DEAN OSBORNE

• From Lexington, Kentucky.
• Sonny and Bobby Osborne are cousins. His grandfather is their uncle.
• Besides music, his passion is training and showing Tennessee walking horses, a family tradition.
• 1980, formed first band “Thousandsticks Express.”
• 1986, formed his current band, “Eastbound.”
• 1988, went full-time with his band.
• 2006, appointed head of the Bluegrass and Traditional Music program at Hazard Community & Technical College.