When Donny Osmond's 'Puppy Love' comes on the 70s radio station, I am immediately 10 years old with my heart all afluter.

Not only could the Osmonds sing and dance they were also a full band that played instruments. Their song "Crazy Horses" is some badass hard rock.

The Osmonds each took lessons in a specialty - one took saxophone lessons, another drum lessons, etc - and then they went home and taught the whole family what they had learned. That’s how they all became so multi-talented. Clever, huh? One of the brothers (maybe Wayne or Alan) took karate lessons, taught the brothers and Marie, and they incorporated some of the moves into their dancing. Everyone had a specialty - dividing the responsibilities. They’ve worked in the entertainment industry all of their lives and have maintained stellar reputations as kind and professional performers. There’s no bad gossip or trashy photos of them. I really respect that.

Alan was born in 1949, Wayne in 1951, Merrill in 1953, Jay in 1955, Donny in 1957, Marie in 1959, and Jimmy in 1963. Tom and Virl are the two deaf brothers. Virl was born in 1945 and Tom in 1947. Since you were wondering how old they were in this video, I thought I'd let you know the year each were born. Thank you for your awesome reaction to The Osmonds. I'm 72 years old and have been a fan of theirs since they first appeared on The Andy Williams Show.

The OSMONDS are ALAN (b. 1949), WAYNE (b.1951), MERRILL (b.1953) who's singing the lead on "One Bad Apple", JAY (b.1955), and "the little guy" DONNY (b.1957) who's singing the high-voiced, co-lead on "One Bad Apple", which went to #1 and was composed to sound like a Jackson 5 song. The Osmonds had seven Top-15 hits from 1971 to 1975. All the brothers played multiple instruments! 🎶 Their CARTOON Saturday morning TV was a hit in 1972. 📺The Osmond brothers said they became friends with their 'rival' boy band, the Jackson 5. After the brothers stopped regularly recording and touring, the whole family worked on the popular "Donny & Marie" (their younger sister b. 1959) variety TV show from 1975 to 1979. The awesome Osmonds have sold more than 70 million records worldwide! ⭐ Please react to their live performances of "Down By The Lazy River", "Love Me For The Reason", and "Yo-Yo". BTW: My favorite was Merrill because of his soulful, gritty voice! 😃

I loved hearing you describe Donny Osmond as “the little guy”. He was SUCH a heartthrob. He’s had a long career in music, married to the same woman for more than 40 years, and I think they’ve got like 5 kids. You could do the Osmond sister Marie on Female Friday.

The Osmonds and the Jacksons were good friends. Donny and Michael had a special bond as they both had fathers that pushed them and they were teen idols. Donny didn't achieve the fame Michael had but he's just as talented. Love both groups.

"The little guy" is none other than superstar legend Donny Osmond, who over the years has had many hit records with his brothers & solo, selling millions of albums. Yes, they had a Saturday morning cartoon show & they all played their own voices. Of course, Donny was & is my absolute favorite, since 1971! He is the ultimate entertainer, he's done it all & is extremely talented, playing many instruments along with an incredible voice! He started singing professionally with his 4 performing brothers at 5 yrs old on the hit TV variety show in the 60s The Andy Williams Show. He became an International recording artist both with his brothers and as a solo artist and with had his first #1 Billboard hit with Go Away Little Girl and soared to superstar status with his huge hit 'Puppy Love'. Donny has starred in Broadway productions, co-starred on his International hit TV variety show in the mid 70s with his sister Marie called "The Donny & Marie Show". The two hosted their own syndicated TV talk show in the late 90s called 'Donny & Marie' and held their 11 year music Residency at The Flamingo, under the same name, which just ended in 2019. Donny was also the Season 9 Winner of Dancing with the Stars & was the very first performer on the hit TV show The Masked Singer (he should've won but was first runner up to T-Pain). You should check out his performances as "The Peacock"! He's currently performing in his 2nd year at his first solo Residency 'DONNY' at Harrah's in Las Vegas! Definitely a MUST SEE when you are in Vegas! His show covers over 6 decades & 65 albums! Donny does not disappoint.😉

I grew up with The Osmonds and the Jackson 5! That’s Donny Osmond. He and his sister Marie sang as a duo. They had their own show!

Two boy bands dominated the early 1970s the Jackson 5 and the Osmond brothers little Donny Osmond , little Michael Jackson , two of the biggest teen Idols ever next to Elvis!❤

Little on is now 66, and still singing all the Osmond hits, even including his hits. His name is Donny Osmond.

I’m a 62 year old woman who grew up with the Osmonds. They were it back in the day, especially Donny. I still have my original albums from back then and remember the words to those songs as I played those albums all the time as a teenager.

Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” and “Puppy Love” were all over the radio back in the day.

About time someone give the Osmonds some love.

The Osmonds and Jackson 5’s were big teenage idols when I was growing up. They both were phenomenal.

that "little guy" is none other than the phenomenal Donny Osmond...the love of my life.

The Osmonds. They were the original 'boy band' way before that phrase was coined. The difference though is that most boy band members today don't play instruments. Every member of the Osmonds were all accomplished musicians, drums, guitar, keyboards and more. They wrote all their own lyrics and music. Like K pop create a fan hysteria today, the Osmond fans were equally, if not more hysterical. Crazy Horses is a real rocker by them.

Both them and The Jackson Five were the two big family groups back then and all the teeny boppers loved both groups. Like Michael Jackson, Donny Osmond was the standout in their groups.

Donny was THE heartthrob! My first crush! So glad you all checked this out!

Little guy is Donny Osmond. Donny & Marie had a variety show in the 1970's. She sang Paper Roses.

Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds really shows off how good they were. You guys would love it. And Donny Osmond is legit a fabulous singer.

OMG 😱 Donny Osmond was THE one that all the girls were wild about!!! The very first album I ever bought was theirs….I was in 4th grade and saved my allowance for a month to get it. I drove my mom crazy playing “Puppy Love” and “Go Away Little Girl” over and over and over 😂

Individually, my favorite is Jay, the drummer who did the group's choreography. As a group...the original four singing brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay).

This is one of the best performances to have reviewed. Not only are the Osmonds an amazing singing group, but the dance moves are so tight in this one, including the spot where they jump in the air. It also doesn’t look like any of the moves are repeated throughout it The Jackson 5 was originally offered this song, but chose the song ABC instead. Michael Jackson’s hit song “Ben” was actually written for Donny Osmond to perform, but since he was on tour, it was given to Michael Jackson instead.

Donny Osmond went on to be a Super Star on his own. He and his sister Marie had a variety show.

The Osmonds!!! Donny!!! We grew up on the Osmonds, Jackson 5, The Sylvers.....I really enjoyed seeing this!! Bought tears to my eyes. Most of my siblings are gone now, and this song brings back a lot of memories!!

Andy Williams introduced the four older Osmond brothers on his variety show, and Donny made his first appearance on the show, too. They are Mormon, eldest to youngest: Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny all performed on Williams' shows, esp the Xmas shows. Then Marie and Jimmy came along. Donny and Marie had their own variety show, and while Jimmy, Alan, and Wayne retired due to health reasons. They had a compound in Ogden, Utah, very close-knit family. Donny still performs in Vegas and he's on Facebook.

If you've ever seen Weird Al's video for White and Nerdy, Donny Osmond (the little guy) is the guy dancing behind Al. The Osmonds were huge and very talented for decades. From barbershop to Broadway, a little bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll. Very talented.

The Osmonds were one of the greatest family singing group. Right in there with the Jackson 5.

The "littlest one", Donny Osmond, has been a superstar his whole life. Now 65 years old, he has a residency at Harrah's Las Vegas, won Dancing with the Stars years ago, was on the Masked Singer and almost won. For many years he had a Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo hotel where he performed with his sister Marie.

I started watching the Osmond Brothers on the Andy Williams show when I was 4. I have loved Donny for 55 years! He is so talented & burns up the stage in Las Vegas today. He is also very kind to starstruck women who can barely speak when they meet him (as I can say from personal experience). Search for his latest release called "Who". He's still the absolute best!

The Osmonds have been performing for over 50+ years and are still awesome! Most of them have retired now, so seeing videos of them performing or just listening to them sing brings moisture to my eyes. I'm 72 years old and became a fan since their first appearance on The Andy Williams Show. Please...more reactions to the Osmonds!

Jay & Amber, you'll love Donny Osmond's "Go Away Little Girl" and "Puppy Love"!!! ALso Marie Osmonds "Paper Roses"! The Osmonds were good, but they were no Jackson 5! edit - When song was released November 14, 1970, Donny was 12, Jay 15, Merrill 17, Wayne 19, Alan 21.

PLEASE…you gotta do their “Down By The Lazy River”! It’s even more upbeat and rockin’ than One Bad Apple!

Don't forget the youngest Osmond... Jimmy! "Long haired lover from Liverpool" he still holds the record, he was the UK's youngest person to reach #1 in the UK Charts! Or at Christmas : Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. (and you have the right to believe).

The Osmonds were so popular they had a Saturday morning Cartoon. This song was Number 1 for 5 weeks.

Donny Osmond who is now 65 and still performing. He and Michael just a year apart were two of the biggest idols, and life long friends

The Osmond brothers has one sister name Marie, She had a hit song back in 1973 "Paper Roses" when she was 13 years old. A family band you should really check out is the Cowsills, they were the inspiration for the Partridge Family TV Show. Their first big hit was "The Rain, The Park and Other things".

I'm the same age as Donny and remember Osmond mania very well. In fact, I saw them in concert at the state fair in '72 only because the girl I had a "puppy love" (Osmond reference bonus points) crush on at the time wanted to go (I can't for the life of me remember her name now 😄). It was not cool for a boy to like the Osmonds back then so I had to act like I wasn't impressed at their show, but I was. They could do it all, sing, dance, tell jokes, whatever, and all the while act like it was all new and fun to them (they did two shows a day). It was a great, high energy show, or at least what little I heard of it over the screaming of thousands of teenage girls. My ears are still ringing.

They were soooooo big back in the day. My sister had this song on a 45, and I loved listening to it. Years later, around 2015 or so, I was a stagehand. Worked the Donny and Marie Christmas show. After the load in, I was standing on the stage, just chilling in case someone needed something. Kinda short guy walked past carrying a backpack, and as he passed me, he nodded and said "how's it going?". Took me a second to realize it was actually Donny himself! I told my sister later what happened, and that he spoke to me. There was a pause, and she said "He did not!!!". The fangirl came out, which was really surprising! BTW, I heard him on SIriusXM a few years ago. He told a lot of stories about hanging out with his friend Mike. And how they were driving someplace once, and Mike asked if he wanted to hear the album he was about to drop. Donny said after listening he told Mike "This 'Thriller' album is gonna be huge! It's a masterpiece!" They had some incredible synchronicity in life. Same age, same birth order (I think), their moms were the same age when they were born, etc.

My sister stood in line outside the Apollo theatre in Glasgow,Scotland for 2 days to get tickets for their show. We couldn’t hear anything due to the hysterical screaming. Fun fact: Donny won Dancing With The Stars a few years ago when he was in his 50s. He danced rings around the younger contestants and had more energy than most of them. You can probably find some clips on KZfaq.

The "Little Guy" is a Vegas star to this day and has starred on Broadway (not long ago). He is still a star and bringing in crowds. He opened the very first episode of The Masked Singer and blew away everyone!

Donny Osmond (little guy) was on the masked singer a few years ago……fabulous performer….he was the peacock😍

The youngest Donnie was my heartthrob when I was a preteen. Went to their concert for my 13th birthday.

Donny Osmond is a LEGEND!!! That man has had a stellar career! You should check out him in his starring role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

"Little guy" that you are referring to is Donny Osmond, the big heartthrob of the group, but they all had great voices. You had the Jackson 5 and The Osmonds back then . You need to check out Crazy Horses or Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds! You'll both like both of those.

There were 9 kids total. The two oldest had hearing problems. The Osmonds started singing so they could afford to pay for hearing aids for their brothers…and the rest is history!

Osmonds and Jacksons were both families with 9 kids, Donny and Michael were both the 7th kid, they were friends. The other lead singers were the middle brother in both groups Merrill for the Osmonds, Jermaine for the Jacksons.

Loved this! When I was a child, I used to wake up early on Saturday morning to watch the Osmonds and Jackson 5 cartoons. This was the theme song for the Osmonds. Happy memories.

The Osmonds, along with The Jackson 5, were everything back in the day. If you’ve ever seen Mulan, Donny (the little guy) sings “I’ll Make a Man out of You” - one of my favorite songs from that movie. He was the most popular of the group and still active in show biz.

The names are Alan, Wayne, Merrill (the first one to sing), Jay (does most of their choreography), Donny (the little guy), then sister Marie, and Jimmy. Two older brothers Virl and Tom are hearing impaired and are seen performing mostly on the family specials.

By the time this song hit The Osmonds had been performing for years. You can clearly see that in the professionalism they display whenever they were on stage. The little guy (Donnie) went on to become teen heart throb and megastar along with little sister Marie who is currently the spokesperson for NutriSystem. As a matter of fact One Bad Apple hit the charts right about the time The Jackson 5’s ABC and sparked the first versus competition I remember in my 66 years of life. That said each group had it attributes and the Osmonds were always entertaining on stage.

Donnie has true staying power and is still performing, as far as I know. He played Joseph on Broadway in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Your girls would love that! He and his sister Marie had a variety show that was wildly popular in the mid to late 70s.

This is definitely the pop side of the Osmonds. Any tune off their "Crazy Horses" album is fire! Not a lot of people know that the Osmonds can really rock but that album proves it. Donny (the "little one") had his own solo stuff such as "Pupply Love," "Lonely Boy," "Sweet and Innocent," "C'Mon Marianne," and "Go Away Little Girl." They were HUGE!! Jimmy and Marie also had their own solo stuff. Donny and Marie had their own variety show. The Osmonds even had their own cartoon.

Little Bit of Trivia: Yes, the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds eventually became friends and met in 1972. Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson first met as children in Toronto in 1971 while performing with their brothers. The Osmonds also recorded a song called "One Bad Apple" in 1971 that was written by George Jackson in the style of the Jackson 5. Although the song wasn't originally offered to the Jackson 5, the Osmonds later said that the group considered recording it.

My parents took my brother and me with them to see Donny and Marie Osmond perform some time around 1978. During the show, Donny and Marie went down the aisles to give people high fives. We were seated almost all the way in the back. Donny Osmond came all the way up and shook my hand or gave me a high five. That left a big impression on me.

They were regulars on the Andy Williams show,later on their sister Marie who became a country music singer age 13, began making duet lps with Donny and they at the ages of 18 and 16 became the youngest hosts of a variety show . Jay Osmond the drummer has produced a musical about the band.

The four oldest brothers started as a quartet - Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay. They were joined on this record by Donny, who achieved great success as a solo artist and as a duet with his sister Marie. (It kind of became a running joke that they had the brightest smiles in the whole world.) The youngest brother, Jimmy, also became part of the group. The two oldest brothers in the family, Virl and Tom, were never part of the group because they had hearing impairments since birth. Imagine what it must have been like for Marie Osmond, growing up in a house as the only girl with EIGHT brothers!

I was born in 1961 and am very glad I lived to see the decades of incredible music that passed by me.

The song is by Motown writers. They offered it to the Jackson 5, but Joe Jackson said no. They offered it to the Osmonds and they said yes.

Donnie Osmond is the young lead singer. The Osmonds were a musical family and took the opportunity to cash in on the craze created by the Jackson Five. Donnie was the primary heart-throb just like Michael was for the Jacksons. Later, Donnie and his sister Marie were an act to compete with the Carpenters. They had a TV show.

The brothers are Alan, Merrill (the older lead guy) Wayne, Jay and Donny (the young lead) They performed for many years as the Osmonds. One of my favs is called "Yo-Yo" they really do a work-out dancing to that song. What is so amazing is that was 52 years ago!!!!!! Another rockin' one is "Down By The Lazy River" Their sister Marie came up and soon Donny and Marie were paired together, got their own show but all the Osmonds were featured on the show, including the youngest brother Jimmy, who is a few years younger than Marie. Eventually, Donny did his own solo thing and so did Marie...and the Osmonds did their own thing. Marie had a hit song at the age of 13 called "Paper Roses" (and she does NOT sound like a 13 Yr old!) I would like to challenge you guys to now react on the Osmonds much later in their career...also a solo of Donny's as well...to see them now. Donny is doing shows today in Vegas. The older brothers are now...well older and are not able to do much touring due to health issues. The Osmond brothers have the best harmonies ever. I hope you will give them a try through all stages of their career. ONe of my recent favorites of Donny's is "Whenever You're In Trouble"...he wrote it about one of his sons (well, all of them I guess) A good one to listen to of the brothers in later career is "He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother" its a cover of the Hollies but they do it so well.

LOVE them!! Went to a Donny & Marie concert a few years ago and they were STILL TOP TIER! Lends🥰

Donny Osmond is the nicest of the brothers. He is humble sweet, and he was also on Dancing with the Stars. His sister Marie is also famous, but not the kindest person. Yes personal experience , lived in the same town they grew up in.

My heart just melted! I still have their albums. That is Donny Osmond…lots of good solo songs too. They had a cartoon show on Saturdays, and then their sister sang also.

The Osmonds were HUGE ! Donny "little guy" is still performing, he's a fantastic singer. The Osmonds Show, Donny and Marie had their own show. Talented family

The 4 original Osmond brothers, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay, started as a Barbershop quartet in the 1950s, and became regulars on The Andy Williams Show, where they were joined by Donny, the "little guy", at age 5 in 1962. They were known as the "One-Take Osmonds" because they got all their numbers done in one take. They did anything they were asked to do - ive skating, tap dancing, playing multiple musical instruments - even when they had never done these things before, and were known for their intense hard work and professionalism. They became a rock band after leaving the Williams show and had their 1st number one hit, One Bad Apple, in 1971. They went on to such hits as Yo Yo and Down By the Lazy River. They were known in England primarily as a heavy metal band because of such songs as Crazy Horses. They wrote their own music and played multiple instrumenas well as dancing. A spin off act, Donny and Marie, developed when younger sister Marie joined the activities as a country singer, and they were the youngest pair ever to host their own variety show beginning when Marie was 14 and Donny 16 . Their show lasted on network television for 4 years. The act broke up and the family went their separate ways. Donny fell into a slump because he was considered bubble gum and cutesy, until he recorded the song Soldier of Love in the 1980s which was played on American radio stations as being recorded by a Mystery Artist. His career revived with this massive hit and he went on to many other achievements including playing Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat for 6 years in Toronto, being the composer's choice to play the role in the movie version. He and sister Marie reunited for a talk show in the 1990s and spent years headlining at a hotel in Las Vegas. Both of them appeared separately on dancing with the stars, and Donny won the competition. The family did a reunion tour on the 50th anniversary of there entry into show business , and Donny is once again headlining at a hotel in Las Vegas, this time as a solo act. The family owned a theatre in Branson Missouri and for many years the four original brothers and youngest brother Jimmy headlined there. Wayne Osmond had surgery for a brain tumor at one point and Allen suffers from multiple sclerosis. Various members of the family still entertain including both Donny and Marie.

They are all brothers, plus one sister. Donny & Marie had their own variety show, but the Osmonds also had a cartoon seen every Saturday morning, and, of course, the many Osmond family specials, including one done in England with the Queen present. I have seen the Osmond Brothers several times which included Las Vegas and the state fairs. PLEASE...MORE OSMONDS! Check out their early days when they were regulars on The Andy Williams Show. That's when i fell in love with them!

Been an Osmond fan since they were on Andy Williams in the 60s. They have been performing together since before “the little guy”, Donny, was born. Donny is STILL performing in Vegas. Has the #1 show. They were the original boy band. The oldest performer was Alan. When this video was made in 1971 he was 22. Wayne was 20, Merrill (the other lead singer here and the main singer of the group) 18, Jay (my heartthrob and the group’s choreographer) 16 and Donny was not quite 14. This was their first pop hit, and although it is Uber famous it isn’t their most famous. That would be “Crazy Horses” with Jay on lead. Donny has had a huge solo career that continues today, as does their only sister, Marie, who is two years younger than Donny. The youngest, Jimmy, was also a performer with hit records. They have two older brothers who are deaf. Donny and Marie hosted a variety show in the 70s for three years. Before that, there was a Saturday morning cartoon featuring the brothers. They’ve also had many other tv shows. Merrill is performing his last few shows before he retires. Jay just finished a run of a musical he wrote and produced about the Osmonds in UK that was a huge hit. Wayne and Alan retired for health reasons several years ago, as did Jimmy. Marie just did a bunch of shows on the east coast for Christmas. The family is also pretty famous for co-founding the Children’s Miracle Network, which has raised billions of dollars for families with sick children. Marie has been the face of CMN for decades. Pretty please try “Crazy Horses”. A song they wrote. you will also love their “Love Me For A Reason” and “Down by the Lazy River”. All of these songs have very different sounds. The brothers were so talented! They all play so many different instruments and so so many musical styles. You will be very glad you explored there!

Donny was the heart-throb of the group. He was constantly on the cover of all the teen magazines. The Osmonds were basically the white version of the Jackson 5. This song came out in 1970. Then in 1971 the hit "Go Away, Little Girl" came out. Then "Puppy Love" came out in the spring of 1972. It was a huge hit with us pre-teen girls!! By the fall of 1972, a Saturday morning CARTOON came out, called "The Osmonds"! Little sister Marie Osmond had a big hit in 1973 with "Paper Roses". Then Donny & Marie teamed up for the duet "I'm Leaving It Up to You" in 1974. In 1976, as teenagers, Donny & Marie got their own musical show on Friday night prime-time, which lasted for over 3 years. They sang "I'm a Little Bit Country, I'm a Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll" every week and showcased their individual talents. Once the 1980's came, the Osmonds were considered old-fashioned and un-cool, especially with their Mormon background. But Donny & Marie hosted an afternoon talk-show in the late 1990's. Since then, Marie does commercials for Nutri-System, and Donny appeared on "The Masked Singer" as The Peacock in 2019.

The fact that Donny Osmond commented on Twitter is just the icing on an already delicious cake ❤️

Donny Osmond has a residency in Las Vegas. He is very talented.

I have to let you both know that Donnie Osmond is a triple threat and know. as a prodigy. He's obviously a great singer, but also has acted and was a magician. He won awards for stage acting and his music and really is super talented in everything he's ever tried. There are not many triple threats but he's definitely one of the earlier ones.

Everybody reacts to One Bad Apple, but they are so diverse in their music. Their album The Plan is phenominal, along with the Crazy Horses album. The "little guy" is Donny, who is still going strong, with his own show in Vegas, after having spent 11 years there with his sister Marie. They started as regulars on the Andy Williams tv show in 1962.

The Osmond brothers were formed into a barbershop quartet in hopes of buying hearing aids and other expenses, for their two older deaf brothers. The had great harmonies-and made the youngest, Jay, do some cute bits of trying to keep up. The just walked around Disneyland and performed, when they were spotted by Andy Williams’s father, who suggested his son put them on his show. He did-they were a hit, and later Donnie was introduced, and then he became the star. Not so much natural musical talents, they had to learn to play the piano in a week, to ice skate, among other dances, songs and harmonies, and everything was live on tv. Donnie couldn’t even read, but he had to perform it all perfectly. Later, he had panic attacks, and they struggled in business and their relationships. The 4 original brothers were pushed to the side, however, and it was not always a happy life, for any of them. Still, they were wonderful, and am so glad they are being remembered.

The 4 oldest of the group started singing barber shop and were most known for being on the Andy Williams show. They like the Jacksons have 9 siblings total. Their 2 oldest siblings were deaf and their dad put the boys singing group together to earn money for their older siblings medical care. Alan, Wayne, Merel ( I think that is how you spell his name) and Jay were the four brothers that got discovered by Andy Williams father at Disneyland and talked Andy to bringing them on his show.

Donny was the "little one". He released a single later as an adult called Soldier Of Love and it was great. The members are Alan (born 1949), Wayne (1951), Merrill (the lead singer, 1953), Jay (1955) and Donny (1957). My favorite was Wayne...beautiful bass voice and I'm a sucker for deep voices LOL. They all play multiple instruments and have fantastic harmonies.

The Osmonds were so huge in the 70s. They were on every fan magazine and every top 100 list for years. Once, so many fans showed up at Heathrow airport in London to greet their plane that a balcony broke under the weight of the crowd, sending folks to the hospital!

Donny Osmond (the little guy) did an in depth interview with Piers Morgan. You can find it on here. It’s really worth watching to learn more about him. He is a really great guy. He also talks about how they ended up with One Bad Apple and the Jackson 5 got the hit song ABC. Ben was originally meant for Donny but MJ ended up doing it. Both the Osmonds and the Jackson 5 had cartoons on Saturday mornings. One followed the other in the lineup. Such a fun part of my growing up!

Donnie Osmond is one of the best singers in our generation!!

My first concert... when I was 7. That was 50 years ago. I started crying because the girls were screaming so loud. My mother dragged me along because she was taking my sister and her friends. They actually started out with the older boys when they were even younger as a barbershop quartet, quite a bit before the Jacksons.

Donny was the BOMB!! Was so in love with him. They had a cartoon show, too. Their popularity spanned generations. And still perform today. Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, and Donny. Donny was the break out heart throb, as he matured. Yes, you can't think of the 70s without the Osmond Brothers

Donny was the cutest boy in America back in the day in my opinion. They had a cartoon, they had their own variety show, they had a talk show, they taught their selves to play several instruments, they could sing and dance and they wrote most all of the song they sang. How many other groups did all of this??

Osmonds are legends!! 50+ years in showbiz! They are the real deal!

"One Bad Apple" was written by George Jackson, a staff songwriter at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Osmonds were a young family group from Ogden, Utah, and made a name for themselves performing at Disneyland and on The Andy Williams Show. When they signed with MGM records in 1970, the label sent them to FAME in an effort to duplicate the success of The Jackson 5. George Jackson had written this song with The Jackson 5 in mind, and with production by FAME owner Rick Hall and vocals by 13-year-old Donny Osmond, it sounded very much like a Jackson 5 record. It performed like one too, spending five weeks at #1 in the US. Rodney Hall, who took over operations at FAME from his dad, told Songfacts how Rick discovered The Osmonds: "My dad heard them in Vegas. Mike Curb flew him out there to see them and said, 'I'm not going to tell you who it is, because you won't go if I tell you who it is,' because they'd done The Andy Williams Show, but they hadn't had a hit or a big record. So he flew out there and he dug 'em and decided to cut them like the Jackson 5. He told George to write them a Jackson 5 song and that was it. I've heard the rumor that Barry Gordy sent my dad a Western-Union that said, 'Stop stealing my f--king music.'" (Songfacts.com)

Gotta look into Donny Osmond. From Mulan, to the Masked Singer to Broadway, etc. Just saw him and Marie do a Christmas concert before co*id. They are still fabulous!

The Osmonds were huge. My walls were covered in posters along with J5 and David Cassidy. 4 years ago I travelled solo from Australia to Vegas to see Donny and his Sister Marie in concert, I wasn't disappointed 🥰👌. They were still so good even in their 60s, that I went back the following year to see them again. I believe the Osmonds without Donny started performing in the late 50s early 60s as a barbershop quartet. If you look at Justin Bs hairstyle as a youngster, you will see that it was exactly the same as Donny had as youngster. Their choreography was masterful👌🤗🇦🇺.

omg memories!!! saw them in concert 5 times, they put on a spectacular show! Multi talented heart throbs, not included here are Jimmy and Marie, both talented in their own right. Two older brothers Tom and Virl, both have severe hearing loss and never performed. Amazing and talented family!

And on the flipside of that was their cover of He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother, my favorite Osmond song. Merrill really is a terrific singer, and does that song justice!

Oh, their names were Alan, Merrill, Wayne, Jay and Donny. There's, as I mentioned below, that there's a younger brother Jimmy and a sister Marie and then there are two older brothers who didn't perform as they were hearing impaired. The brothers originally started performing to help earn money to help pay for the medical needs of those brothers.

I think Donny, for all his success, was very underrated as a performer and singer. Also as a kid, I really loved and looked forward to watching the Donny and Marie show on Friday nights in the 70s

The Osmond Brothers techinically had two tv shows. In the early '70's, they had their own cartoon show (along with The Jackson Five). Along with The Beatles, the Osmonds and the Jacksons were the first living persons to be made into cartoon characters for Saturday Morning TV. Near the end of the '70's, Donny and Marie Osmond starred in their own variety show called "The Donny and Marie Show". The other Osmond Brothers worked behind the scenes producing and directing the show, but would also occasionally appear on the show. The Osmonds became hugely popular through their records and stage appearances prior to the Donny and Marie show.

The Donny and Marie Show was a variety show. They did songs and skits. It had ice dancers too. They would have lots of famous guests as well. Their Christmas show would feature the whole family, even their parents. Marie was nominated for her 1st Grammy when she was about 14. Talented family.

The Osmonds were so popular in the 1970's. My Aunt (we're only 10 yrs apart) had Donny's posters on her wall and I had the Donny and Marie dolls!! Years later in the 80's he released a new song called Soldier of Love. He was featured on our local radio station in Dallas as a "Mystery Artist" to promote the song, and they allowed the listeners to call in. I got through and spoke to the DJ and Donny, told them about my Aunt. Next thing you know, she was on the phone with her teen idol! He was so gracious to both of us. Loved your reaction to this song.

"Little guy" was none other then the most famous of the brothers Donny Osmond.

The Jackson 5 and the Osmonds were popular at the same time. I loved both because the music was awesome, high energy and they had amazing choreography. Donny was usually the youngest Osmond brother on stage, but they had a younger brother, Jimmy. Donny also had a variety show with his sister, Marie. Thanks for the little trip down memory lane. I'm sure you could find many more Osmond clips on YT.

“Yo Yo” was another monster hit for the Osmonds.

Donny osmond is still a heartrob today

The Osmond brothers were invited to sing on the Andy Williams show. Their father, in particular, pushed them to excel. The brothers formed a successful rock band when they were teenagers. I believe their manager had the brothers play a backup role to Donny and Marie. Later the brothers formed a country music band. I worked for Merrill Osmond for a couple years and know they really stress family values and helping people.

My first concert at age 10! Love the Osmonds! Such great role models and a fabulous family.