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15th August 1925 |
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Alabama, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia 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.
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)
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