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Article: Original Osmond Brothers stay busy on and off stage
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 3, 2004
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The original Osmond Brothers are closing in on 50 years in the
entertainment business.
Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay formed the quartet that began singing
barbershop in 1957. Since their debut on "The Andy Williams Show"
some 45 years ago, the brothers have been in the public eye.
But more often than not nowadays, the foursome is often three-
quarters or half what it used to be. Not in energy or enthusiasm --
but in numbers.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 18 years ago, Alan rarely goes
on stage anymore, though he did join his brothers in a performance
for Queen Elizabeth last fall. That doesn't mean he isn't busy,
though.
Jay has launched a new career outside music. Youngest brother
Jimmy, ...