I saw from Jaime Longo (a/k/a 4005 here) on FB that Joe Osborn has died. Nothing on the news, nothing on his FB fan page, but found this posted on TB by his son:
Hey guys, it is with dreadful sorrow I must tell you all that Joe Osborn, my father died December 14th 3:13 pm, at home with his kids around him. He was diagnosed march 1st with pancreatic cancer which took his life at the age of 81. I put up a go fund me and if you, my talk bass friends could help me spread the word it would really help. Its called : the official Joe Osborn final expenses request: there could possibly be other fakes. Its posted on Lori land Osborn Facebook, my wife. I'm not asking for $ ...just help get the word out. Thanks again to all that sent birthday cards to dad. There is a lot of love and respect on this t.b. forum..for Joe and I sincerely thank you all
From the deepest part of my soul. Dave. o
RIP Joe. One of the true unsung greats.
VG article from 1998:
Joe Osborn - A Few (Hundred) Hits