Every single day for two years, when bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne was drafted and subsequently deployed in 1951, his mother Daisy would listen to Bill Monroe’s 78rpm record of “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” to cope with her sorrow. But Osborne didn’t find out about that until he was 91 years old. While C.J. Lewandowski, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ mandolinist and mentee to the late Osborne, was working with his hero in the studio on a new bunch of songs—what eventually became the upcoming album, Bobby Osborne, C.J. Lewandowski, & Friends’ Keep On Keepin’ On—he brought up the idea of recording “Sweetheart.” “I asked Bobby if he would like to cut this song, and he was hesitant on the idea with the original sounding so good to his ear,” recalls Lewandowski. “We told him we wanted to honor his mother, and he had no idea what we were talking about.” 

Osborne’s brother, and longtime bandmate in The Osborne Brothers, Sonny, had told Lewandowski about their mother’s relationship to the song, but the elder of the Osbornes was never privy to her routine. “After telling him Sonny’s account of Bobby’s time away from home, Bobby’s exact words were, ‘I’ve lived 91 years and I never knew that until today…let’s do it for my mother,'” Lewandowski remembers. “This one is for Daisy Osborne.”Joined by current-day superstar Molly Tuttle as well as The Osborne Boys, Bobby Osborne put his own twist on “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong,” and it became the last song he ever recorded on mandolin.

Fans can listen to “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” today at this link, hear Osborne and Lewandowski’s previously-released single, “She’s No Angel,” here, and pre-order or pre-save Keep On Keepin’ On” before its August 22nd release via Turnberry Records right here. For more information, please visit www.turnberryrecords.com and follow the label on Facebook and Instagram. 

More About Bobby Osborne, C.J. Lewandowski, & Friends’ Keep On Keepin’ On: Featuring the last few tracks ever recorded by the 91-year-old member of The Osborne Brothers and later, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press, Keep On Keepin’ On finds a whole host of folks who loved Osborne—both personally and musically—paying their respects in a way that adds one more jewel to Osborne’s Bluegrass crown. For the remaining songs featuring Osborne only in inspiration, the all-star cast includes members of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame, stars of Osborne’s beloved Grand Ole Opry, Grammy award-winners, members of The Rocky Top X-Press, Osborne’s sons, and many other friends and fans of Bobby Osborne. A testament to Osborne’s continuing influence on bluegrass, at least a dozen of the performers on Keep On Keepin’ On are under the age of forty (including Lewandowski), underscoring the resounding impact Bobby Osborne’s music has made on the current crop of roots music makers—nearly eighty years since he was first discovered as a teenage talent. 

Keep On Keepin’ On Tracklist:

“Keep On Keepin’ On” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Sam Bush)

“Lonesome Feeling” – C.J. Lewandowski & Vince Gill (feat. A.J. Lee and The Rocky Top X-Press)

“Where The Soul Never Dies” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski

“Rosie Bokay” – C.J. Lewandowski & Paul Brewster (feat. Wyatt Ellis and John Meador) 

“Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Molly Tuttle and The Osborne Boys)

“She’s No Angel” – C.J. Lewandowski & Del McCoury (feat. Ronnie McCoury) 

“Don’t Know Why” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Wyatt Ellis) 

“Fern Branch” – C.J. Lewandowski & Wyatt Ellis (feat. Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury)

“Cora Is Gone” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Rob McCoury and Billy Strings)

“Blue Heartache” – C.J. Lewandowski & Jaelee Roberts (feat. The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys)

“Rank Stranger” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Wyatt Ellis)

“Rocky Top” – Bobby Osborne & C.J. Lewandowski (feat. Wyatt Ellis and The Osborne Boys)

“Too Old to Die Young” – Bobby Osborne & C.J.Lewandowski 

About C.J. Lewandowski: C.J. Lewandowski is a GRAMMY-nominated mandolin player and the founder of the bluegrass ensemble, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. Lewandowski’s contributions to bluegrass music were recently highlighted in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “American Currents: State of the Music” exhibition in 2024, where his artifacts were displayed alongside those of his mentor, Bobby Osborne.

About Turnberry Records: Founded with a passion for preserving the rich traditions of roots genres while embracing contemporary sounds, Turnberry Records works with both seasoned artists and emerging talent to bring authentic and timeless music to a wider audience. Turnberry Records prides itself on being a home for music that resonates with the heart and soul — where tradition meets innovation, and the spirit of bluegrass lives on.