“A genius in his ability to write music”: Wayne Osmond, guitarist and singer of The Osmonds, dies aged 73

Wayne Osmond, electric guitar player and singer of influential pop rock outfit The Osmonds, has died at the age of 73.

The news was confirmed in a series of posts published to social media by Osmond’s family, with brother Donny writing, “My dear brother Wayne passed away peacefully last night from a stroke. I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to visit him in the hospital before he passed.

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