Hoyle Osborne

Hoyle Osborne is a performer of historical American vernacular music of several genres, including ragtime, early Tin Pan Alley, and early country music. He performed the old-time saloon music in “Cowboys & Aliens” and played the Diamond Belle Saloon in Durango, Colorado for 20 years. Write him at hoylepiano@gmail.com.

Protobilly Minstrel country music

Protobilly: The Minstrel and Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music

Hoyle Osborne October 24, 2019

Protobilly is an in-depth exploration of the reverberations of American popular songs of the 19th Century and the Turn-of-the-Century through early country music in the

July 2025