsters present.
Donny Osmond and sister Marie Osmond, in fact, would go on to carry out collectively on their very own Seventies ABC selection present, Donny & Marie.
Wayne Osmond, who had 5 kids along with his spouse, Kathlyn, had his share of well being troubles over time. He underwent surgical procedure for a mind tumor in 1997, had a stroke in 2012 and was handled for most cancers. He’s the primary of the Osmond siblings to die.
