Rose Maddox

Roselea Arbana "Rose" Maddox (August 15, 1925 – April 15, 1998) was an American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player, who was the lead singer with the Maddox Brothers and Rose before a successful solo career. Her musical styles blended hillbilly music, rockabilly and gospel. She was noted for her "reputation as a lusty firebrand", and her "colorful Western costumes"; she was one of the earliest clients of Hollywood tailor, Nathan Turk.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 15, 1925 (Boaz), Died April 15, 1998 (Ashland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, lead vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia RHCO10099 10-in. 1/29/1952 I'll make sweet love to you Maddox Brothers & Rose String band, with mixed vocal duet vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO10104 10-in. 1/29/1952 Cocquita of Laredo Maddox Brothers & Rose Female vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO10105 10-in. 1/29/1952 Wedding blues Maddox Brothers & Rose String band, with female vocal solo and vocal chorus vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia RHCO10106 10-in. 1/29/1952 Take these shackles from my heart Maddox Brothers & Rose Female vocal solo, with string band vocalist, lead vocal  
Decca 83549 10/24/1952 Jingle bells Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 83550 10/24/1952 Silent night Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 83733 12/15/1952 The tramp on the street Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 83734 12/15/1952 Gathering flowers for the master's bouquet Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 83735 12/15/1952 Why not confess Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 83736 12/15/1952 Hangover blues Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 84383 4/27/1953 I'll be no stranger here Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 84384 4/27/1953 The unclouded day Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 84717 6/15/1953 Baby you should live so long Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 84718 6/15/1953 Just a walking in my sleep Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 85647 12/23/1953 Yes, he set me free Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 86721 8/26/1954 Gonna lay my burden down Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  
Decca 86722 8/26/1954 Yes, He set me free Maddox Brothers & Rose vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Maddox, Rose," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328930.

Maddox, Rose. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328930.

"Maddox, Rose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328930

External Sources

Wikipedia: Rose Maddox

Discogs: Rose Maddox

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Maddox, Rose - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86065475

Wikidata: Rose Maddox - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q537189

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74046504

MusicBrainz: Rose Maddox - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19f81dca-f416-4e2a-a53e-2a8d174f58c3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/181376

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