One of the defining voices of 70s R&B, Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born on March 9,
1948) is an American singer-songwriter who jumped to fame as a member of soul
group L.T.D. The son of a renowned jazz trumpeter, Osborne was the youngest of
12 children in a music-loving household. After the sudden passing of his father,
he began performing professionally as a drummer during his teens, first with
Philly outfit The O’Jays and then with Love Men Ltd., then renamed L.T.D., an
acronym for Love, Togetherness & Devotion. Osborne’s vocal talent soon became
evident as he abandoned the drum ki...