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

The Osmonds In Concert At Wembley Arena, London, Britain - 30 May 2008, The Osmonds - Wayne Osmond.

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.