William Thomas Osborne (11 June 1875 – 24 March 1942) was a Welsh international rugby forward who played rugby union for Mountain Ash and Glamorgan Police. Osborne played in six international matches, becoming a Triple Crown winner when he played for Wales in all three matches of the 1902 Home Nations Championship. At the height of his international career he 'Went North', switching to professional rugby league and represented both Huddersfield and Hull
After leaving the band scene, he operated a talent agency in southern California.
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Composed several well-known tracks, including "Pompton Turnpike" and "Missouri Scrambler".
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Formed his first band in New York in 1924. In 1935, built another organisation which featured his trademark slide trombone megaphone effects.
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Began as a drummer and crooner, often in competition with Rudy Vallee in the 1920's.
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Recorded for Columbia (1929), Melotone (1931-35), Decca (1936-39) and Varsity (1939-40). In 1940, Osborne retired and turned over the reigns of the band to Dick 'Stinky' Rogers. He had one more short-lived fling with the music business between 1946 and 1948, forming a new orchestra which featured vocalist Eileen Wilson.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sopranos
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Puppetoon Movie
1987
writer: "Pompton Turnpike"
The Ruling Class
1972
writer: "Dry Bones" - uncredited
Columbia Thrills of Music: Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
1948
Short writer: "Pompton Turnpike"
Jasper in a Jam
1946
Short writer: "Pompton Turnpike"
Swing Parade of 1946
1946
performer: "A Tender Word Will Mend It All", "Just a Little Fond Affection"
In Society
1944
performer: "No Bout Adout It", "Rehearsin"
A Feller Who Plays in a Band
1941
Short performer: "A Feller Who Plays in a Band"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Swing Parade of 1946
1946
Will Osborne
In Society
1944
Will Osborne (as Will Osborne and His Orchestra)
A Feller Who Plays in a Band
1941
Short
Clarinetist
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Will Osborne and His Orchestra
1939
Short
Himself - Orchestra Leader
Will Osborne and His Orchestra
1934
Short
Himself
Known for movies
In Society (1944) as Will Osborne
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) as Will Osborne
A Feller Who Plays in a Band (1941) as Clarinetist
$1.9 Million
