Rose Maddox
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Rose Maddox's The One Rose collection on the German Bear Family label.
Roselea Arbana "Rose" Maddox (August 15, 1926 in Boaz, Alabama - April 16, 1998 in Ashland, Oregon) was an American country singer. She is referred to as "The Original Hillbilly Filly" and "The Grandmother of Rockabilly".
Maddox was the singer for the Maddox Brothers and Rose, often considered to be "the greatest hillbilly band of all time". In 1996 she was nominated for a Grammy award for her Arhoolie recording $35 and a Dream. Her life story and that of the band were told in the biography, Ramblin' Rose: The Life and Career of Rose Maddox by Jonny Whiteside. ISBN 0-8265-1269-0.
[edit] Discography
Maddox Brothers & Rose
- America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band v.1 (Arhoolie Records, 1976/1993)
- America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band v.2 (Arhoolie, 1995)
- On The Air (Arhoolie, 1983/1996)
- Live On The Radio (1996)
- The Hillbilly Boogie Years (Rockateer, 1996)
- A Collection of Standard Sacred Songs (King, 1956)
- The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America (Bear Family, 1998)
Solo/Compilations
- The One Rose (Bear Family, 1994)
- Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass (Capitol, 1962/1996)
- $35 And A Dream (Arhoolie)
- Rose of the West Coast Country (Arhoolie, 1980)
[edit] External links
- www.cowgirls.com Biography of the Maddox Brothers and Rose
- www.slipcue.com Short Biography and Discography
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