The Osmonds

The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s.

Trivia

There are also two older Osmond brothers, Virl and Tom, who were both born deaf.

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The Osmond Brothers' sonic similarities to the Jackson 5 have been a source of both criticism and humour throughout the years. Critics charge that the Osmonds were self-consciously mimicking the Jacksons' sound for a white audience, while the group's fans contend that their best work is equal to the J5's hits. As early as 1972, one of Cheech and Chong's many "Dave" comedy routines finds stoners Dave and Pedro watching a TV movie called "The Jackson 5 Story, staring the Osmond Brothers." Pedro shuts of the television and says "TV's a bummer, man."

Related Topics:
Jackson 5 - 1972 - Cheech and Chong

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In a 2005 Sprint PCS ad, a still-youthful looking Donny himself jokes that Sprint allows him to save whenever he calls family members including Jimmy, Marie, and "Tito."

Related Topics:
Sprint PCS - Jimmy - Marie - "Tito."

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Discography

• One Bad Apple (March 1970)
• Down By The Lazy River (March 1972)
• Crazy Horses (November 1972)
• The Plan (January 1973)
• Goin' Home (July 1973)
• Let Me In (October 1973)
• One way ticket to anywhere (November 1973)
• I Can't Stop (April 1974)
• Love Me For a Reason (August 1974)
• Having a Party (March 1975)
• The Proud One (May 1975)
• I'm Still Gonna Need You (November 1975)
• I Can't Live a Dream (October 1976)