Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist for the Osmonds, Is Dead at 73

Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist for the Osmonds, Is Dead at 73
Wayne Osmond performs during a taping of the Osmonds 50th anniversary show at the Orlean's casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 14, 2007. Isaac Brekken/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple,“ ”Yo-Yo,” and “Down By the Lazy River,” has died. He was 73.

Sibling Merrill Osmond posted on his Facebook page that Wayne died this week at a Salt Lake City hospital after suffering a “massive stroke.”