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whose estimation this was

By one estimation, his bass can be heard on more than half of the hit records cut in Los Angeles during that time, along with numerous film scores and television commercials.

before I cut it out. Carptrash 01:54, 3 May 2006 (UTC) reply

Why was Osborn's contribution to Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water is particularly compelling... changed to Osborn's contribution to Simon and Garfunkel's The Only Living Boy In New York is particularly compelling...

I believe the original author was intentionally referring to the song Bridge Over Troubled Water and not the album The Only Living Boy In New York (on which Bridge Over Troubled Water appears) or the title song of the album. In my view many Joe Osborn performances are compelling, including both of the aforementioned songs, but Bridge Over Troubled Water is very well known (reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100), and the bass performance during the bridge is very distinctive. I plan to revert this edit unless someone replies with a compelling reason to leave it. hulmem ( talk) 05:56, 14 September 2008 (UTC) reply

The title of the album in question is "Bridge Over Troubled Water" not "The Only Living Boy in New York", fyi. Joe is credited for the whole album according to the album jacket. If he did, indeed, play bass on all the tracks a nice range of styles is apparent. I always thought his playing on "Keep the Customer Satisfied" was outstanding and best appreciated on the mono 45 version of the tune, but I digress. THX1136 ( talk) 18:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC) reply

According to Bass Player Now magazine, he died today. [1] -- Cheshsem ( talk) 02:06, 16 December 2018 (UTC) reply