The Osmond Brothers

The Osmond Brothers
This is a timeline of events in the lives
of the Osmond Brothers
and their family.

1972

January

15th ~ "Tiger Beat Fave" (Magazine) "Donny Osmond and the Osmonds"
The Fantastic Osmonds (Magazine) UK

20th ~ "Homemade" (LP) goes GOLD.
22nd ~ "Down By The Lazy River"/"He's The Light of the World" (Single) released
28th ~ "Hey Girl" (Single ~ Donny) goes GOLD.
"I Knew You When" (Single~ Donny) goes GOLD.

February
American People's Encyclopedia Yearbook 1972 Events of 1971 - Osmonds listed under music.
The New Era (Magazine) "An Afternoon With the Osmonds"
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "Donny Osmond: His Love Life", "The Osmond's History: Birth Till Now", "Marie Osmond Answers All Your Questions About Her Brothers"
Tiger Beat (Magazine) "Donny and the Osmonds"
"Down By The Lazy River"/"He's The Light of the World" (Single) released in the UK.

5th ~ San Diego, California
6th ~ Oakland, California
19th ~ "Puppy Love"/"Let My People Go" (Single) by Donny released.

March
16 Spec (Magazine) "Donny Osmond and the Osmonds"
Las Vegas, Nevada - Caesar's Palace
24th ~ "Down by The Lazy River" (Single) goes GOLD.
"Puppy Love" (Single - Donny) goes GOLD

April
Teen World (Magazine) "Donny: Please Let Me Love You My Way", "The Osmonds" The Most Thrilling Day in Their Lives"

Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "Donny Osmond to Quit", "Jimmy Osmond Disappears", "100 Osmond Secrets"

Tiger Beat Presents Love Poster Quarterly (Magazine) "The Osmonds and Donny Osmond's Love Letters"
Tiger Beat (Magazine) "Osmond Wedding"
16 Spec (Magazine) Donny and the Osmonds
16 (Magazine) "The Osmond Wedding" , "Donny Osmond"
15th ~ Birth - Virginia Marie to Virl & Chris Osmond
28 - 29th ~ Hawaii!

May
The New Era (Magazine) "Dear Editor" about the Osmonds.
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "Donny Osmond" Is He In Love?", "Mrs. Osmond Tells All"
Tiger Beat Fave (Magazine) "Donny Osmond's Best Kept Secret", "Osmonds"
Tiger Beat (magazine) "The Osmonds at Home"
16 Spec (Magazine) "The Osmond's House Party", "Spending the Night with Donny Osmond"
"Phase III" (LP) released in the UK

"Osmonds Live" (LP) released

"Down by the Lazy River" (Single) goes #1 in the UK.
Hawaii - Spend a week doing shows.

19th ~ London, England - First Trip to UK. Olive starts working on tracing the family tree. They stay at the Churchhill Hotel on Chelsea Street.

22nd ~ Royal Gala Palladium - This is to raise money for the British Olympic Team Fund. After the show they are presented to the Queen. As they were introduced to the Queen, Merrill licked his lips. Photographers were snapping pictures and the next days paper showed "Merrill Osmond sticking his tongue out at the Queen".

23rd ~ London England - They visit the London's exhibit of Tutankhamen.
28th ~ Detroit, Michigan
29 ~ "Phase III" (LP) goes GOLD

Indianapolis, Indiana ~ Convention Center and also appeared at the Indianapolis 500 that year - riding in the 500 parade around the track in two of the pace cars (White, Olds Cutlass 442 convertibles.)

June
15th ~ Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "the Osmonds" Their Private Confessions of Love", "Special Everything Osmond Issue", "Owning the Key to Donny's Heart"
16 Spec ~ (Magazine) "Donny Osmond and the Osmonds: The Family Wedding", "Marie"

10th ~ "Too Young"/"Love Me" (Single - Donny) released.

July
"Hold Her Tight"/"Love Is" (Single) released
9th ~ Shreveport, Louisiana

10th ~ Little Rock, Arkansas ~ Barton Coliseum - Stayed at the Little Rock Sheraton.

(Merrill outside the Sheraton in Little Rock, Arkansas on
July 11th leaving for the next stop - Memphis, Tennessee)

11th ~ Memphis, Tennessee ~ Mid South Coliseum - Stay at the Holiday Inn Rivermont, their room catches on fire. The show goes on!
12th ~ Chattanooga, Tennessee
Utah ~ Osmond Foundation is opened
14th ~ Savannah, Georgia
15th ~ Atlanta, Georgia ~ Atlanta/Fulton County Stadium
16th ~ Charlotte, North Carolina ~ Charlotte Coliseum
17th ~ Columbia, South Carolina
18th ~ Greenville, North Carolina - Greensville Memorial Auditorium
19th ~ Greensboro, North Carolina
21st ~ Akron, Ohio - Akron Rubberbowl
22nd ~ Long Island, New York - Nassau Coliseum
"Hold Her Tight" (Single) Hit Parade #14 for the fourth week.
23rd ~ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden
24th ~ 25th - Charlotte, North Carolina

August
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "Donny Osmond: How to Love Him" "The Jackson Five and The Osmonds Reveal Their Secret Kissing Places"
Tiger Beat (Magazine) "The Osmonds in Hawaii"
"Lonely Boy" (Single - Donny) goes GOLD
"Why" (Single - Donny) goes Gold

Anaheim, CA ~ Osmond Story airs on KEZY radio
1st ~ Los Angeles, California
4th ~ Boston, MA
5th ~ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial
6th ~ 7th - Allentown, PA - State Fair
8th ~ Baltimore, Maryland

9th ~ Washington DC

10th ~ Nashville, Tennessee - Municipal Auditorium

11th ~ Birmingham, Alabama - Rickwood Field
12th ~ Montgomery, Alabama - Garrett Coliseum
14th ~ New Orleans, Louisiana - City Park Stadium
15th ~ Fort Worth, Texas - Terrant Co. Coliseum
16th ~ New Orleans, Louisiana - UNO Lakefront Arena
- family holds a press conference
17th ~ Kansas City , Missouri - Municipal Auditorium
18th ~ Des Moines, Iowa - State Fair
19th ~ Minneapolis, MN - Sports Arena
20th ~ Chicago, Illinois
21st ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Coliseum
23rd ~ Toronto, Ontario, Canada - family does radio interview via phone
24th ~ 26th - Holmdel, NJ, Garden State Arts Center
28th ~ Ohio State Fair (Video taped) Fans were passing out from the heat.
Olive and Marie tended to them behind the stage area.

September
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "The Osmonds: Jay Tells on Them", "The Osmonds in London"
16th ~ "Crazy Horses"/"That's My Girl" (LP) released
8th ~ Anaheim, California ~ Angel Stadium - 30,000 fans at show.
15th ~ Brady Kids Cartoon, Osmonds appear
16th ~ Osmond Cartoon (TV) 1st episode airs
29th ~ October 10th - Las Vegas, Nevada - Caesar's Palace

October
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "Donny Osmond: The Day Donny Dreads", Cuddling Up With the Osmonds:
Tiger Beat Fave (Magazine) "Osmonds Threatened", "Meet Donny's Dream Girl", "Marie Osmond's Make Up Magic", "7 Days of Love with Donny"
Song Hits (Magazine) "The Osmonds Pop Star of the Month"
"Osmonds Live" (LP) released in the UK
21st ~ "Crazy Horses"/"That's My Girl" (Single) released
29th ~ London, England - arrive at 10:30 am, stay at Chruchill Hotel, hold press conference at hotel.

30th ~ BBC Nation Wide (TV) airs in UK, London, with Brothers.

BBC films Documentary on family.

November
Tiger Beat ~ "The Osmonds Off -Guard"
"Crazy Horses" (LP) released in UK
"Crazy Horses"/"That's My Girl" (single) released in UK
"The Osmonds and the New Pop Scene" released (Book)

"Crazy Horses" enters USA Hit Parade at #14, stays on chart for 4 weeks.

1st ~ "Top of the Pops" (TV) is recorded in the UK. Brothers sing "Crazy Horses" and "Why".
2nd ~ London, England - London Weekend Studios - film a Christmas Show - Osmonds sing four songs.
4th ~ London, England - Rainbow Theater - first UK concert. Tickets sold out in 24 hours.

"Melody Maker" (Magazine) UK, Alan on the cover
6th ~ Manchester, England - Free Tread Hall

7th ~ Birmingham, England - Town Hall

8th ~ 12th - London, England - Rainbow Theater - show is aired on radio
10th ~ London - family goes to soccer game, Donny is sick in bed
11th ~ London - family goes shopping at Harrods. Store closed to the public.

12th ~ London - British Fan Club is established.

13th ~ Bremen, Germany - fly in
14th ~ Germany - Brothers tape TV show Beat Club
15th ~ Amsterdam, Holland - fly in
16th ~ Holland - Brothers tape several TV shows

17th ~ 21st - Paris, France - Olympic Center

18th ~ "Crazy Horses" (Single) UK Hit Parade #2
20th ~ "Here's Lucy" (TV) airs with Donny as guest Star
22nd ~ UK - family flies home
25th ~ "Crazy Horses" (single) enters USA charts #14, stays four weeks

December
Tiger Beat Spectacular (Magazine) "How to Date the Osmonds", "Does Donny Tell you Lies""
Tiger Beat Fave (Magazine) "Donny Osmond's Hidden Love", "A Beach Date Osmond Style"
Tiger Beat (Magazine) "Donny Osmond's Tomorrow", "Osmond History Exclusive"
16 (Magazine) "Donny's Secret Steady, giant Osmond poster
"Crazy Horses" (LP) goes GOLD

UK - Polydor announces that the Osmonds have sold 1,000,000 plus in records
1st ~ California - Surprise party for George and Olive's 28th wedding anniversary
2nd ~ Family goes to Utah
8th ~ Osmonds Live at the Rainbow Theater (TV-BBC) taped earlier in the year
9th ~ Donny's Birthday - he receives 30 pairs of Purple socks
16th ~ Benjamin Thomas born to Tom & Lyn Osmond
25th ~ Top of the Pops (TV) airs in the UK with Brothers
25th ~ Reg Varney Christmas Show (TV) airs in UK

30th ~ "Osmonds Live" (LP) goes GOLD

Other Events - in 1972

"We Can Make It Together" (single & LP) by Steve and eddy feature the Brothers
With the Osmonds by James Hudson (book)
Osmond Photos Memories (book) from Tiger Beat
The Osmond Brothers by James Hudson (book)
Debbie Preston: Teenage Reporter Presented by Tiger Beat

Concert Book 1972

"Fantastic 22 Hits" Published by K-Tel One Osmond song
Today's Super Greats - Published by K-Tel two Osmond songs

Send your questions regarding Wayne & Merrill to Teresa Heard.
Send your questions regarding Jay to Terri Shoemaker.

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