Black Bear

My Life Story

By: Merrill Osmond

Narrated by: Merrill Osmond

"Black Bear" offers what fans have waited decades to read: the authentic Merrill Osmond, unfiltered and unforgettable.

For the first time, Merrill Osmond, the distinctive lead voice of The Osmonds' biggest hits including "One Bad Apple," "Crazy Horses," and "Love Me For A Reason", shares his complete life story. This intimate memoir takes listeners from Utah to the world's largest stages, revealing what really happened behind the scenes of one of music's most successful families.

What's Inside:

• Exclusive encounters with Elvis, performing for royalty, and untold stories from six decades in entertainment

• The real story behind multiple platinum and gold records and the pressures of unprecedented fame

• Personal struggles never before disclosed and the faith that sustained him

• Behind-the-scenes revelations from producing the Donny & Marie Show and presidential inaugurations

• A raw, honest account of finding peace after life in show business

ABOUT MERRILL OSMOND

Lead singer of The Osmonds, Merrill has written and produced #1 hit records and earned multiple gold records with his brothers. Beyond music, he served as Executive Producer of the Donny & Marie Show (ABC-TV) and produced inaugural events for Presidents Reagan and Bush. He is patron of The Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, supporting deaf awareness globally.

©2025 Merrill Osmond (P)2025 Merrill Osmond

The honesty Merrill tells his story amazed me.

I thought I knew all there was to know about the Osmonds. I didn't know a fraction. But there was a great deal of sadness too. You would think as popular as they were they would have lead a perfect life. Not so. Every Osmond fan should read this book.

The history and personal memories

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this particular book, but if I had to find one flaw, it would be that it seemed a little bit unorganized. Things seem to be a bit mixed up.
However, I didn’t take the time to write a book such as this, and I did enjoy it.

Totally awesome

I absolutely love this book. Hearing Merrill speak his life story was amazing. Only thing it ended too soon. I could listen to his stories forever. Maybe there’ll be a part 2. That would be awesome. Black Bear I love!

Merrill the knight

I liked all this book it told about things we knew but most importantly things we knew knew he and his family went through being an entertainer

outstanding

Eye opening, impactful, spirtual. Thank you Merrill for opening up and letting us in. Brave