Profile
Jeffrey Osborne
Musician + Drummer + Songwriter
Male
Born
Mar 9, 1948
Age
65
Jeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.
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Love, CharlieRolling Stone - Feb 25, 2013
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Osborne Classic A SuccessThis webpage is not available - Aug 16, 2012
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Missouri Driver Killed At Kansas City RacetrackThe Wichita Eagle - May 13, 2012
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Five Favorite Films With Michael Clarke Duncan Rotten TomatoesGoogle News - Aug 27, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1948
Birth
Born on March 9, 1948.
TWENTIES
1970
22 Years Old
Osborne started his music career in 1970 with a band called Love Men Ltd., who would later become known as L.T.D. The band recorded hit singles such as "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again", "Concentrate on You," "Love Ballad" and "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)".
THIRTIES
1978
30 Years Old
At first, Osborne was a drummer, sharing lead vocal duties with his brother Billy, but by 1978 he became the group's primary lead vocalist.
1982
34 Years Old
In 1982, Osborne released his self-titled debut album, which featured two hit singles, "On the Wings of Love" and "I Really Don't Need No Light", peaking at #29 & #39 on the pop chart respectively.
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In 1985, he wrote the lyrics to the Whitney Houston hit "All at Once" (music by Michael Masser).
1986
38 Years Old
Osborne had two more gold albums, Don't Stop and Emotional, the latter of which had his highest charting solo pop hit, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)", which peaked at #13 in 1986.
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FORTIES
Osborne's 1988 single "She's on the Left" would be his final Hot 100 entry, as well as his only #1 R&B hit.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2010
62 Years Old
On March 1, 2010, Osborne appeared on The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love season finale, "After the Final Rose", singing his hit "On the Wings of Love" while Bachelor Jake Pavelka took to the dance floor with his newly announced fiance, Vienna Girardi.
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