Jay Osmond is a consummate entertainer. The youngest original member of the Osmond Brothers, he was widely known as the endearing little boy with the toothless grin on The Andy Williams Show. Fifty years, 30 gold albums, and 77 million records later, Jay opens up about his personal life and longstanding career in this heartfelt autobiography.
Jay’s public persona is confide
Jay Osmond is a consummate entertainer. The youngest original member of the Osmond Brothers, he was widely known as the endearing little boy with the toothless grin on The Andy Williams Show. Fifty years, 30 gold albums, and 77 million records later, Jay opens up about his personal life and longstanding career in this heartfelt autobiography.
Jay’s public persona is confident, adventurous, and strong. But his close friends also know his vulnerable side, captured on the pages of this book. He is warm, sensitive, and focused on bringing happiness to others through his music. These qualities, along with his quick wit, have allowed him to cope with and overcome the challenges of life in and out of show business.
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Hardcover
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294 pages
Published
January 3rd 2013
by Sourced Media Books
(first published August 15th 2010)
Not sure what to say. I worked on the production crew of The Donny and Marie Show and knew Jay. I was looking forward to learning something new about him. THere were some interesting occurences that I was unaware of, but honestly do not feel like I know him any better after reading the book,.
He glossed through his life, hinting at meaningful, life changing moments, but never elaborates. The book was written wholly without emotion and I found it unsatsfactory. He didn't even go into any detail of
Not sure what to say. I worked on the production crew of The Donny and Marie Show and knew Jay. I was looking forward to learning something new about him. THere were some interesting occurences that I was unaware of, but honestly do not feel like I know him any better after reading the book,.
He glossed through his life, hinting at meaningful, life changing moments, but never elaborates. The book was written wholly without emotion and I found it unsatsfactory. He didn't even go into any detail of what made his wife any different from the many other girls he dated. He talks a lot about trying to find his true identity, but you're left with the feeling that he hasn't found it yet.
An I hope his comment in one chapter about name dropping was tongue-in-cheek because the next three pages are nothing but sharing stories about one celebrity after another and then culminates with a page and a half of all the celebrities he has met and worked with.
I remember him as having a playful sense of humor and you see little of that in this book. Maybe he should have waited another ten years to write this.
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Jay Osmond was my favorite Osmond...Donny was too popular, Merill and the others too old. Plus he was a drummer! This was a fun read into an entertainment family dynasty. It must have been a wonderful experience for him to hear the other side of the stories from his friends and family members and for them to write such nice things about him. I'm not Mormon but have to admire the family sticking to their faith.
This was a good read. I've always liked Jay Osmond, and have been wanting to get my hands on it for a while. Jay is down to earth, someone you would want to have as a friend. He tells about the joys and struggles in his life. It's a nice, clean book.
Thanks Jay for taking me down my own memory lane. I remember being with you and you family at so many of these times that it feels like we have a shared biography!