1. Jeffrey Linton Osborne was born on March 9,1948 and is an American singer-songwriter, musician and lyricist.
15 Facts About Jeffrey Osborne
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Jeffrey Osborne's father, Clarence "Legs" Jeffrey Osborne, was a popular trumpeter who played with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
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At first, Jeffrey Osborne served as only a drummer, sharing lead vocal duties with his brother Billy Jeffrey Osborne but, by 1976, he became the group's primary lead vocalist.
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In 1982, Jeffrey Osborne sang the opening song "I Just Want to Be Your Friend" for the comedy film The Toy.
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Jeffrey Osborne later released his self-titled debut album in 1982, which featured two hit singles, "On the Wings of Love" and "I Really Don't Need No Light", peaking at No 29 and No 39, respectively, on the pop chart.
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In 1985, Jeffrey Osborne wrote the lyrics to the Whitney Houston hit "All at Once".
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Jeffrey Osborne appeared on USA for Africa's fundraising single, "We Are the World" in 1985.
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Jeffrey Osborne sang the unreleased single "Everything Good Takes Time" which was part of a video tribute to Julius Erving in 1987.
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Jeffrey Osborne lent his vocals to the theme song of the soap opera, Loving, from 1992 to 1995 as well as the first-season theme song for the Kirstie Alley comedy Veronica's Closet.
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Jeffrey Osborne had two more gold albums, Don't Stop and Emotional, the latter of which had his highest-charting solo pop hit, "You Should Be Mine", which peaked at No 13 in 1986.
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In 2008, Jeffrey Osborne sang the national anthem before game 4 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, a feat which he repeated in 2009 before game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals, and again in 2010 before game 1 of the NBA Finals, all at Staples Center.
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Jeffrey Osborne performed the national anthem prior to game 3 of the 1988 World Series, a feat he repeated two years later at game 3 of the 1990 World Series, both at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
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Jeffrey Osborne regularly sang the national anthem before Hartford Whalers games.
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On March 1,2010, Jeffrey Osborne appeared on The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love season finale, "After the Final Rose", singing his hit "On the Wings of Love" while Bachelor Jake Pavelka took to the dance floor with his newly announced fiancee, Vienna Girardi.
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Jeffrey Osborne's wife passed away in 2025 at the age of 69.